If you've ever played any of our escape rooms before, you're probably as excited as we are for our newest room: Poe's Chamber! Edgar Allen Poe is the perfect inspiration for our escape rooms – he may be renowned as a master of the macabre, but his breadth of works spanned from sorrowful poetry to revenge fantasies. His works capture beautiful imagery that have enraptured readers’ suspense for generations. Poe’s short story The Gold-Bug showcased his love for ciphers, featuring a puzzle fit for a difficult escape room which functioned as a puzzle hunt more than a century before they became popular in the United States. If Edgar Allen Poe were alive today, he’d probably enjoy escape rooms as much as we all do! This is why we’re not only building the best escape room about Poe, but the perfect love letter to his legacy. His journey in life also leaves a more direct history with us physically, as he lived around our area, from down in Richmond to up north in Baltimore. Our goal with this room is to capture the same compelling spirit that he graced us with so long ago.

Edgar Allen Poe has always been a perfect fit for Ravenchase; his inspiration runs through our company’s DNA. We’ve always aimed to intrigue and surprise with haunting thrills of the unexpected, and the dark twists and turns explored by his works mirror the mysterious nature of our thrilling escape rooms. We aim to be as cunning and cheeky as his writings while immersing you in the best escape room in the Arlington area.

While we’re respecting the quarantine from the coronavirus, we’re going full-speed ahead with building our newest and best escape room. Construction of this Poe-themed escape room is well under way, and we’re seeking to please the most die-hard of Poe fans and amateur puzzlers alike. You’ll be thoroughly immersed in his eerie dwelling, seeking to uncover the truth about the legacy of one of history’s greatest writers. We might not have the same dastardly technical cipher from The Gold-Bug, but be warned that this will be our most difficult room yet, packed with references and homages to many of his literary works.

Our Poe’s Chamber escape room will be eerie but not horror-themed, so that it will be perfect for all ages. Whether you’re looking for an awesome birthday party idea, a family outing, or a fun corporate event, this room will be a perfect fit. The best escape room near you is about to get a lot more exciting, so stay tuned!