Short excerpts from the Gothic horror podcast series "The Raven-Winged Hours"
Gigantic White Birds - Between life and death, Poe wanders in the Antarctic realm he left unfinished in his novel.
Beware the Pitiless Sun - Recovering from a near-death experience, Virginia channels a warning to Poe from the spirit world.
O Pity Me - In this song Poe mourns Virginia’s death, embracing the sorrow that overspreads his soul.
I'll Smooth Your Hair - A nurse comforts Poe, but he thinks she is Virginia and that her death was only a nightmare.
Alone - Wandering in the wilds of Antarctica, Poe wonders whether his whole life has been a dream.
Now I Am Dead - Dying and delirious in the hospital, Poe drifts between vivid hallucinations.
O Human Love - Virginia’s ghost sings a lament for the fading of life and light. The Faraway draws near, with music strange and slow...
The Haunted Palace - From the poem written by Edgar Poe. Sorrow overcomes the soul of a happy man, and his mind falls into ruin.
We Judge Him Damned - Poe and the Moon Goddess share a secret ceremony.
The Beyond - Poe sings this ethereal love song to the Moon, his Muse.
Far Away - In this song, Poe imagines himself in the Beyond, a vast realm of ecstatic mystery.
A Demon's Curse - As he lies dying in a strange hospital far from home, Poe is assaulted by demonic spirits of his own creation.
Hypnotic Induction - An invitation to a trance.
To The Antarctic Pole - Poe’s muse seduces him into following her on a journey to the ends of the earth.
Awakening Into a Nightmare - With a sense of impending doom, Poe imagines the kind of hell-world he might find himself in after death.
The Conqueror Worm - As Poe enters the realm between life and death, he sees the human condition from a different perspective.
Thrusting It In - A deranged fan, obsessed with Poe, resolves to murder him in his hospital bed.
The Valley of Unrest - In the realm between life and death, Poe glides through a land of poetic sorrow.
A Dream Within A Dream - If existence is a dream, can we wake within the dream and stop the madness?
Words With A Mummy - In a sinister old hospital, Poe confronts his own creations. Here he has “Some Words with a Mummy.”
You Have Driven Me To The Grave - A grief-stricken Poe haunts Virginia’s grave and feels himself falling away from life.
So Soft And Low - From a secret song the Moon goddess sings to Poe, as he sleeps on Virginia’s grave.
I Might Faint And Fall At Any Moment - Poe’s death shadows him as his own Imp of the Perverse.
Golden Myriads Of Shining Bodies - Poe’s muse shows him the wonders of the Universe.
