Guests explored the old cemetery, followed the trail of a killer, and took part in a shared investigation guided by a haunted ...

BALTIMORE -- Undeterred by controversy, a mysterious visitor paid his annual tribute at the grave of Edgar Allan Poe early Saturday, placing three red roses and a half-filled bottle of cognac before ...

BALTIMORE — The legend was almost too good to be true. For decades, a mysterious figure dressed in black, his features cloaked by a wide-brimmed hat and scarf, crept into a churchyard to lay three ...

Raise a grave-side toast to Edgar Allan Poe at the official party of the International Edgar Allan Poe Festival & Awards. This year’s Black Cat Ball was a Mesmeric Masquerade, a triple invocation of ...

He sneaks into the cemetery every year at night in the dead of winter, the mysterious man in black, to pay his respects at the grave of Edgar Allan Poe. And in his wake, he never fails to leave three ...

For the past five years, it looked as if a cherished literary tradition was at risk of dying out for good. An anonymous figure dubbed the “Poe Toaster” had been visiting Edgar Allan Poe’s grave site ...

A mysterious visitor who for decades has left roses and cognac at the grave of Edgar Allan Poe has failed to show up for the anniversary of the writer's birthday. The curator of the Poe House and ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. For the third year in a row, the “Poe Toaster” -- who regularly marked ...