Edgar Allan Poe

The Lighthouse: Willem Dafoe is the best screen villain since Daniel Day Lewis

Review: Robert Pattinson’s easy naturalism curdles into something unnerving and evil

Time’s up as private collector sells 800 watches and clocks at Sotheby’s

Some rare and unusual time pieces are coming on the international market in the coming months, including a pocket watch owned by the writer Edgar Allan Poe

The Secret of Marrowbone: it’s familiar, but not always eerily familiar

Review: It’s a shame Sergio G Sánchez didn’t stretch himself more in his directorial debut

My brain scan: a look at the organ I have carried in my skull for half a century

I need to know why I’ve developed weak legs. But what else will the scan tell me?

The Lost Boys 30 years on: the vampire film to rule them all

The teen horror cult classic had it all: the two Coreys, sex appeal and great one-liners

‘It’s a pretty scary moment’: Travels in Trump’s America

Suzanne Lynch takes the heartbeat of Trump’s US. Part one: North Carolina

The Possessions review: sexual obsession from beyond the grave

Sara Flannery Murphy’s intriguing debut merges the worlds of the living and the dead

Macnas brings magic to streets of Dublin on Halloween night

‘Great British Bake Off’ judge Paul Hollywood among thousands who attended parade

Not sleeping well? It’s no wonder you can’t remember anything...

Loss of a single night’s sleep is enough to block your brain’s natural reset mechanism

Donnybrook redbrick with a tale to tell

36 Belmont Avenue is a five-bedroom Victorian house in turnkey condition

The big draw: an A to Z of great children’s illustrators

Illustrations are a touchstone of children’s literature. Here is a potted guide to the artists behind some of the best-loved stories

Wardrobing: A Christmas party outfit fit for a teen

More exposed flesh means a high chance of burning yourself with molten turkey gravy. Make a splash with colour and pattern instead

10 scary stories for Halloween

You may be too old to go trick or treating, but are you brave enough to read one of these tales before you go to sleep tonight?

Spooky stories you won’t want to read in bed: Through the Woods

Review: Emily Carroll’s beautiful book is confidently written and lavishly designed

Angel Haze: ‘Rap is the only uncensored version of life’

The rapper, just 22, is unusually honest, from her lyrics about a rape when she was a child to social-media posts about her relationship with Ireland Baldwin

Fanimal fiction

Adapted from the children’s book by Michael Morpurgo, ‘War Horse’ is currently showing in Dublin’s Bord Gais Energy Theatre. Here are 10 of our favourite literary quotes inspired by animals