BALTIMORE -- Undeterred by controversy, a mysterious visitor paid his annual tribute at the grave of Edgar Allan Poe early Saturday, placing three red roses and a half-filled bottle of cognac before ...

BALTIMORE — The legend was almost too good to be true. For decades, a mysterious figure dressed in black, his features cloaked by a wide-brimmed hat and scarf, crept into a churchyard to lay three ...

Raise a grave-side toast to Edgar Allan Poe at the official party of the International Edgar Allan Poe Festival & Awards. This year’s Black Cat Ball was a Mesmeric Masquerade, a triple invocation of ...

He sneaks into the cemetery every year at night in the dead of winter, the mysterious man in black, to pay his respects at the grave of Edgar Allan Poe. And in his wake, he never fails to leave three ...

A mysterious visitor who for decades has left roses and cognac at the grave of Edgar Allan Poe has failed to show up for the anniversary of the writer's birthday. The curator of the Poe House and ...

BALTIMORE - For the 58th straight year, a mysterious visitor left birthday cognac and roses at Edgar Allan Poe's grave Friday, and he was watched by more onlookers than ever, a faithful viewer said.

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. For the third year in a row, the “Poe Toaster” -- who regularly marked ...

BALTIMORE – Is this tradition “nevermore”? A mysterious visitor who left roses and cognac at the grave of Edgar Allan Poe each year on the writer’s birthday failed to show early Tuesday, breaking with ...

BALTIMORE (WJZ) -- "The Raven," "The Tell-Tale Heart," "The Fall of the House of Usher." Those are just a few of the many works by Edgar Allan Poe. The author is buried here and his birthday is Monday ...

For decades, three roses and a bottle of cognac mysteriously appeared once a year at the grave of Edgar Allan Poe. Now Sam Porpora, 92, a former ad executive, claims it was all a promotional idea ...