Edgar Allan Poe Birthday Tour 2018

On Friday, January 19th, 2018, join us for our fifth annual Edgar Allan Poe Birthday Tour, a two-hour literary and historical walking tour that steps into the Greenwich Village of the 1840s, where Poe lived and worked at the height of his fame — before plunging...

The Death of Young Edgar Poe: Some Observations on William Wilson

“Oh, outcast of all outcasts most abandoned! — to the earth art thou not forever dead?” – Edgar A. Poe, William Wilson Every year, I read or re-read a shorty story or poem by Edgar Poe. This October I had a craving to revisit William Wilson. As I read it, I was...

Two Masters of Horror in NYC

Boroughs of the Dead presents two walking tours dedicated to the masters of literary horror this October: Lovecraft in Brooklyn follows the trajectory of H.P. Lovecraft’s time living in Flatbush and Brooklyn Heights in the 1920s, and Edgar Allan Poe In Greenwich...

Tickets for Halloween 2017 on sale now!

Tickets to all Boroughs of the Dead tours are now on sale for the Halloween 2017 season! See our calendar for our full schedule! Tickets are $25 online and $30 on site, but advance online purchase is highly recommended – these tickets always sell out fast! TOURS AND...

Edgar Allan Poe Birthday Tour 2017

On Sunday, January 22nd, 2017, join us for our fourth annual Edgar Allan Poe In Greenwich Village tour, a two-hour literary and historical walking tour that steps into the Greenwich Village of the 1840s, where Poe lived and worked at the height of his fame — before...

A Virtual Tour of Poe’s New York City

In honor of Edgar Allan Poe today, join us a virtual tour of Poe’s New York City. This virtual tour builds on our “Edgar Allan Poe in Greenwich Village,” letting us range up and down the length of Manhattan and the Bronx, discovering significant...