Remembering Poe

Stories From Ipswich and the North Shore

Edgar Alan Poe Returns to Boston – A Halloween Reflection

by Helen Breen

Thelife-size statue of Edgar Alan Poe in Boston, dedicated in 2014, captures the writer’s energy as he approaches his nearby birthplace. Photo from Eating Books

Poe’s stories of horror and suspense, along with his melancholy poetry, are part of Halloween traditions in America. The writer, who was born in Boston in 1809, maintained a love/hate relationship with the city during his...