EPISODE · Sep 30, 2025 · 17 MIN
Poe & Richard Parker Coincidence | The Dark Record | Ep. 30
from The Halloween Podcast · host Lyle Perez
In 1838, Edgar Allan Poe published a novel about shipwrecked sailors resorting to cannibalism, choosing a cabin boy named Richard Parker as their victim. Nearly fifty years later, a real shipwreck occurred—and the crew also cannibalized a cabin boy named Richard Parker. The eerie coincidence has baffled literary scholars and historians ever since. In this episode, we explore the strange overlap of fiction and reality in the Richard Parker coincidence. 📩 Email: [email protected]🌐 www.TheHalloweenPodcast.com📘 Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheHalloweenPodcast Keywords: Edgar Allan Poe Richard Parker, shipwreck coincidence, Poe novel prophecy, literary mystery, real cannibalism at sea, unexplained coincidence, The Dark RecordHashtags: #EdgarAllanPoe #RichardParker #UnsolvedMystery #DarkRecord #HalloweenPodcast #StrangeCoincidence Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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Edgar Allan Poe wrote of a shipwreck where a cabin boy named Richard Parker was cannibalized. Decades later, a real shipwreck unfolded the same way—with another Richard Parker.
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