Love Letters to Poe, Volume III

Tales Torn From the Heart

By Susan Earlam, J.L. Royce, Renee Cronley, and more

2024

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28 Stories and Poems Inspired by Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart" From beneath your floorboards comes the third Love Letters to Poe anthology, brimming with stories and poems inspired by "The Tell-Tale Heart." This famous story, published by Edgar Allan Poe in January 1843, bleeds through our popular culture still to this day, over one hundred and seventy-nine years later. Do you dare stare into the pale blue eye? If you gaze long enough, you will be rewarded with a deepened appreciation for the original tale. Curl up with Love Letters to Poe and enjoy these haunting tales!

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Susan Earlam

Author · 2 books

"Through birds, bodies and blurred boundaries these uncanny stories pick at the characters within them, and at the reader." (Gaynor Jones author of Among These Animals) For a FREE story from Susan Earlam: https://dl.bookfunnel.com/2g6xi4ly6l Susan draws inspiration from her fascination with the body and the natural world to pen, "almost addictive stories" (Amazon review) Perfect for fans of Julia Armfield, Angela Carter, Jeff Vandermeer and Margaret Atwood. Learn more at http://susanearlam.com Follow Susan on BookBub to receive notices about her new releases and sales https://www.bookbub.com/authors/susan...

Jasmine De La Paz is a Gothic horror author based in Bishop, CA. With lush landscapes, historical settings, and sinister characters, her stories explore the strange, the macabre, and the beauty within the darkness. Many anthologies and literary magazines feature her work, including Love Letters to Poe Vol. 3, Tenebrous Antiquities, Quill & Crow Publishing, Haunted Words Press, Thin Veil Press, and more. She spends her spare time teaching yoga, scaring her husband, and spinning tales to her son, who, like his mother, loves the tradition of sharing spooky stories. She is currently writing a novel.

Kris Waldherr is an award-winning author and illustrator whose books for adults and children include Bad Princess, Doomed Queens, and The Book of Goddesses. The New Yorker praised Doomed Queens as “utterly satisfying” and “deliciously perverse.” The Book of Goddesses was a One Spirit/Book-of-the-Month Club’s Top Ten Most Popular Book. Her picture book Persephone and the Pomegranate was noted by the New York Times Book Review for its “quality of myth and magic.” Waldherr is also the creator of the Goddess Tarot, which has a quarter of a million copies in print. Her Kirkus-starred debut novel The Lost History of Dreams was named a CrimeReads Best Book of the Year and her Unnatural Creatures: A Novel of the Frankenstein Women was an Editor's Choice at the Historical Novels Review.

Molly Likovich is the author of gothic romances, poetry, and the occasional play. When she's not writing she can be found lurking around the local graveyard of performing with A Cow Jumped Over The Moon Theater Troupe.

Author, actress, artist and playwright, Leanna received a BFA in Theatre, a focus in the Victorian Era and a scholarship to study in London. She adapted 19th Century literature for the stage and her one-act plays have been produced around the country. She is a 4 time Prism Award winner for excellence in Futuristic, Fantasy, or Paranormal Romance. Her debut novel, The Strangely Beautiful Tale of Miss Percy Parker, first in the "Strangely Beautiful" saga of Gothic Victorian Fantasy novels (Barnes & Noble Bestseller) won two 2010 Prism Awards (Best Fantasy, Best First Book) has been hailed by Tor Books as a "foundation work of Gaslamp Fantasy" and has been reissued in new, revised editions as STRANGELY BEAUTIFUL. The prequel, PERILOUS PROPHECY and the never before published MISS VIOLET AND THE GREAT WAR finish the quartet (Tor Books). DARKER STILL: A Novel of Magic Most Foul was named an Indie Next title by the American Book Association and a Scholastic book fair "Highly Recommended" title. All books in the Magic Most Foul trilogy are now available as is THE ETERNA FILES trilogy of Gaslamp Fantasy novels (Tor Books). Her new series with Kensington's new Rebel Base imprint, THE SPECTRAL CITY, a Gaslamp Fantasy / Supernatural Suspense became a # 1 Amazon bestseller in Gaslamp Fantasy, Steampunk and Metaphysical Fantasy as well as hitting the top ten across other platforms. The series continues with three novels. Her short fiction has been included in anthologies such as QUEEN VICTORIA'S BOOK OF SPELLS and the MAMMOTH BOOK OF GASLAMP ROMANCE. All her Victorian-set series feature crossover characters. A member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, Mystery Writers of America and the International Thriller Writers, she is a proud co-founder of Lady Jane's Salon Reading Series in New York City. A member of Actors Equity Association and SAG-AFTRA, Leanna works often in film and television on shows like Boardwalk Empire and Mysteries at the Museum, works as a ghost tour guide for Boroughs of the Dead tour company and creates unique neo-Victorian and Steampunk jewelry on Etsy. In 2018 Leanna wrote, developed and now tours a one woman show "By the Light of Tiffany: A Meeting with Clara Driscoll" about the talented 19th century artist. Visit http://leannareneehieber.com for free reads, writers' resources, interviews, videos and more, and follow her on Twitter http://twitter.com/leannarenee and FB http://facebook.com/lrhieber.

JACKSON KUHL is the author of the gothic novels A Season of Whispers and the forthcoming The Island of Small Misfortunes, as well as the Revolutionary War biography Samuel Smedley, Connecticut Privateer. Kuhl has written for Atlas Obscura, the Journal of the American Revolution, National Geographic News, and other publications. His short fiction has been published in numerous anthologies.

Mary Rajotte

Author · 2 books

Canadian author Mary Rajotte has a penchant for penning nightmarish tales of Gothic folk horror which have been published in a number of anthologies. In 2022, she launched Frightmarish: a quarterly Gothic LitZine for devotees of dark fiction, poetry, and the creative macabre. Her debut paranormal dark fantasy novel, The Bone Key, launched in October 2024 from Quill & Crow Publishing House. When Mary isn’t writing, you can find her standing on her tiptoes at concerts or conjuring ideas by moonlight. Sometimes camera-elusive but always coffee-fueled, Mary lives in Toronto, Canada with her fiancé. She welcomes messages via her website maryrajotte.com