Yet it was not always so. The roots of modern detective fiction go back over 150 years to a Boston-born master of the macabre, Edgar Allan Poe. And the most shocking true-crime story in Poe's day ...

STAUNTON — When Davey White first read Edgar Allan Poe’s short story "The Murders ... Auguste Dupin — inspired him to create a play. White is a playwright and performer who taught at Temple ...

The Edgar Allan Poe Speakeasy — coming to Mechanics Hall ... cocktails that would have been popular then.” Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Actors in period garb ...

The Edgar Allan Poe House is open Thursday through Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Entry to the museum costs $8 for adults; children ages 12 and younger may enter for free when joined by an adult.