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When I was thirteen, my friends and I went to a haunted maze at the mall. I was so annoyed by the end, with the predictable gimmicks and cheap thrills, that when Freddy Kreuger jumped out at me a few feet from the exit I may or may not have punched him in the face. (The statute of limitations on assault has passed by now, right?) That wasn't the only time time I'd found myself decidedly unimpressed, or even annoyed, by a haunted maze, so I'll admit that I was a bit skeptical about Brat Productions' Haunted Poe, a sort of theatrical house of horrors, all centered on the life and work of a little-known writer by the name of Edgar Allan Poe.

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We kind of love the Edgar Allan Poe House on 7th and Spring Garden, where the writer lived from 1838-1844. We love it because some of our favorite pieces of his work, including , were published while he lived there. We love it because it means we can claim Poe as a native son. And we love it for being completely empty. (So! Creepy!)

Edward Pettit wrote an enlightening cover story for this week's edition of the City Paper, proposing the relocation of Edgar Allan Poe's grave site to our fine city.

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On a sunny, warm October afternoon, we thought the Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site didn’t look too scary. It’s a red brick house that sits on the corner of 7th Street and Spring Garden, looking a little out of place among the newer, uglier buildings. But Poe lived there for about a year, and that was enough to make it the site chosen by the National Park Service as their memorial to this great writer.

Is Betsy Ross's house haunted? What about Arch Street Meeting House? Christ Church Burial Ground? The Free Quaker Meeting House? (Are none of our historical hotspots free from ghosts?) Take the Cobwebs and Cobblestones twilight candlelight tour and find out for sure - through the tales of some helpful, historical characters...including one-time Philadelphia resident and Mr. Meloncholy himself, Edgar Allan Poe. And if the creepiness isn't enough to lure you in, cookies and cider complete the tour.