To coincide with the 200th anniversary of the birth of Edgar Allan Poe, this anthology celebrates the depth and diversity of one of the most important figures in literature.

Introduction /Ellen Datlow -- Illimitable domain / Kim Newman -- The Pickers / Melanie Tem -- Beyond porch and portal / E. Catherine Tobler -- The Final act / Gregory Frost -- Strappado / Laird Barron -- The Mountain house / Sharyn McCrumb -- The Pikesville buffalo / Glen Hirshberg -- The Brink of eternity / Barbara Roden -- The Red piano / Delia Sherman -- Sleeping with angels / M. Rickett -- Shadow / Steve Rasnic Tem -- Truth and bone / Pat Cadigan -- The Reunion / Nicholas Royle -- The Tell / Kaaron Warren -- The Heaven and hell of Robert Flud / David Prill -- Flitting away / Kristine Kathryn Rusch -- Kirikh'quru krokundor / Lucius Shepard -- Lowland sea / Suzy McKee Charnas -- Technicolor / John Langan.