Hybrid | EDGAR: David Allen Voyles in conversation with Jason Stokes
Schedule
Wed Oct 09 2024 at 06:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
55 Haywood St, Asheville, NC, United States, North Carolina 28801 | Asheville, NC
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Free event. Please register to join us live online or in-person at Malaprop's: https://www.malaprops.com/node/55224Join us in-store at Malaprop's or live online when Asheville local David Allen Voyles discusses his new novel, Edgar, with fellow local Jason Stokes.
EDGAR
What if Edgar Allan Poe’s best stories were inspired by actual supernatural events that took place when he was a boy?
EDGAR imagines one terrifying summer in the life of America's most famous horror writer as a fifteen-year-old living in Richmond, VA. Young Edgar is faced with the sudden appearance of a frightening doppelgänger who orchestrates a series of terrifying, other-worldly events with the apparent goal of destroying Edgar and taking his place. Edgar is aided throughout this adventure by two friends––his best friend Robert Stannard and true love Elmira Royster––and a mysterious, one-eyed black cat named Morella who serves as Edgar's guide and mentor.
Faithful readers of Poe may recognize familiar horrors from his stories with terrifying new twists as they take this imaginative journey back in time to Moldavia, Poe’s Richmond, Virginia home in 1826.
Some of the tales in David Allen Voyles’ first collection of original horror stories The Thirteenth Day of Christmas and Other Tales of Yuletide Horror were those he told while conducting tours for his ghost tour company Dark Ride Tours in Asheville, NC. Playing the role of gravedigger/storyteller Virgil Nightshade, Voyles entertained guests as they were transported to various spooky sites in a 1972 Cadillac hearse converted for that purpose.
Having taught literature for thirty years, Voyles is no stranger to weird tales and horror fiction in general. In addition to publishing his stories in various anthologies, he is also the creator of the horror podcast, Dark Corners with David Allen Voyles, a program in which he narrates many of his tales of horror. Dark Corners can be found on most podcast apps including Spotify. You can read more about the content for all the seasons of Dark Corners on the page dedicated to the podcast on this website.
Jason Stokes is a filmmaker and writer living in the mountains of North Carolina. He has worked with NYT bestselling authors and award winning directors en route to his ultimate goal of bringing VR film to the masses. His published works include Watcher, Ghost Story, and the charity horror anthology Dark Tides.
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