Call it a "nightmare come true": The works of Edgar Allan Poe are brought to life on stage at the Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center in Dark Heart of Poe. Best known for his poem The Raven, writer Poe was a master of the short story and is even considered to be the inventor of detective fiction. Award-winning director Andrew James (Selling Love) conjures the spirit of Poe for a show that introduces audiences to the man who established his own genre full of suspense and the macabre. Chills and thrills are doled out in equal measure during this intimate and innovative performance of Poe's best work.