She lurks in the darkness and hides in the fireplace flame. She has many guises and names. She appears to him in the form of a girl with pale skin and raven-colored hair. She watches him with a predatory gaze. She is the muse that lurks in the depths of his mind. But what if one day she finds flesh and blood? He is seventeen-year-old Edgar Allan Poe. He can't wait to leave his hometown and go to university. And also - to quickly marry the young beauty Elmira. But her family is against marriage, because Elmira and Edgar are too young. In addition, the young man's father wants to deprive his son of his livelihood so that he will not be able to study and write poetry. And one day the young poet releases his muse, completely unaware of what awaits him.