American poet and short story writer Edgar Allan Poe has had significant influence in television and film. Many are adaptations of Poe's work, others merely reference it.
The Raven (1935), starring Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi
House of Usher (1960), directed by Roger Corman
The Premature Burial
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"The Premature Burial" is a horror short story by American writer Edgar Allan Poe, published in 1844 in The Philadelphia Dollar Newspaper. Its main character expresses fear about being buried alive. T
Illustration for "The Premature Burial" by Harry Clarke, 1919
