Edgar Allan Poe Home Museum
Edgar Allan Poe’s death could have been the result of foul play.
Edgar Allan Poe’s death could have been the result of foul play.
Let’s get this renovation right! Spectral supervisors observe!
Living firefighters had the added unseen help of past crew members (now in spectral form).
We love mystery stories.
We don’t pick up after ourselves.
I died in a place that I loved.
Legends of darker forces of witchcraft and vampirism abound around two spots.
A male spirit, who calls himself Frank, goes about his business and may be joking around in the gift shop.
“I love to smoke and watch!”
“A prime example of an involved spirit!”
“Polka! Polka! Polka!”
“I wasn’t supposed to die, just retire!”
“I don’t want to talk about what happened in the basement.”
“As long as she is here, so will I be!”
“She better not tell who killed her!”
Taking care of spectral residents here apparently doesn’t stop in the afterlife.
A spectral fire bug may have been lurking… Fireplaces were being turned on by themselves in an all wooden castle.
Better mind your P’s and Q’s in the bathroom or you’ll be disciplined.
Always on duty, whether alive or in spirit.
“I have so much to do!”
“This is no place for children. Leave!”
Apparently, many spirits are active here, especially in the oldest part of the cemetery, Dedication Valley, where restless spectral residents visit their remains.