Episode 4410: Dark Enigma - Inside the Mysterious Death of the Famed Gothic Writer Edgar Allen Poe

Please be aware the stories, theories, re-enactments and language in this podcast are of an adult nature and can be considered disturbing, frightening and in some cases even offensive.  Listener Discretion is therefore advised. 

Welcome heathens welcome to the world of the weird and unexplained.  I’m your host, Nicole Delacroix and together, we will be investigating stories about the things that go bump in the night, frighteningly imagined creatures, supernatural beings and even some unsolved mysteries and all sorts of weirdness.  So, sit back, grab your favorite drink, and prepare to be transported to today's dark Enigma.... 

And on today’s Dark enigma well, I’m so excited about today’s topic, I’ve been holding on to it so the timing was right, so I hope you guys like it!  And, with that said, we will still be playing our drinking game and as you know, the drinking game is only for those of us that are at home and have nowhere else to go tonight.  The choice of libation, as always my darlings, is yours, so choose your poison accordingly… Alright, now for the game part how about every time I say death that will be a single shot and every time I say Baltimore, that will be a double shot.  Now that the business end is out of the way we can jump headfirst into today’s dark enigma… so don…your petticoat, corset and hoop skirts, or for the boys ascots, overcoats with tails and hats, oh I love me some hats! And get ready for today’s Dark Enigma: Inside the Mysterious Death of the Famed Gothic Writer Edgar Allen Poe

Much like his life's work, Edgar Allan Poe's death remains shrouded in mystery. Was the famous author killed from a beating? From carbon monoxide poisoning? From alcohol withdrawal? The eerie tale of how Edgar Allan Poe died is like something out of one of his own stories. The year is 1849. A man is found delirious on the streets of a city in which he does not live, wearing clothes that are not his own, incapable or unwilling to discuss the circumstances under which he arrived.  After suffering from mysterious hallucinations for four days straight, Edgar Allan Poe died of unknown causes in Baltimore at age 40 on October 7, 1849. Within days he is dead, having suffered from crippling hallucinations in his final hours, repeatedly calling out for a man whom no one knew. And 174 years later, we’re still no closer in resolving this mystery, so let’s dive in…