Poe’s Basement
Dramatized Horror Mystery Series
Explicit
“Poe’s Basement” tells the story of Vincent Pastorelli, the caretaker and head docent for the last home of Edgar Allan Poe in The Bronx. Given that Poe pioneered the detective story, it seems only fitting that after Vincent moves in the mysteries begin to pile up. Does Poe’s ghost still haunt the cottage? Why does everyone in the neighborhood seem to have an agenda? And who is the mysterious person hanging around the cottage at night, the one in the red raincoat?
This six part radio drama will follow Vincent as he uncovers the story behind a decade’s old crime, and the ghosts—both living and dead—that still haunt the northern Bronx.
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Welcome to The Bronx – Poe's Basement
A young man named Vincent moves into the basement of Edgar Allan Poe's old home in The Bronx, where he serves as caretaker and head docent. As he settles into his new job, he meets a number of Bronx residents who all seem to want him to answer one question: Is Poe Cottage haunted?
FULL CAST LIST
Nate Famer, Vincent.
Brett Owen, Algernon the ghost hunter.
Ana Campos, Carla Garcia.
Jett Hernandez. Oscar Garcia
Ovi Vargas, Ruben Vasquez,
Katherine Reich, Voice on Answering Machine
Norm Magnuson, ghost of Edgar Allan Poe
Ben Baldwin designed the art for our logo, which we cribbed from his cover of Matt’s novel Poe & I, available from Crystal Lake Publishing.
Sound Credits
Sinister Rose by ViraMiller — https://freesound.org/s/744878/ — License: Attribution 4.0
old phone ringing by cvp1965 — https://freesound.org/s/275053/ — License: Creative Commons 0
Opening a Beer Bottle by deleted_user_7146007 — https://freesound.org/s/383827/ — License: Creative Commons 0
Angry Cat by Kinoton — https://freesound.org/s/656619/ — License: Creative Commons 0
cat meows and begging to be let into the house by Garuda1982 — https://freesound.org/s/572655/ — License: Creative Commons 0
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Written and Produced by Matthew Mercier at Radio Free Rhinecliff