Though literary fame and fortune evaded him during his brief, troubled life, poet and author Edgar Allan Poe has gone on to achieve legendary status, single-handedly inventing the detective story category, refining science fiction, and popularizing the short story genre. This incisive "American Masters" documentary explodes the myth of Poe as the drug-addled madman and draws on his rich palette of imagery to tell his personal tale, as gripping as any he himself put to paper. Stars Denis O'Hare; narrated by Kathleen Turner. 84 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English.