The Poe Show
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Unscripted: Edgar Allan Poe's Biggest Controversies
20 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Text the showToday I’m introducing a new series to the podcast! Welcome to Unscripted, episodes of The Poe Show audio horror story podcast where I t...
Eleonora
04 Mar 2026
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Text the showToday's horror audio story is the intriguing tale of a lost lover dealing with a personal illness. Eleonora is one of Edgar Allan Po...
Poem: Lenore
13 Feb 2026
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Text the showTRIGGER WARNING: this episode will discuss themes of DEATH OF A LOVED ONE and MOURNING.Today’s episode helped me in very personal ways ...
The Oblong Box
05 Feb 2026
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Text the showTRIGGER WARNING: this episode contains DROWNING, MENTION OF SUICIDE, DISCUSSION OF DEATH AND LOSS OF FAMILYThe Oblong Box is one of Edgar...
Poem: Dreams
12 Jan 2026
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Text the showToday’s poem by Edgar Allan Poe is a testament to his ability to craft not only meaningful text but an ethereal aura within it. This po...
Poem: Christmas Trees
17 Dec 2025
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Text the showMerry Christmas and Happy Holidays to everyone this season! Today, in honor of the spirit of Christmas, the compassion for and connection...
The Doll's Ghost
12 Dec 2025
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Text the showTRIGGER WARNING: This episode contains DOLLS and PARENT LOSING TRACK OF A CHILD.This Victorian ghost story is the first ever to feature t...
Poem: The Valley of Unrest
15 Nov 2025
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Text the showIn this episode, we dive into a poem that speaks to Edgar Allan Poe’s wit with hidden meanings and symbolism, simply writhing with rich...
The Cold Embrace
10 Oct 2025
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Text the showTRIGGER WARNING: This episode contains MENTION OF SUICIDE, MENTION OF SUICIDE BY DROWNING and GHOSTSA gesture of love? A reflection of tr...
Whatever Happened to Uncle Ed? (by Eric Miller)
03 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Text the showTRIGGER WARNING: this episode includes FIREARM SFX, DEMONS, and SWEARING.Eric Miller is a very well accomplished and awarded writer, havi...
Berenice
11 Aug 2025
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Text the showTRIGGER WARNING: this episode contains SUGGESTION OF GORE and TEETH BODY HORROR.Today we immerse ourselves in the unsettling short story ...
Rebirth: 1914-1918
18 Jul 2025
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Text the showIn this episode we examine the gripping subject of the irreversible effects of war on the world, the political divide and and our identit...
Nyarlathotep
07 Jul 2025
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Text the showToday we experience a terrifying descent into the madness of H.P. Lovecraft’s cosmic horror. In this immersive horror podcast episode, ...
Poem: The Sleeper
07 Jun 2025
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Text the showAlthough I expected a haunting contemplation of death and its eerie silence, and despite my supposed I would read here a meditation on th...
The Cask of Amontillado
31 May 2025
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Text the showIs this tale one of the most haunting stories Edgar Allan Poe has ever written?In this episode, we will step into the chilling catacombs ...
Poem: To My Mother
11 May 2025
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Text the showIn celebration of Mother's Day, I wanted to share a poem that Edgar Allan Poe wrote about his own mother, or rather the mother of hi...
Poem: Fire and Ice
07 May 2025
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Text the showA short episode today, examining another poem by the immortal Robert Frost. This poem left an impact on me and I wanted to share it you l...
The Premature Burial
01 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Text the showCAUTION: story contains themes of being buried alive. Obviously.Today I'm presenting a story from Edgar Allan Poe that channels a fe...
Fish (by Tynan Portillo)
07 Apr 2025
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Text the showCAUTION: story contains GORE and themes of TORTURE.For the first time in the history of The Poe Show, I am featuring a story of my own! T...
Silence - A Fable
21 Mar 2025
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Text the showToday we listen to a demon. This demon, with its many Legion-like voices, explores the often maddening nature of something which most peo...
Poem: Alone
07 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Text the showThis is a very important poem to me, and I hope it can be so to you too. Edgar Allan Poe knew better than most just how alone one can tru...
Poem: Bury Me in a Free Land (w/Ella Bussie)
21 Feb 2025
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Text the showThis Black History Month, I am joined by guest narrator Ella Bussie to read a powerful poem by France Ellen Watkins Harper, written in 18...
Poem: A Valentine
14 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Text the showWell, since it's the holiday of love, why don't we celebrate with a poem by the ever romantic Edgar Allan Poe? Not only is this...
Poem: Romance
07 Feb 2025
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Text the showThere's nothing like a little romance to make Edgar Allan Poe take pen to paper. Today we examine a poem from 1829, which Poe wrote ...
Poem: Loneliness
27 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Text the showTimes are daunting for a lot of us right now, and it can feel like we are alone. I hope this poem speaks to many of you, to any of you, a...
19th Century True Crime: Lizzie Borden
21 Jan 2025
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Text the showThe Poe Show is finally entering the true crime genre! There is a plethora of true crime cases from the 19th century that I could feature...
Christmas Dinner With The Devil
07 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Text the showYes, that’s right. Victorian ghost stories are becoming a regular occurrence on The Poe Show! This time, our ghost story from 1858 foll...
The Night Before Christmas
07 Dec 2024
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Text the showIt's the holiday season, so you know I have to give you an episode all about Christmas! I took off the month of November because I&a...
Poetry with Robert Frost
07 Nov 2024
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Text the showFor this new season of The Poe Show podcast, I am so glad to introduce a new guest narrator to this episode who will narrate some of thei...
Poem: The Drowned Man
31 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Text the showHappy Halloween!!!I hope you all have a spooky, scary, fun time this holiday and eat plenty of candy. This episode is in reference to The...
The Tell-Tale Heart
13 Oct 2024
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Text the showIt's finally here. The most beloved, most remembered and one of the most influential pieces of fiction that Edgar Allan Poe has ever...
Poem: The Raven
07 Oct 2024
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Text the showIn honor of the start of the Halloween season and Edgar Allan Poe, I just had to revisit this poem. With new music, new sound effects and...
No Chapel Could Compare (by Nicholas Leonard)
21 Sep 2024
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Text the showI am excited to announce our very first story by a guest author, No Chapel Could Compare by Nicholas Leonard. A story of love found in th...
Poem: Spirits of the Dead
07 Sep 2024
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Text the showEdgar Allan Poe is known for his gothic poetry, and this is one of my favorites. Spirits of the Dead perfectly blends together the human ...
The Striding Place
26 Aug 2024
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Text the showToday we enjoy one of the most famous ghost stories of the Victorian era, one of the most memorable of works from Gertrude Atherton. If y...
Poem: The City in the Sea
07 Aug 2024
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Text the showEdgar Allan Poe wrote this creepy poem as a young man serving in the military. With its intense atmosphere and vivid details of the macab...
Hansel and Gretel
21 Jul 2024
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Text the showReady for another classic story? In this episode we approach one of the most memorable pieces of Germanic folk literature, a commonly kno...
Poem: A Dream Within A Dream
07 Jul 2024
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Text the showWe've all heard the famous line that this poem is known for, but have we all taken the time to read and examine these 2 simple stanz...
Leves Amores
21 Jun 2024
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Text the showKatherine Mansfield wrote this beautiful love story after an encounter with a close personal friend. She was an astounding writer, experi...
Poem: The Conqueror Worm
07 Jun 2024
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Text the showIn honor of Men's Mental Health Month, let us enjoy a beautiful poem about the sorrows of death, the sometimes unbearable tragedies ...
The Unnatural Mother (w/Sara McDonald)
21 May 2024
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Text the showCharlotte Perkins Gilman returns to The Poe Show, this time sharing a tale of what it means to raise a child. And in honor of Mother&apos...
Poem: The Haunted Palace
07 May 2024
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Text the showA poem which explores the burden of depression and degradation of mental illness. What is more in line with Edgar Allan Poe? Having been ...
The Fall of the House of Usher
21 Apr 2024
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Text the showAn utter necessity for any fan of Edgar Allan Poe, here we welcome the revised edition of The Fall of the House of Usher. Illness, madnes...
Poem: O Tempora, O Mores
07 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Text the showListen to one of Edgar Allan Poe's earliest poems ever written! As only a teenager, Poe had written a collection of poems which he p...
The Dream (w/Madison Portillo)
30 Mar 2024
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Text the showIn honor of Women’s History Month, allow me to introduce one of the world’s most famous female authors, Mary Shelley! The Dream, a Go...
The Dunwich Horror (Part 3/3) w/That Was Horrorble
11 Mar 2024
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Text the showAnd now The Dunwich Horror comes to an end...listen to Part 3, the epic climax of H.P. Lovecraft's famous story. And enjoy the hilar...
The Dunwich Horror (Part 2/3) w/That Was Horrorble
26 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Text the showBack for more? Fantastic! Enjoy Part 2 of The Dunwich Horror by H.P. Lovecraft, featuring That Was Horrorble. In this episode, not only...
The Dunwich Horror (Part 1/3) w/That Was Horrorble
18 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Text the showH. P. Lovecraft fans rejoice! The Poe Show returns with another beloved Eldritch story, The Dunwich Horror! Featuring two guest narrators...
Excerpts from The House of Bondage
12 Feb 2024
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Text the show(CAUTION: story contains stories and themes of slavery)The House of Bondage by Octavia V. Rogers Albert illuminates the true and often te...
The Pit and the Pendulum
26 Jan 2024
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Text the show(CAUTION: story contains rats and torture)As one of the most widely remembered stories of Edgar Allan Poe, and a truly terrifying tale of...
The Ghost's Summons (w/ Miles Broadhead)
25 Dec 2023
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Text the showWhat could put us all in a better holiday spirit than a Victorian ghost story?Introducing the Christmas special of the Poe Show, The Ghos...
The Oval Portrait
25 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Text the showIf art is beauty, does it come from artist who see beauty in the world or artists who see imperfections in themselves? Is art capable of ...
The Yellow Wallpaper (w/Tessa Barth)
26 Oct 2023
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Text the showBased on her own real life experience, and possibly Charlotte Perkins Gilman's most popular story, the Yellow Wallpaper investigates...
Poems: For Annie & Annabel Lee
10 Oct 2023
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Text the showAn extra episode to celebrate the spooky Halloween season! Featuring two poems by Edgar Allan Poe; one poem detailing the immense kind of...
The Hound (w/Mason Yates)
25 Sep 2023
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Text the showGuest narrator Mason Yates takes us on a ghoulish tale of twisted morals and an immense supernatural threat on the hunt. Prepare for the ...
The Masque of the Red Death
27 Aug 2023
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Text the showIndeed a true classic, the Masque of the Red Death is a macabre short story beloved by many. Explore the ethereal horror of the Red Death...
Poem: Tamerlane
21 Jul 2023
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Text the showAs one of the first poems by Edgar Allan Poe to ever be published, it is an honor to bring you the harrowing fictional tale of a colossal...
Dagon
03 Jul 2023
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Text the showThe first story to ever introduce the undersea terrors and cosmic horros of H.P. Lovecraft, and inspired by a surreal dream of the author...
The Black Cat
28 May 2023
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Text the show(CAUTION: story contains animal abuse)A story of spiritual torment and the individual possibility for good or evil, The Black Cat is quit...
Poem: The Raven
30 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Text the showPossibly the most widely remembered work of Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven is a tragic story of loss, and a man's descent into madness.F...