Paranormal Poe: Poe and Victorian Spiritualism

From séances to spiritual writing, Spiritualists attempted to communicate with the other side. Many of Edgar Allan Poe’s tales explore the afterlife and how the living can communicate with the dead. Poe took advantage of the coinciding rise of the Spiritualism movement in America to share stories of death, life, and whatever comes in between. This presentation discusses Poe’s connection with the movement and how he inadvertently influenced its beliefs.

Presented online by Chris Semter of the Poe Museum in Richmond, Virginia. Watch on Zoom from home or in the Community Room. Email [email protected] for a Zoom link.