Unraveling the Enigma: Exploring Edgar Allan Poe's Life and Legacy

An upcoming film called "The Death of Poe" will be screened at the International Edgar Allan Poe Festival and Awards, shedding light on the mystery surrounding the writer's death. The film explores a hallucinatory depiction of Poe's final days and suggests that a preexisting brain tumor, exacerbated by alcoholism, may have played a role in his delirium. The director, Mark Redfield, has been fascinated by Poe throughout his career and hopes to create a film adaptation of "The Tell-Tale Heart." The festival will also feature various events, including a bus tour of Poe-related sites in Baltimore.