In A Nutshell
Edgar Allan Poe was the absolute master of spooky stories and poems. You probably mainly know him for his deliciously eerie stories, like "The Tell-Tale Heart" or "The Cask of Amontillado," or his smash-hit poem "The Raven" (which even The Simpsons love). His poem "Dream-Land" was first published in the June 1844 issue of Graham's Magazine, which was a literary magazine in Philadelphia that published some of Poe's most famous stories. Poe had also worked as the magazine's editor, although he had quit by the time "Dream-Land" was published. Though "Dream-Land" didn't hit it big like "The Raven," it's one of our favorites. It covers a bunch of classic Poe themes (loss, depression, the supernatural – you know the drill) and does it in a stylish, exciting, and spine-tingling way.