@tfxreference8562 so you suggest self medication with home made pharmaceuticals to remedy no known cause? Or do you prefer exploratory DIY surgery to see if anything obvious pops up? That's like saying in 500 years... oh tfxreferenxe was such a dbag, he didn't cure anyone's cancer. Just sat around shitposting on TH-cam.
@@herolais781my brother from a different mother, I am not going to lie to you, a Horses watchparty with the entire fandom would go hard as shit, let's make it happen
I learned Italian at 14y/o, translating Edgar Allan Poe! In my country, his works were banned so I found a Milanese publication from 1938 and I started learning Italian so I could read Poe! At 22 I went to Canada and there I could buy it freely, so I bought a used copy and I was reading it outloud in English (of course) in a Metro line, I think it was King and Spadina! Everyone thought I was crazy and were giving me space! Little did they know...
@@vavra222 It was Albania and no I translated from Italian to read for myself, I did not even share with my brother but because he did not appreciate Poe, not because I were selfish! They were very amateurish anywaym the translations! I picked it up immediately as soon as I started reading in English especially while reading the story 'Into the Maelstrom' in the original language, I would notice lots of mistakes
If he'd damaged his liver severely enough, he could have started having hallucinations and died without going through DT's. Your liver eliminates ammonia that builds up in your body. If your liver gets too damaged to function, it can't do this anymore and ammonia in the brain leads to INSANE hallucinations. I unfortunately know this from personal experience. Nearly died due to liver failure after a decade of alcoholism. Got jaundice, spent a month in the hospital, induced coma for a week because my DT's were so bad. Even after they woke me up I had open eye horrifying hallucinations for days and days. Also amnesia that cleared up as my liver returned to something approaching normal functioning.
Yes, as a person in recovery, it always makes me laugh when people say things about people in the past in regards to drinking, such as "he wasn't known to be drinking at the time" relapse is always right around the corner, and honestly, more likely than not. I would assume his liver was ducked, very good point.
It’s amazing how resilient the liver is. I also drank my self to oblivion for years so I can relate. Actually coming up on five years clean on Nov 13. Hope you’re doing well
Fun little fact, I live in Baltimore and the Westminster Hall and Burying Grounds where his grave is is now a popular spot for event hosting. So much so in fact, that I can say with 100% honesty that my Senior Prom was held in the middle of the graveyard where Poe is buried. The atmosphere is quite eerie but beautiful at night.
@@ahsokaventriss3268 I'm a native so I don't really know how it stacks up to other places, I give it a hard time but it's honestly a lot like other east coast places it's size. The neighborhoods change in vibe pretty dramatically from one to another, I grew up in a really blighted region with more abandoned rowhomes than occupied ones, but that's part of a large spectrum of different places. Between the museums, nightlife, music scene, and distance to DC it's certainly not boring. Rents aren't terrible but they're not dirt cheap either. The food and culture is fantastic. I don't think I'd wanna live anywhere else, even if i give it a hard time.
@@arttrashuberalles7223My father grew up part of his childhood in south-central Pennsylvania and has spent much of his time in DC, so he’s been to Baltimore many times throughout his life. He took me there on a few occasions, and he really likes the city, thinking of it as an underrated gem that’s been through too much. That being said, his being from PA gives him a less positive attitude concerning Philadelphia (which I think is a shame; I’ve never been to Philly but from what I hear it’s quite like how he describes Baltimore).
Poe single handily established dark artistic expressions in early American society that continue to heavily influence modern culture such as horror, gothic aesthetics, and the supernatural.
I love when big TH-camrs do essays about dear author like Edgar A. Poe. I love that guy. I live in Brazil and have all his books from a lot of editors. Recently I bought books with his poetry and biography. And now this video?? Thank you for that!
Poe was my company when I was a teenager. I had no friends, I would spend recess at the library reading his tales. I keep coming back to his work often, it’s comforting to me. Thank you, Horses ❤
i find it so sad that people in the 19th century (and other times too) didn't have any help with things like psychosis, delusions or other mental problems, i can only imagine how many people would have lived so much longer and better if only they would have been given the right treatment and support :(
It still happens these days. Unfortunately access to the needed drugs and treatments aren’t easy to get and for a lot of people around the world they’re definitely not free. There’s a guy close to where I live that stands on the street corner from morning to night claiming she’s waiting for his Mother. Now I can’t say for sure that this Mother doesn’t exist, but he stand there by himself for over 12+ hours nearly every day and I’ve never seen a woman appear. There are no programs in my country to help folks like him. I can only hope he has somewhere to sleep at night
@@TheHippocrocapig no no no modern times is so much better than the past 😢 idk why people want to go back to the past when humans just lacked the wisdom and intelligence. The conditions were bad. Things were always bad, just now that we have globalization and information that we can have a glimpse into other countries' affairs. Modern humans are still struggling to handle vast information and accept that things are Out of our control. Its good that we have the a system for mental health and the wisdom to understand the human spirit and psyche. Its better than just lobotomizing people :(
When my grandfather was passing away with severe Liver Sepsis from Diabetes with an infected bladder he had lots of delusions, hallucinations & times where he believed he was a kid again on the farm he was raised on. One thing that struck me was that he would get agitated and start repeating the name 'Gary' over and over again, which was the name of one of his brothers that had passed away years ago. Perhaps Edgar A. Poe was not 'drunk' that night but suffering from Liver Sepsis brought on from heavy drinking in the past or an internal infection? It could've exacerbated by a 'Cooping' incident I suppose. Reynolds could've come from anything his delusioned mind was focused on at the moment, could've been a childhood friend, bully or person he believed conspired against him if he was paranoid.
Omg you got to over a MILLION! I’m embarrassed that I apparently haven’t visited you enough lately….. because I had no idea. Congratulations! I told you once you are my absolute favorite on this platform….. there are a lot of beautiful amazing artists here…. But, In my mind, none that surpass you. This one was absolutely dripping intrigue and BEAUTY, tragedy romance and other cliche words that are only societally repetitive because they scream TRUTH! You understand Poe and translate him and his impact effortlessly…. As always… amazing me ceaselessly. Keep spreading the heart. You have a whole lot of heart. This world and this platform especially, are much more interesting and….. that word again… BEAUTIFUL w you here. Cheers and thanks for the incredible work you do. Xo!! 💋!
Truly stunning, the excerpts and music were beautiful. You are brilliant thank you for such a comprehensive provoking representation of one of the greatest writers.
I had to do a double-take been subscribed for awhile now but to see how large this channel has become is amazing to see! Congrats on all the success, it is well deserved. Also this was a great video.
You always catch me with your thumbnails and titles, I don’t care for them from anywhere else on TH-cam but I click on yours always immediately and only later realise it’s your channel. You get me every time. 😂
your videos are constantly some of the most entertaining I've watched yet it is nothing more than you talking your story telling and ability to take complex topics and stories and turn them into their most digestible form is beyond talent you deserve every view subscriber and like
I generally get your new videos in my feed the same day as released, the first time I open TH-cam.. and it's always the top of my home feed. This time it was a few scrolls down, and day 2. Not sure if that's a shady algorithm manipulation for some suppression reasons, but I thought I'd let you know, just in case. Really appreciate your work, horses. My husband and I plan on taking a picture in our horses shirts next to our neighbor's horses 😁
A different author similar to E.A Poe had very similar circumstances. His name was Ambrose Bierce and like Poe, was a horror writer, however he disappeared and his body was never found. Bierce was planning to go to Mexico however there is no strong evidence that suggests he ever arrived at his destination. Bierce could be an interesting subject you may consider covering as well.
Woah, huge fact check. Hallucinations from delirium tremens can start WAY earlier than 2-4 days after a severe alcoholic's last drink. By 2 days they're already going to be far into the worst of it, and by day 4 a detoxing chronic alcoholic is likely either done withdrawing or the worst is over and they're starting to get better. And if you're sleep deprived hallucinations can start before you even start withdrawing, sleep depravation is super common. When you start getting really sick from drinking so much you are often sleep deprived, when I was at my worst I could only sleep for 2 or 3 hours at a time before I'd wake up dry heaving, but I was always tired. I was really sleep deprived by the end and it was effecting my basic cognitive functioning. This has been an entertaining video, I just had to throw that in. I know way more about alcohol withdrawal than I'd like to, but thankfully I'm sober now.
Spent far too long looking for this comment but aye, I used to be alcoholic and after even 12 *hours* without a drink i was NOT okay. Maybe it takes a day or two to start having seizures and severe reactions, but aye the DTs start much sooner it's why we keep drinking
Just pure cinema and intricate story telling for 38:38 😮 i love how the fonts are gothic styled and been waiting for this one for so long especially after van gogh, hemingway and now this one truly amazing🤌🏻
I did some research into the Maryland elections of 1849. I went through all the runners of Senate and the House of Delegates and didn't find a whole lot. But in my research, I came across a man named: *Henry R. Reynolds.* He was a carpenter who served as an election judge on election day in Baltimore. My theory: I believe that Poe was in an all around bad physical and mental state at this time and may have had an underlying and untreated illness. I believe that he was an easy target and the victim of cooping. I believe that he was drugged by thugs and forced to vote and he kept yelling the name of the election judge in the hospital, maybe thinking he was still at the voting polls. As for what exactly killed him, I don't know. But I do believe that's what happened to him in his final days. But it's just my theory.
A “Henry Reynolds” related to the election in Baltimore was mentioned in the video, I think also referenced as an election judge. Haven’t yet heard he was a candidate, though if he was that makes it seem more plausible.
Love the videos, man! A truly, truly sad story, no matter how many times I hear or read it. Just two things I want to contribute! First: here on Brazil I'm reading a book talkinng about Poe's biography translated from Shelley Bloomfield. The book is amazing. She details so much in so few words, that is actually amazing how she manages to do that. Combining that with other books I already read about his biography, I can certainly say that Poe's biological father, David Poe, was also an alcoholic. So he was and also his brother (he had one older brother and a younger sister). Alcoholism is a very hereditary trait. And a very deadly and bad one to have. He suffered with it all his life. I'm not saying that the theory about the alcoholism talked about in the end is true, just pointing this little trivia. Second: these two common "photos" you show in your videos are a very archaic way to take a photo that was common in the mid to late XX century. It's called daguerreotype and in Bloomfield's book shee says that Poe hated these two pics. He said that no matter how he appeared, he didn't like the way it was portrayed. And in this one that you also mentioned that people once theorized that he was poisoned by the look of his eyes, Bloomfield says that this pic, that is immortalized in cover of notebooks, books and so on, was taken a few days after he attempted suicide with laudanum (a type of medicinal opium). This pic I'm talking about appears exactly in 25:20. That's why he appears so... down, sad, in suffering. And sadly, it was immortalized as the appearance of a poet. This daguerreotype is titled "Ultima Thule" by Helen Whitman, one woman that Poe gave one of his poems to, and was taken in 1848 by W. S. Hartshorn, Providence, Rhode Island. The book I took all this info is from 2007, titled "The Everything Guide to Edgar Allan Poe" by Adams Media and F + W Publications Company (I'm reading the brazilian translation). I love this man so deeply... Thank you for creating this masterpiece to cover this mysterious death. It's impossible to not shed a tear after knowing the sad, sad way he died. Alone, lost, sick and don't even seeking for help.
From around 8:45 - Alcohol hallucinosis is also a possibility which causes hallucinations much more acutely after alcohol intoxication as opposed to the 72 hr-ish timeline for alcohol withdrawal and DTs.
Halluncinosis is a symptom of dts but can occur in heavy drinkers when amount of alcohol intake is lowered due to how body metabolizes alcohol, you should look up the study done adjacent to mk ultra on dt and hallucinosis it is fascinating and provides alot of nuance to the way it works
@@seikousanneh6673 Honestly I've often wondered if he may have been schizophrenic or psychotic; the childhood trauma combined with heavy drinking would definitely accelerate whatever he was predisposed to
I remember listening to the Pit and the Pendulum alone on Halloween when I was was a boy. At that point life had already claimed what I was more times then seen as possible. I can still hear that pendulum rending time itself that night, swaying to and fro eerily soothing in a contorting calm that caused cracks to form. Only to grow cataclysmic pulses throughout my mind, I won't say anything else about what happened that night. It is beyond any metric the horrible things your perceived "loved ones" will inflict on you with a mad joy painted on thier face. Peace
I genuinely enjoy the work of professionals trying to figure out the causes of historic figures' deaths, whether they were famous, or a body accidentally found during construction work. I'm not sure why, but it's a fascinating field.
where do you get the inspiration for the imagery in your videos? dont really know if thats an easy question for you to answer or not but i figured id ask, im always very fascinated with your style. the videos are awesome man and i always look forward to the next one..keep em coming!
My god WHAT TF!!! Last I even looked at your sub count....it was 240,000K! It's over a MILLION now!!?! CONGRATULATIONS you more than deserve it, my 2nd fave channel.....& this episode means the world to me for really personal reasons .....I'm gonna save and watch it when I can fully immerse myself in in it 🪦🖤💀
I’ve always been interested in the fact that he died on my birthday. It’s amazing that I’ve gotten into so many of the things he wrote. I even write and draw 😭
18:00 this is also an apt description for exploring and/or healing our psyches, ime. whether in therapy or during meditation (vipassana - contemplation of things with a still, focused and 'centered'/detached mind), the vast majority of us stop/turn away just as a liberating (yet painful to accept) insight, connection, realization is about the be accomplished. the ego (let's call it negative conditioning mostly during our formative yrs) lies to us, that if we cross that threshold, it will kill it destroy us somehow. when in fact, it is the ego (rather a conditioned view or habit we have via the ego, a part of the ego) that is about to extinguish...not "US" (our life or sanity). come to think of it, from the "trip reports" and my own timid dabbling, people reporting a presence or voice or just the overwhelming, emphatic, panic inducing feeling of "you took too much you idiot...AND with no sitter...you're going to die*." during the 'coming up' phase of psychedelic experiences with salvia*, mushrooms, and even eating thc ("greening out"). * my personal experience
I know that feeling of imminent destruction is a lie but we do like our distractions. I suppose this means I'm not yet sufficiently convinced the confrontation really _won't_ kill me, so here I am 'spreading the Gospel' for others to benefit from...feeling good about myself while avoiding confronting the demons* that are taunting me with that piece of exciting but out of reach ("never to be imparted" because, in fact, we're too afraid of it) knowledge, healing, Freedom, (personal) Power. * daemons, to the ancient Greeks - spirits that bring us knowledge... some of which is uncomfortable so we, as a culture, came to 'demonize' them as evil; another maneuver Ego. ✌️ ❤️🩹 I'm off to be imparted, ty for being an excellent sounding board 🙏
This is the strangest thing, I swear the title of the video changed at least once, and the thumbnail did as well! Is this a youtube algorithm automatically selecting things more "clickworthy" or have you just been making changes? It was just hilarious because I refreshed youtube the moment it changed so I caught something in realtime!
Does anyone know the name of the piece playing from 30:20-32:48? I cannot find it among the listed Soundtrack. I think this was the most moving part of the Video.
Great video! I do agree TB is the *most likely* cause of Poe’s death, however I do not think rabies can be ruled out entirely based on the two exclusions mentioned. 1) “No bite wounds”- Not all animals which carry rabies may even leave many noticeable bite wounds. Bats, for example, cause most rabies related deaths these days and their teeth are tiny. Bites would go unnoticed by almost everyone. It’s common for people to wake up with a bat on them and never know they were bitten. In fact; this has happened with virtually every rabies case in the US in the past 10-15 years. Also, rabies has an average incubation period from 1-3 months. Meaning you could receive a bite, and the bite completely heal over before the incubation period to begin. Meaning bite wounds would likely never be noticed. 2) “hydrophobia” while it’s true that in many cases, rabies victims suffer a fear of water and may go so far as to avoid drinking entirely, that doesn’t mean every case exhibits this. (Approximately 80% exhibit this according to Google) while it’s still very common for victims to experience hydrophobia, it’s definitely not enough to completely rule it out based on Poe not experiencing it.
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love your videos I watch them with my mom, she's never been more focused on watching something.
Love the channel, I wish the merch was more affordable
PLEASE make the shirts that only come in white have a black variation
Get more of the sold out merch pretty please.
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“My friend, I must DIE! To escape their wrath!!”
“Let’s just shave the moustache and call it a day ay Allen?”
best I can do...
@tfxreference8562 so you suggest self medication with home made pharmaceuticals to remedy no known cause? Or do you prefer exploratory DIY surgery to see if anything obvious pops up?
That's like saying in 500 years... oh tfxreferenxe was such a dbag, he didn't cure anyone's cancer. Just sat around shitposting on TH-cam.
That's a good friend's attempts to ease a troubled mind right there
My brother and I live two states away and we always watch Horses videos on discord whenever he drops. Thank you Horses
get me in too.
@@herolais781my brother from a different mother, I am not going to lie to you, a Horses watchparty with the entire fandom would go hard as shit, let's make it happen
I'm in!!!!!
Sounds like a cool sibling bond ❤
The soap? Just trying to finish your sentence.
I learned Italian at 14y/o, translating Edgar Allan Poe! In my country, his works were banned so I found a Milanese publication from 1938 and I started learning Italian so I could read Poe! At 22 I went to Canada and there I could buy it freely, so I bought a used copy and I was reading it outloud in English (of course) in a Metro line, I think it was King and Spadina! Everyone thought I was crazy and were giving me space! Little did they know...
Thats an admirable dedication! I didnt know Poe was even banned somewhere, but great job bringing the book to your countrymen.
@@vavra222 It was Albania and no I translated from Italian to read for myself, I did not even share with my brother but because he did not appreciate Poe, not because I were selfish! They were very amateurish anywaym the translations! I picked it up immediately as soon as I started reading in English especially while reading the story 'Into the Maelstrom' in the original language, I would notice lots of mistakes
Ku je o shqipe @@user-tx2nv1rb9k
@@user-tx2nv1rb9k Oh, my bad for misunderstanding. Still, very impressive of you.
your dedication and love for literature is outstanding man,, complimenti :-)
i didnt know he died
😮
I didn’t even know he was sick
I'm literally in shock
Rumor has it he’s still alive.. to this day
Gen Alpha moment. The product of the oh so enlightened leftist establishment's education system.
If he'd damaged his liver severely enough, he could have started having hallucinations and died without going through DT's. Your liver eliminates ammonia that builds up in your body. If your liver gets too damaged to function, it can't do this anymore and ammonia in the brain leads to INSANE hallucinations. I unfortunately know this from personal experience. Nearly died due to liver failure after a decade of alcoholism. Got jaundice, spent a month in the hospital, induced coma for a week because my DT's were so bad. Even after they woke me up I had open eye horrifying hallucinations for days and days. Also amnesia that cleared up as my liver returned to something approaching normal functioning.
I hope you're doing good now mate
hepatic encephalopathy
Yes, as a person in recovery, it always makes me laugh when people say things about people in the past in regards to drinking, such as "he wasn't known to be drinking at the time" relapse is always right around the corner, and honestly, more likely than not. I would assume his liver was ducked, very good point.
Up until now my liver is fine thanks for your concern
It’s amazing how resilient the liver is. I also drank my self to oblivion for years so I can relate. Actually coming up on five years clean on Nov 13. Hope you’re doing well
This is seriously the greatest channel on the platform.
Dang there is always someone in the comments glazing him up. The channel is good but chill out
@@luisd5098 Shut up
@@luisd5098nobody has to chill out lol that’s what they think
@@luisd5098 i mean you can always ignore this type of comments dude, it's not that hard lmao.
@aconfusedlacroix3965 tell me I'm wrong though
you finally made a video on edgar allan poe which you promised about! so glad
Fun little fact, I live in Baltimore and the Westminster Hall and Burying Grounds where his grave is is now a popular spot for event hosting. So much so in fact, that I can say with 100% honesty that my Senior Prom was held in the middle of the graveyard where Poe is buried. The atmosphere is quite eerie but beautiful at night.
Off topic, but I’ve been looking at moving to Baltimore. How do you like living there?
@@ahsokaventriss3268 I'm a native so I don't really know how it stacks up to other places, I give it a hard time but it's honestly a lot like other east coast places it's size. The neighborhoods change in vibe pretty dramatically from one to another, I grew up in a really blighted region with more abandoned rowhomes than occupied ones, but that's part of a large spectrum of different places. Between the museums, nightlife, music scene, and distance to DC it's certainly not boring. Rents aren't terrible but they're not dirt cheap either. The food and culture is fantastic. I don't think I'd wanna live anywhere else, even if i give it a hard time.
@@arttrashuberalles7223My father grew up part of his childhood in south-central Pennsylvania and has spent much of his time in DC, so he’s been to Baltimore many times throughout his life. He took me there on a few occasions, and he really likes the city, thinking of it as an underrated gem that’s been through too much.
That being said, his being from PA gives him a less positive attitude concerning Philadelphia (which I think is a shame; I’ve never been to Philly but from what I hear it’s quite like how he describes Baltimore).
That sounds way better than my senior prom. Held at the ravens stadium :/
Poe single handily established dark artistic expressions in early American society that continue to heavily influence modern culture such as horror, gothic aesthetics, and the supernatural.
I love when big TH-camrs do essays about dear author like Edgar A. Poe. I love that guy. I live in Brazil and have all his books from a lot of editors. Recently I bought books with his poetry and biography. And now this video?? Thank you for that!
Poe was my company when I was a teenager. I had no friends, I would spend recess at the library reading his tales. I keep coming back to his work often, it’s comforting to me. Thank you, Horses ❤
i find it so sad that people in the 19th century (and other times too) didn't have any help with things like psychosis, delusions or other mental problems, i can only imagine how many people would have lived so much longer and better if only they would have been given the right treatment and support :(
It's way worse these days lol
It still happens these days. Unfortunately access to the needed drugs and treatments aren’t easy to get and for a lot of people around the world they’re definitely not free. There’s a guy close to where I live that stands on the street corner from morning to night claiming she’s waiting for his Mother. Now I can’t say for sure that this Mother doesn’t exist, but he stand there by himself for over 12+ hours nearly every day and I’ve never seen a woman appear. There are no programs in my country to help folks like him. I can only hope he has somewhere to sleep at night
@@TheHippocrocapig The conditions back then were genuinely grotesque beyond your wildest imagination.
@@TheHippocrocapig no no no modern times is so much better than the past 😢 idk why people want to go back to the past when humans just lacked the wisdom and intelligence. The conditions were bad.
Things were always bad, just now that we have globalization and information that we can have a glimpse into other countries' affairs. Modern humans are still struggling to handle vast information and accept that things are Out of our control.
Its good that we have the a system for mental health and the wisdom to understand the human spirit and psyche. Its better than just lobotomizing people :(
He’d just be a run of the mill homeless today
When my grandfather was passing away with severe Liver Sepsis from Diabetes with an infected bladder he had lots of delusions, hallucinations & times where he believed he was a kid again on the farm he was raised on.
One thing that struck me was that he would get agitated and start repeating the name 'Gary' over and over again, which was the name of one of his brothers that had passed away years ago.
Perhaps Edgar A. Poe was not 'drunk' that night but suffering from Liver Sepsis brought on from heavy drinking in the past or an internal infection? It could've exacerbated by a 'Cooping' incident I suppose.
Reynolds could've come from anything his delusioned mind was focused on at the moment, could've been a childhood friend, bully or person he believed conspired against him if he was paranoid.
Omg you got to over a MILLION! I’m embarrassed that I apparently haven’t visited you enough lately….. because I had no idea. Congratulations! I told you once you are my absolute favorite on this platform….. there are a lot of beautiful amazing artists here…. But, In my mind, none that surpass you. This one was absolutely dripping intrigue and BEAUTY, tragedy romance and other cliche words that are only societally repetitive because they scream TRUTH! You understand Poe and translate him and his impact effortlessly…. As always… amazing me ceaselessly. Keep spreading the heart. You have a whole lot of heart. This world and this platform especially, are much more interesting and….. that word again… BEAUTIFUL w you here. Cheers and thanks for the incredible work you do. Xo!! 💋!
you are hands down my favorite content creator. i get a dopamine boost when i see tht you’ve posted
More like Deadgar Allan Poe.
I’m sorry.
@@TheAymanRahman you should be.
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
You should have added, "Am I right?" at the end there.
@@FlaviusBrocephushe missed a great pun. Its Deadgar Alan Woe
This is my absolute favorite channel. Wonderful. As always.
I don’t usually notice such things, but the sound editing & scoring on this channel is exceptional. The last three beats esp - absolutely impeccable
Wow, it’s almost like EAP wrote his own death. Legendary
Fr i feel like hed be hype to hear this is how he died
I recently started reading Allan Poe's works and you post bomb like this, thanks man
Your videos are an endlessly compelling marriage of sound and visual. Excellent presentation.
when you learn more about edgar allan poe in a 38 minute video than you ever did in school
Absolutely true
I mean, it's not like it is necessary to learn about him, interesting or not
Truly stunning, the excerpts and music were beautiful. You are brilliant thank you for such a comprehensive provoking representation of one of the greatest writers.
your soothing voice helps me through hard times.
I had to do a double-take been subscribed for awhile now but to see how large this channel has become is amazing to see!
Congrats on all the success, it is well deserved. Also this was a great video.
You always catch me with your thumbnails and titles, I don’t care for them from anywhere else on TH-cam but I click on yours always immediately and only later realise it’s your channel. You get me every time. 😂
5:48 I had to replay this whole part cause the calligraphy was so gorgeous it consumed me and I heard nothing 😅
Awesome so happy you made video on Edgar Allan Poe! Please more vids on classic authors Franz Kafka and Bram Stoker please!
yet another banger, horses. thank you.
your videos are constantly some of the most entertaining I've watched yet it is nothing more than you talking your story telling and ability to take complex topics and stories and turn them into their most digestible form is beyond talent you deserve every view subscriber and like
An excellent , and fair handed , homage to E.A. Poe ! Thanks !
I really like your videos. They are very relaxing and insightful. They make me happy.
Yes! Cant wait to watch this right before bed! Thank you, Horses. ❤
Your voice was born to deliver exposition.
What a beautiful essay for such an extraordinary, complicated and brilliant man as Poe
4 of my favorite theory channels(you, epoch philosophy, plasticpills, carefree wandering) uploaded the same day and its not Friday, coincidence?
I think not!!!!
was just looking at the Wikipedia page for this like two days ago... great timing!
omgggg wake up babe, we have new horses
She left me.
I bet you post song lyrics and claim them as your own.
Guess ill have to build a stable
@@FlaviusBrocephus
He leaves comments bashing AI "art," then acts like the most basic AI ever.
@@CNYKnifeNut Lol that was a good one
I love this channel so much! Please don't ever stop doing what you're doing ❤
Amazing video, now let's watch it
2:49 poe’s wedding proposal is fart
You mean art right
@@TimberlandStomper420no I said fart
fact(s) 🗣️
2:30 you fail to mention that this "woman" he planned to marry was 14
It's sad, genuinely sad
He's not as bad as Muhammad, but still disgusting
lol different times
I generally get your new videos in my feed the same day as released, the first time I open TH-cam.. and it's always the top of my home feed. This time it was a few scrolls down, and day 2.
Not sure if that's a shady algorithm manipulation for some suppression reasons, but I thought I'd let you know, just in case.
Really appreciate your work, horses. My husband and I plan on taking a picture in our horses shirts next to our neighbor's horses 😁
i have a paperback that contains all of the poems and writings of Poe. i'm going to read some of that tonight. thanks Horses.
Poe: drunk out of his mind, convulsing, incoherent, delirious, panicking
Sartan: let’s his the bar bro
Edgar Allen Poe died like a character in a novel he would have written.
congrats on 1 million !
I love the closing argument about Poe being early with his ideas. I'd love to see videos about other thinkers who were early in their ideas.
A different author similar to E.A Poe had very similar circumstances. His name was Ambrose Bierce and like Poe, was a horror writer, however he disappeared and his body was never found. Bierce was planning to go to Mexico however there is no strong evidence that suggests he ever arrived at his destination. Bierce could be an interesting subject you may consider covering as well.
Everytime you drop I click and bam a new reason to live. Thanks bro. You let me know my crazy ideas and philosophical thoughts don’t mean I’m crazy.
Woah, huge fact check. Hallucinations from delirium tremens can start WAY earlier than 2-4 days after a severe alcoholic's last drink. By 2 days they're already going to be far into the worst of it, and by day 4 a detoxing chronic alcoholic is likely either done withdrawing or the worst is over and they're starting to get better. And if you're sleep deprived hallucinations can start before you even start withdrawing, sleep depravation is super common. When you start getting really sick from drinking so much you are often sleep deprived, when I was at my worst I could only sleep for 2 or 3 hours at a time before I'd wake up dry heaving, but I was always tired. I was really sleep deprived by the end and it was effecting my basic cognitive functioning. This has been an entertaining video, I just had to throw that in. I know way more about alcohol withdrawal than I'd like to, but thankfully I'm sober now.
Spent far too long looking for this comment but aye,
I used to be alcoholic and after even 12 *hours* without a drink i was NOT okay.
Maybe it takes a day or two to start having seizures and severe reactions, but aye the DTs start much sooner it's why we keep drinking
Just pure cinema and intricate story telling for 38:38 😮 i love how the fonts are gothic styled and been waiting for this one for so long especially after van gogh, hemingway and now this one truly amazing🤌🏻
Genuinely one of the best youtube videos I’ve watched breh. This Horse can neigh one damn good yarn-spin
Top notch as always dear Horses.
I did some research into the Maryland elections of 1849. I went through all the runners of Senate and the House of Delegates and didn't find a whole lot. But in my research, I came across a man named: *Henry R. Reynolds.* He was a carpenter who served as an election judge on election day in Baltimore.
My theory: I believe that Poe was in an all around bad physical and mental state at this time and may have had an underlying and untreated illness. I believe that he was an easy target and the victim of cooping. I believe that he was drugged by thugs and forced to vote and he kept yelling the name of the election judge in the hospital, maybe thinking he was still at the voting polls. As for what exactly killed him, I don't know. But I do believe that's what happened to him in his final days. But it's just my theory.
that's good!
A “Henry Reynolds” related to the election in Baltimore was mentioned in the video, I think also referenced as an election judge. Haven’t yet heard he was a candidate, though if he was that makes it seem more plausible.
If he was drugged with a deliriant it could explain all of this.
“In death he is more alive than ever” as a finishing comment was so badass I actually got goosebumps
1:01 poe’s last words were, “lord help my poor soul”, so haunting
As usual, awesome video Horses! Keep on making those.
Thanks for uploading as always Horses
My new fav channel 😂 thank God for a new upload
You make the most beautiful videos in TH-cam keep it up.
your videos are on another level. thank you
Aaargh, I'm gonna hang until the merch I'm chasing says something other than sold out. The horses and I love your work.
Horses and Blameitonjorge uploaded back to back???? lesss gooooo
"a bit of stress, a little poisoning, and a night of cooping"
Finally someone who understands my kind of fun
I see a new Horses upload and I just watch it, I don't even bother reading the title. What can I say, I'm a simple man.
as an alcoholic, currently shit faced, about to enter a halfway house this was a very useful video
never drink. i’ve lost everything
Delightful essay as always
Love the videos, man! A truly, truly sad story, no matter how many times I hear or read it.
Just two things I want to contribute!
First: here on Brazil I'm reading a book talkinng about Poe's biography translated from Shelley Bloomfield. The book is amazing. She details so much in so few words, that is actually amazing how she manages to do that. Combining that with other books I already read about his biography, I can certainly say that Poe's biological father, David Poe, was also an alcoholic. So he was and also his brother (he had one older brother and a younger sister).
Alcoholism is a very hereditary trait. And a very deadly and bad one to have. He suffered with it all his life. I'm not saying that the theory about the alcoholism talked about in the end is true, just pointing this little trivia.
Second: these two common "photos" you show in your videos are a very archaic way to take a photo that was common in the mid to late XX century. It's called daguerreotype and in Bloomfield's book shee says that Poe hated these two pics. He said that no matter how he appeared, he didn't like the way it was portrayed. And in this one that you also mentioned that people once theorized that he was poisoned by the look of his eyes, Bloomfield says that this pic, that is immortalized in cover of notebooks, books and so on, was taken a few days after he attempted suicide with laudanum (a type of medicinal opium). This pic I'm talking about appears exactly in 25:20. That's why he appears so... down, sad, in suffering. And sadly, it was immortalized as the appearance of a poet.
This daguerreotype is titled "Ultima Thule" by Helen Whitman, one woman that Poe gave one of his poems to, and was taken in 1848 by W. S. Hartshorn, Providence, Rhode Island. The book I took all this info is from 2007, titled "The Everything Guide to Edgar Allan Poe" by Adams Media and F + W Publications Company (I'm reading the brazilian translation).
I love this man so deeply... Thank you for creating this masterpiece to cover this mysterious death. It's impossible to not shed a tear after knowing the sad, sad way he died. Alone, lost, sick and don't even seeking for help.
Thank you ,he will always be my favorite writer ❤️
I've been a Poe fan since I was a child.
My first reading in front of people was a Poe poem.
NEW HORSES 🎉 thank you for what you do
incredible as always
Great Video as always
From around 8:45 - Alcohol hallucinosis is also a possibility which causes hallucinations much more acutely after alcohol intoxication as opposed to the 72 hr-ish timeline for alcohol withdrawal and DTs.
Halluncinosis is a symptom of dts but can occur in heavy drinkers when amount of alcohol intake is lowered due to how body metabolizes alcohol, you should look up the study done adjacent to mk ultra on dt and hallucinosis it is fascinating and provides alot of nuance to the way it works
@@seikousanneh6673 Honestly I've often wondered if he may have been schizophrenic or psychotic; the childhood trauma combined with heavy drinking would definitely accelerate whatever he was predisposed to
I remember listening to the Pit and the Pendulum alone on Halloween when I was was a boy. At that point life had already claimed what I was more times then seen as possible. I can still hear that pendulum rending time itself that night, swaying to and fro eerily soothing in a contorting calm that caused cracks to form. Only to grow cataclysmic pulses throughout my mind, I won't say anything else about what happened that night. It is beyond any metric the horrible things your perceived "loved ones" will inflict on you with a mad joy painted on thier face. Peace
I genuinely enjoy the work of professionals trying to figure out the causes of historic figures' deaths, whether they were famous, or a body accidentally found during construction work. I'm not sure why, but it's a fascinating field.
where do you get the inspiration for the imagery in your videos? dont really know if thats an easy question for you to answer or not but i figured id ask, im always very fascinated with your style. the videos are awesome man and i always look forward to the next one..keep em coming!
This being free is a modern miracle. Thank you
Nothing like a horses video
just in time for my english project
thanks horses!!!
My god WHAT TF!!! Last I even looked at your sub count....it was 240,000K! It's over a MILLION now!!?!
CONGRATULATIONS you more than deserve it, my 2nd fave channel.....& this episode means the world to me for really personal reasons .....I'm gonna save and watch it when I can fully immerse myself in in it 🪦🖤💀
DTs can and do indeed occur while the patient is still drinking. It is not necessary for the patient to discontinue use first.
yo Baltimore native hereeeeee. love your videos thank you
Here comes another BANGER VID
I’ve always been interested in the fact that he died on my birthday. It’s amazing that I’ve gotten into so many of the things he wrote. I even write and draw 😭
Great video! Please can you make another video focusing on King Baldwin IV?
Unpopular conspiracy theory: Po never died but he uploads videos under the name "Horses" now. 😁 😆 🤣
18:00 this is also an apt description for exploring and/or healing our psyches, ime.
whether in therapy or during meditation (vipassana - contemplation of things with a still, focused and 'centered'/detached mind), the vast majority of us stop/turn away just as a liberating (yet painful to accept) insight, connection, realization is about the be accomplished.
the ego (let's call it negative conditioning mostly during our formative yrs) lies to us, that if we cross that threshold, it will kill it destroy us somehow. when in fact, it is the ego (rather a conditioned view or habit we have via the ego, a part of the ego) that is about to extinguish...not "US" (our life or sanity).
come to think of it, from the "trip reports" and my own timid dabbling, people reporting a presence or voice or just the overwhelming, emphatic, panic inducing feeling of "you took too much you idiot...AND with no sitter...you're going to die*." during the 'coming up' phase of psychedelic experiences with salvia*, mushrooms, and even eating thc ("greening out").
* my personal experience
I know that feeling of imminent destruction is a lie but we do like our distractions.
I suppose this means I'm not yet sufficiently convinced the confrontation really _won't_ kill me, so here I am 'spreading the Gospel' for others to benefit from...feeling good about myself while avoiding confronting the demons* that are taunting me with that piece of exciting but out of reach ("never to be imparted" because, in fact, we're too afraid of it) knowledge, healing, Freedom, (personal) Power.
* daemons, to the ancient Greeks - spirits that bring us knowledge... some of which is uncomfortable so we, as a culture, came to 'demonize' them as evil; another maneuver Ego.
✌️ ❤️🩹 I'm off to be imparted, ty for being an excellent sounding board 🙏
I opened TH-cam with the thought: "I wish horses uploaded a new video" and then boom, first thing I see is this
This is the strangest thing, I swear the title of the video changed at least once, and the thumbnail did as well! Is this a youtube algorithm automatically selecting things more "clickworthy" or have you just been making changes? It was just hilarious because I refreshed youtube the moment it changed so I caught something in realtime!
They changed it so people would click.
What a wonderful, beautiful video
Does anyone know the name of the piece playing from 30:20-32:48? I cannot find it among the listed Soundtrack. I think this was the most moving part of the Video.
I can’t imagine the horror he must have suffered during his demise.
and there goes another reason for my subscription to you 👏 👏 👏
Finally a 40 minute video I can listen to and contemplate my existence
Great video!
I do agree TB is the *most likely* cause of Poe’s death, however I do not think rabies can be ruled out entirely based on the two exclusions mentioned.
1) “No bite wounds”- Not all animals which carry rabies may even leave many noticeable bite wounds. Bats, for example, cause most rabies related deaths these days and their teeth are tiny. Bites would go unnoticed by almost everyone. It’s common for people to wake up with a bat on them and never know they were bitten. In fact; this has happened with virtually every rabies case in the US in the past 10-15 years. Also, rabies has an average incubation period from 1-3 months. Meaning you could receive a bite, and the bite completely heal over before the incubation period to begin. Meaning bite wounds would likely never be noticed.
2) “hydrophobia” while it’s true that in many cases, rabies victims suffer a fear of water and may go so far as to avoid drinking entirely, that doesn’t mean every case exhibits this. (Approximately 80% exhibit this according to Google) while it’s still very common for victims to experience hydrophobia, it’s definitely not enough to completely rule it out based on Poe not experiencing it.
Can someone tell me what photo is used at 18:26? It’s a very nice photo
The more subtle red title card without text matches the horses aesthetic in my opinion
Yoo earliest I've ever been to a Horses vid
Superb mr horses.