Born in 1809, Edgar Allan Poe was haunted by tragedy throughout his 40 years of life. In this PBS video dramatic recreations and interviews with Poe experts are used to recreate his life and work, particularly "Tell-Tale Heart", "The Cask of Amontilado", "The Black Cat" and "The Fall of the House of Usher". Produced and directed by Karen Thomas, narrated by Ruby Dee; Anthony Maggio stars as Poe. Closed captioned.