Edgar Allan Poe deserves some respect. He was a drunk, a druggie, a racist, a windbag and a loon but also a literary genius. He gave his work popular appeal by delving masterfully into dark corners of the human psyche, not by spraying a movie set with ketchup. He gave his work lasting appeal by painstaking wordcraft, not by getting the big authors to endorse him. He deserves respect as the literary master of horror.
Casting John Cusack as Poe in
The Raven was a respectful choice. Cusack has a...
Published on August 21, 2012 07:59