Tag: Baltimore

• A Visit to Poe’s House

  Last summer, I came across a couple of family trees online that indicated I’m directly descended from Edgar Allan Poe’s grandfather David Poe via my great grandmother, Sarah Elizabeth Poe. If true, this would make me a cousin of one of the most famous writers of dark fiction. I’m a little skeptical that this is…

  David Lee Summers

  April 30, 2026

  Gothic Horror, horror books, Horror Favorites, Personal Experience, Poetry, writing

  Al Aaraaf, astronomy, Baltimore, Berenice, Edgar Allan Poe, inspiration, Kitt Peak National Observatory, Laptop Desk, Morella, steampunk, Tamerlane, telescope, The Astronomer’s Crypt, The Hungur Chronicles, University of Virginia, writing space

• Why Are Vampires Scary?

  As a writer of vampire horror, I find it useful to take a look at what makes them an effective source of horror. This is not necessarily intended to be a definitive or exhaustive list. Also, just because I cite a book under one category doesn’t mean it won’t fit under other categories as well.…

  David Lee Summers

  June 22, 2023

  History of Horror, Philosophy of Horror, vampires

  Anno Dracula, Baltimore, Carmilla, Dracula, fear, Hotel Transylvania, I am Legend, Interview with the Vampire, The Vampire Tapestry, vampires, War of the Worlds