10/10/2023
BANNED ❌Edgar Allan Poe
In Poe's time, the Tell-Tale Heart was controversial for exploring the idea of partial insanity as a defense.
More recently, it's been banned by at least one school district citing its violence and horror, and for offending religious sensitivities.
Poe is a perennial favorite featured during Victorian Horrors!
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