Asdepictedinthefilm,EdgarAllanPoewasplaguedwithnightmaresandthedeathsofthosehelovedthroughouthislife.Thosenightmaresandhistragiclifeweremanytimesthebasisforhisstoriesandpoems;oftenhefoundhimselfinthemasthevictimorantagonist.NightmaresfromtheMindofPoebringstolifethosenightmareswithPoeaspartofthestories,asheoftendreamedandwrotethem.Inthemovie,hestruggleswithnightmares,insomnia,sadnessanddespairinhisownlifeashecreateshisstories.Thefilmincludesfourofthemostwell-knowntalesfromEdgarAllanPoe,themasterofsuspenseandhorror-"TheTell-TaleHeart","TheCaskofAmontillado","ThePrematureBurial"and"TheRaven";allofwhicharewordforwordthewayPoewrotethem,except"ThePrematureBurial"whichwasadaptedfromhisnarrativestory.