Some are more terrifying, others more beautiful, but all fall somewhere on the spectrum of terrifyingly beautiful, and we can’t stop looking at them, just as we can’t stop reading the works of the great Edgar Allan Poe. Since it’s the season for basking in all things dreadful, we decided to round up twenty-five of the greatest illustrations ever made for Poe’s work. The results are chilling-a waking nightmare, a barren soul. From the groundbreaking French painter Edouard Manet to the legendary book illustrator and stained-glass artist Harry Clarke, artists have discovered a profound muse in the works of Poe and tried their hand at channeling the master’s work into the visual arts. It’s no surprise, then, that so many great artists have tried their hands at illuminating and illustrating Poe’s works. His tales of the strange and mysterious tap into deep veins of the imagination and subconscious. Poe inspired not only writers but artists of all kinds. His influence is felt today all over the literary world, a statement that has been more or less true for most of the last two centuries. It’s hard to imagine an author whose legacy outstrips Edgar Allan Poe’s, widely credited as a progenitor for mystery, detective fiction, tales of suspense, weird fiction, gothic fiction, and of course horror.
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