Intimacy with Terror

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to celebrate creativity–this is the second of three in a series regarding Edgar Allan Poe and Halloween. And this podcast episode begins with Mr. Poe comments regarding the holiday. POE: A mask permits intimacy with terror. One may wear the face of death and remove it before bed. NIGHT WATCHMAN: And children can rehearse fear safely. They walk into darkness with adults nearby. They meet witches made of cloth, skeletons made of plastic, and monsters who turn out to b...