#death and life of edgar allan poe

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REVIEW: A Mystery of Mysteries

REVIEW: A Mystery of Mysteries - The Death and Life of #EdgarAllanPoe

There is little by, or about, Poe that I haven’t read (or at least heard of and need more time to get to). I’ve made it to a handful of his homes and memorials, with a few still on my list. Poe is an enduring figure on my bookshelf, in my life, on my collection of fridge magnets and in my own literary efforts. His influence is impossible to avoid, even if you’re not an avid fan. But for those of…

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Ranpoe brainrot goes brrrr

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I should be allowed to do costuming for a production of poe party I think

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In our endeavors to recall to memory something long forgotten, we often find ourselves upon the very verge of remembrance, without being able, in the end, to remember.

Edgar Allan Poe, Ligeia

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I got some new markers for my birthday so I spent my days off doing some illustrations :D

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"The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins?"

- E. A. Poe

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THERE IS A EDGAR ALLEN PEO MUSICAL ToT

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The boundaries between life and death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where one ends and where the other begins?

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There was a man, a most peculiar

Man. his tale a most peculiar

Tale - of mystery and horror -

And of unrelenting woe.

Have an Edgar Allan Poe from the musical Nevermore.

Does this belong on my OC blog? no!

But I love this musical so so much. so here it is!

Everything about this musical is just 😙👌

I’m just sad cause I’m five years late to the party and the show has closed. And truthfully I don’t think anyone could do this show as wildly well as the cast of  the Catalyst Theatre

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Sarah reviews the musical Nevermore: The Imaginary Life and Mysterious Death of Edgar Allan Poe in this latest patreon post!

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Okay so it’s a musical and it’s about edgar allan poe as told by this like troupe of traveling players but in the end during his death scene they’re his characters tormenting him and if you listen to the original recording it’s the whole musical dialogue and everything, they do really cool stuff with their violins and percussion and the costuming is really bizarre and pretty—

[ID/ the explaining girl meme, with a white woman in a pink crop top and white pants talking into the ear of a white man in a white t-shirt. /end ID]

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1847 | Edgar Allan Poe's wife, Virginia was only 24 when she passed away

1849 | Poe published Annabel Lee followed by many more best sellers

1975 | Cherilyn "Cher" Sarkisian was only 26 when her recently divorced spouse, Sonny met his peace

1989 | Cher released her hit song If I Could Turn Back Time

1994 | Courtney Love lost her husband Kirt Cobain of Nirvana

1897 | Love received her first award as an actor - Golden Globe

2023 | I discovered my wife took her own life and thought my world ended

2024 | I still haven't accomplished anything yet and that's okay.

These may all have dates on them but just remember there's no timeline on grief. If it took Cher 14 years and everyone thinks she's an amazing woman, don't beat yourself up if it takes you longer than that to heal. Everyone grieves differently. There's no right or wrong way. Just take it moment by moment. Your loved one(s) will be there rooting you on for all of your accomplishments from al far. Do it for them!

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For all the baby bats coming into the gothic subculture wanting to learn more about the history of the culture that is goth. This is a great post!

On Gothic

a cute helpful guide on the gothic subculture that no one asked for <3

goth music springing from the late 1970s after the post punk movement was a subculture heavily inspired by the themes found in victorian gothic literature

gothic literature:

frankenstein - mary shelley

dracula - bram stoker

jekyll and hyde - robert stevenson

wuthering heights - emily bronte

rebecca - daphne du maurier

edgar allen poe <3

some keywords that come from gothic literature that can help you spot a goth song:

'dark' 'death' 'black' 'cold' 'heaven' 'hell' 'witches 'bats' 'night' 'roses' 'blood' 'church' 'forest' 'jesus' 'grey' 'horror' 'shadow' 'sacrifice' 'tears' 'ghost' 'spells' 'cry' 'love' 'haunted' 'funeral' 'cathedral'

Some other themes in a song that can help you to decide if it goth or not can be:

heavy bass

synth sounds (the song sounds like it was recorded in an empty church)

mysterious and whimsical vocals

deep vocals

lack of a (electric) guitar

The 1980's and 90's were the peak for the gothic subculture, especially in camden market, london, england

Some bands that were prominent at the time were...

Bauhaus

The Cure

Sisters of Mercy

Siouxsie and the Banshees

Christian Death

Clan of Xymox

The Cramps

Depeche Mode

New Order

Joy Division

Alien Sex Fiend

Fields of the Nephilim

Killing Joke

The Damned

Nick Cave

Softcell

Some other goth band recs:

Boy Harsher

Children on Stun

Earth Calling Angela

Molchat Doma

Forever Grey

Horror Vacui

Lebanon Hanover

London After Midnight

Male Tears

The March Violets

The Merry Thoughts

Paradise Lost

Paralysed Age

Plastique Noir

Rendez Vous

Rosetta Stone

Selofan

She Wants Revenge

Skinny Puppy

Specimen

This Cold Night

Tragic Black

Traitrs

Twin Tribes

ULTRA SUNN

Xmal Deutschland

Your Funeral

Please let me know which ones i've missed because these are just ones that I have taken from my own playlist!

The music is the number one most important part of goth subculture and you don't have to dress goth to be goth... but it sure is fun to do so! Goth fashion holds its roots in thrifting, upcycling and sustainable fashion (buying 'goth' clothes from shein, dollskill and killstar is a big no no).

Anyone can style their gothic outfits however they like but here are some examples of different styles:

Trad(itional) Goth:

Romantic Goth:

Victorian Goth:

The styles can get very similar so let me know if i’ve mixed any up!

I’ve reached the limit on the number of pictures i can add so here are some more examples of goth styles:

Corporate goth

Gothabilly

Mall Goth

Cyber Goth

J-Goth

Baby Bat

Mopey Goth

Vampire Goth

Steam punk

To end the post i'm circling back to gothic literature by listing some films too (which are often based on the books)

Everyone's beloved: Bela Lugosi in the first adaptation of Bram Stoker's Dracula in 1931

The Crow 1994 which comes with a song from The Cure

Interview with the Vampire 1994

The Rocky Horror Picture Show 1975

Edward Scissor Hands 1990

The Addams family 1991 (if he's not like gomez then i don't want him)

The Craft 1996

That's all I have for now and if you made it this far thank you so much for reading and have a nice day <3

current goth song on repeat: