Edgar Allan Poe : Portrayal in the Media: an Annotated Bibliography of Edgar Alla Poe as a character

Movies

There are a lot of movies made from the stories of Edgar Allan Poe.  Here we look at films where Poe is portrayed by an actor.  These films are not based on his stories, but perhaps inspired by them.  As opposed to the books where Poe is most commonly portrayed either as the detective or the insane drunk, these actor portrayals of Poe have a bit more variety in how the author is presented. While we still see some stories that fall back on the two main personalities, the decade of when the film was made seems to have a strong influence on the portrayal of Poe.  Films made in the 40's tend to show a more stable and stronger Poe, later movies, like the 60s and 70s horror films show the more macabre side of Poe's stories. By the 90s and 2000s, Poe portrayals have moved into the realm of insanity. 

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