Morbid Curiosities & Mabbott Poe

Special Collections & Archives is home to the Thomas Ollive Mabbott Papers, an intriguing collection of materials compiled by Mabbott, who was editor of the Collected Works of Edgar Allan Poe. The papers include sources and inspirations for Poe’s work, first printings, and more. See select items up close before meeting the master of Gothic horror himself, portrayed by Darrin Crow, in Morbid Curiosities – An Evening with Edgar Allan Poe. The 80-minute performance begins at 7:00 p.m. and features some of Poe’s most beloved stories and poetry, including “The Masque of the Red Death,” “The Raven,” and “The Tell-Tale Heart.”

Free and open to the public. Please click to register so that we may estimate attendance.