Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe (January 19, 1809 - October 2, 1947) is an author and poet famous for many poems, short stories, mysteries, and other works.

In "The Fright Stuff," Brain mention's one of Poe's famous short stories, "The Tell-Tale Heart," when he, Arthur, Buster, and Binky are trying to come up with a prank to pull on the girls at Muffy's party. Brain's fantasy of this, however, is nothing like the actual short story, as it instead involves a heart shaped candy box with no candy inside of it.

In "It Came From Beyond," Grandma Thora is reading a book that says "Poe" at the top of it, with a picture of a raven on the cover. This is a reference to one of Poe's most famous poems, "The Raven." In "Fern & Persimmony Glitchet," an almost identical book is seen at Trident Books.