Edgar Allan Poe: Buried Alive

Edgar Allan Poe is remembered as a master of the macabre, yet the real man is often lost behind the legend. This American Masters film, starring Denis O'Hare as Poe, sets out to separate myth from truth. It explores how the writer tapped into fear, grief and the darker corners of the human mind. Atmospheric and revealing, it restores the complexity of a misunderstood literary genius. Free to watch in HD on Dr Documentary.

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