Edgar Allan Poe was an oddity: his life, literature, and legacy are all, well, odd. In Poe-Land, J. W. Ocker explores the physical aspects of Poe's legacy across the East Coast and beyond, touring Poe's homes, examining artifacts from his life-locks of his hair, pieces of his coffin, original manuscripts, his boyhood bed-and visiting the many memorials dedicated to him.

Along the way, Ocker meets people from a range of backgrounds and professions-actors, museum managers, collectors, historians-who have dedicated some part of their lives to Poe and his legacy. Poe-Land is a unique travelogue of the afterlife of the poet who invented detective fiction, advanced the emerging genre of science fiction, and elevated the horror genre with a mastery over the macabre that is arguably still unrivaled today.

About the Author
J. W. Ocker is the Edgar Award-winning author of Poe-Land. He runs the website Odd Things I've Seen, where he chronicles his visits to various oddities of culture, art, and history. His writing has been featured in Rue Morgue magazine, CNN.com, American Exorcist: Critical Essays on William Peter Blatty, and Studies in Australian Weird Fiction. Ocker lives in Nashua, NH.

Awards
Winner of Edgar Allan Poe Awards (Critical/Biographical) 2015. Short-listed for Anthony Awards (Critical Nonfiction) 2015 and Macavity Award (Nonfiction) 2015.



Book Information
ISBN 9781581572216
Author J. W. Ocker
Format Paperback
Page Count 384
Imprint Countryman Press Inc.
Publisher WW Norton & Co
Weight(grams) 525g
Dimensions(mm) 229mm * 155mm * 23mm