Lowell creates a 'literary corridor' to horror legend with local ties: Edgar Allan Poe

Lowell, MA - October 10: Counterclockwise from center, top: Kear Ou, volunteer; David Daniel, local novelist; Wednesday Romero-Klevisha, who will be leading the horror-writing workshop; R.C. Mulhare, a vendor at the Poe pop-up shop; Ambrosia, a dancer; Aaron Tavares, a vendor and patron; Meg Smith, creator; Rikhav Kothari; co-organizer of the Lowell Poetry Wheel; and Penny Hamourgas, owner of Worthen House Cafe. All will have a hand in helping with a weeklong festival in Lowell celebrating Edgar Allan Poe. Here, they're shown in a group portrait inside Worthen House Cafe. (Photo by Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)