Episodes

  • Episode 10: The Raven-Winged Hours

    Episode 10: The Raven-Winged Hours
    Dec 2 2017
    After his death, Virginia’s spirit receives Edgar Poe’s confused soul. She tries to help him regain his sense of self, through remembering their lives together and his final days on Earth. He begins to recollect it all, including the mystery and terror of dying. Enthralled by the experience, he loses touch with her and winds up back in the graveyard as a ghost of Sorrow, haunting her grave forever. All this is portrayed in one long art song.
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    24 mins
  • Episode 9: In the Deep Sky

    Episode 9: In the Deep Sky
    Dec 3 2017
    Poe ventures into the ice cave, seeing many secret things. There he meets his doom... but more experiences await him beyond Death. This episode includes Poe’s poems “The Conqueror Worm” excerpts, “The City in the Sea” and “Spirits of the Dead.”
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    35 mins
  • Episode 8: Truth is a Lie

    Episode 8: Truth is a Lie
    Dec 4 2017
    Poe and Ligeia finally reach the Antarctic Pole, and see approaching, the one who has been stalking them. The Nurse grapples with an intruder in Poe’s hospital room. The Doctor reveals his true intentions to Poe, and compels him to undertake a final quest. This episode includes Poe’s poem “Alone.”
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    22 mins
  • Episode 7: A Dreamer in the Moonbeam

    Episode 7: A Dreamer in the Moonbeam
    Dec 5 2017
    In the library of an old decaying mansion, Poe awakens into a nightmare, haunted by Virginia's ghost. He comes to himself in the hospital, as his Nurse tries to rescue him from the Doctor’s evil plan. This episode includes Poe’s poem “The Valley of Unrest.”
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    20 mins
  • Episode 6: The Ray of Sunken Suns

    Episode 6: The Ray of Sunken Suns
    Dec 5 2017
    The Imp mocks Poe’s dream of an afterlife and dares him to prove his claim that dreams are the only realities. Poe sinks into a reverie and becomes lost inside a nightmare, where he encounters another monster from his writings. This episode includes Poe’s poem “Dream-Land.”
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    24 mins
  • Episode 5: The Pain

    Episode 5: The Pain
    Dec 6 2017
    In a dreamlike scene, a midnight visitor comes tapping at Poe’s chamber door. Poe relives the illness and tragic death of his young wife Virginia. Finally he reveals the vow he made to her on her deathbed, which has tormented him ever since. This episode includes Poe’s poem “A Dream.”
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    21 mins
  • Episode 4: Deliriously Sweet, Teardrops Fall

    Episode 4: Deliriously Sweet, Teardrops Fall
    Dec 7 2017
    A sudden turn of events in the hospital bleeds into Poe’s hallucination of the surreal journey. Then his own Imp of the Perverse takes command, forcing Poe to confess a guilty secret. This episode includes Poe’s poems “To Helen” and “To One in Paradise.”
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    19 mins
  • Episode 3: Beneath the Cold Moon

    Episode 3: Beneath the Cold Moon
    Dec 8 2017
    Poe and Ligeia begin a journey to the ends of the Earth-- but he is stalked by the deranged fan and mocked by his inner demon. At the same time, he goes in and out of consciousness in his hospital room and the two realms intertwine. This episode includes Poe’s poem “The Haunted Palace.”
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    24 mins