August 17, 2025 • 25 mins
In which Carla shares one of Poe's more controversial and violent stories with you.
Sources:
Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore - Works - Tales - Berenice
Berenice – The Poe Museum
Berenice (short story) - Wikipedia
Southern Literary Messenger - Wikipedia
A Historical Guide to Edgar Allan Poe, edited by J. Gerald Kennedy
Theme song and stinger: “She Comes Through the Fog” by Haunted Me, used with permission.
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Sources:
Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore - Works - Tales - Berenice
Berenice – The Poe Museum
Berenice (short story) - Wikipedia
Southern Literary Messenger - Wikipedia
A Historical Guide to Edgar Allan Poe, edited by J. Gerald Kennedy
Theme song and stinger: “She Comes Through the Fog” by Haunted Me, used with permission.
How to Support Cupcakes:
Subscribe to ad-free episodes and the newsletter at theremightbecupcakes.com (hosted by ghost.io),
Shop at Bookshop for physical books and ebooks, also supporting Judy Blume’s Books & Books,
Shop at libro.fm for audiobooks, also supporting Judy Blume’s Books & Books,
and please visit my lovely sponsors that share their ads on my episodes.
And help support the podcast's Little Free Library! Info at https://www.theremightbecupcakes.com/starting-a-little-free-library/
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/there-might-be-cupcakes-podcast--4761852/support.
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