Fifteen writers examine the life of Poe via their own short stories. Poe as launch pad for eerie and dark yarns. Contributors include Joel Lane, Gary Fry, John Morressy, Kealan Patrick Burke, Manly Wade Wellman, Charlee Jacob, Tom Picirilli, Fred Chappell and others. 2,000 initial printing.
As a high school English teacher I made certain to add Edgar Allan Poe to my syllabus every semester. This hopefully qualifies me as an authority (at least minimally) regarding Poe's life and works. This anthology gets it right as regards the man's tales and his background. Every story has its own unique twist, so you're not simply getting a rehash of the man's legend but rather a complete reinterpretation of it. Evermore is worth a look for any Poe-phile.