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Jeffrey Combs Brings His One-Man Stage Show ‘An Evening with Edgar Allan Poe’ to Tarrytown, NY
Horror icon Jeffrey Combs has played Edgar Allan Poe many times over the years, notably for Stuart Gordon’s “Masters of Horror” episode ‘The Black Cat,’ and up next he’s bringing his one-man stage show Nevermore: An Evening with Edgar Allan Poe to Tarrytown, New York.
Presented by the Sleepy Hollow International Film Festival, Combs performs his acclaimed one man show, transporting the audience back to 1848 where Combs, as Edgar Allan Poe, enthralls with dramatic recitals of some of the legendary author’s great works, all the while laying bare his tortured, impassioned soul.
Combs’ astonishing portrayal of Poe has been hailed by The L.A. Times as “A landmark performance,” as NEVERMORE has delighted audiences across North America, with critically heralded shows in Los Angeles, Montreal, Baltimore and NY’s Lincoln Center. Now comes the rare chance to witness NEVERMORE in what may be its most historic location and venue yet!
The show is directed by Stuart Gordon and written by Dennis Paoli, taking place Saturday, October 12, 2019 (ONE NIGHT ONLY) at the Tarrytown Music Hall in Tarrytown, NY.
In the grim darkness of the far future there is only war, but it was a cheerful illustrator from England who helped to define the terrifying war-torn imagery that inspired what we now know as Grimdark (a hybrid genre combining horror with sci-fi/fantasy).
Unfortunately for fans of Warhammer 40,000, Trench Crusade and countless other sources of Grimdark thrills, veteran artist John Blanche passed away this week after struggling with health issues for the past few years.
While the artist retired back in 2023, he leaves us with an enormous legacy of iconic artwork that continues to inspire gamers and storytellers around the world to this very day.
The news is especially gloomy as it was only last year that Daniel Lowman and Napoleon Dynamite himself Jon Heder released The Grim & the Dark: The Search for John Blanche, a documentary following Heder’s exploration of the Grimdark genre culminating in a heartwarming encounter with Blanche in his own home.
Below is one of my favorite pieces by Blanche, his highly influential depiction of Warhammer 40k’s God-Emperor of Mankind on his Golden Throne.
We send our deepest condolences to John Blanche’s family, friends, and fans.
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