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Creators are breathing new life into a genre that once dominated the newsstands, turning old stereotypes on their head.

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SCITUATE – The life, poems, and prose of Edgar Allan Poe will be explored at the North Scituate Library this Saturday, Feb. 1, with lively readings performed by the Poe and Lovecraft Society of ...