Connecting Poe's Haunted and House of Leaves
By: Mark Runyon | Category: Did You Know | 08/01/05 | 10:26 PM
For some time I've heard about the connection between Poe's Haunted and Mark Z. Danielewski's novel House of Leaves. Poe's album has long been one of cornerstones of my music collection, and I just started Leaves so further research was required. It seems Mark is Poe's brother, and Haunted is a concept album hinged on the book. Within the first chapter, you have references to two of the songs on the album. The book was a national bestseller and is supposed to be freaky scary. Both works seem to stem from a box of cassette recordings from their father uncovered a few years after his death. That is one talented family. As an aside for all of you wondering what has happened to Poe, she's bound up in contractual obligations with her label, keeping her from releasing new material or touring. Hopefully she can break free soon or at least leak some stuff to the Net because we need our Poe.
Source: Inception Magazine
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