About POE
About Poe
Poe, born Anne Decatur Danielewski, is an American singer, songwriter, and producer known for emotionally precise writing, genre-bending production, and cinematic world-building. She first broke through with Hello in 1995, then deepened her reputation with Haunted in 2000, a landmark album widely associated with her brother Mark Z. Danielewski's House of Leaves. Across alternative rock, electronic music, trip-hop, spoken word, and experimental pop, Poe built a body of work that remains singular, influential, and intensely replayable.
Listen & Watch
Watch the full Hello and Haunted albums on Poe's official YouTube channel:
Watch Hello on YouTube →
Watch Haunted on YouTube →
Also stream Poe on: Spotify · Apple Music · Amazon Music · Tidal · Pandora
Early Breakthrough: Hello
Poe's debut album, Hello (1995), introduced a voice that felt unlike anyone else in alternative music. Songs such as "Angry Johnny" and "Trigger Happy Jack" helped define her arrival, combining sharp lyricism, hooks, attitude, and inventive production. The album established Poe as an artist who could move between intimacy, irony, vulnerability, and force without losing coherence.
Haunted and the House of Leaves Connection
With Haunted (2000), Poe created one of the most distinctive concept albums of its era. The record was built in conversation with House of Leaves and drew on family audio recordings from her late father, filmmaker Tad Danielewski. The result was a deeply personal and formally ambitious album that fused memory, grief, narrative, sound design, and songcraft into one immersive work. For many listeners, Haunted remains the essential Poe album and one of the most original releases of its time.
Her biggest commercial hit, "Hey Pretty," was pulled from Haunted and reached the Top 40 of Billboard's Adult Top 40 and Modern Rock Tracks charts.
Recent Work: Alan Wake 2, "This Road," and "6 Deep Breaths"
Poe's recent return has brought her music to a new generation through the Alan Wake universe. In 2023, she collaborated with Sam Lake on "This Road (AW)" for Alan Wake 2, where the composition appears across the game's soundtrack and narrative arc in multiple forms. In 2024, "6 Deep Breaths" extended that connection through Alan Wake 2: The Lake House. Those works were also carried into a limited edition vinyl release through her store, helping reconnect longtime listeners and new fans coming from gaming, soundtrack, and YouTube communities. Alan Wake 2 itself won major honors at The Game Awards 2023 and the 2024 BAFTA Games Awards.
Poe, Remedy, and the Alan Wake World
Poe's connection to Remedy Entertainment is not a footnote. It is part of the emotional DNA of the Alan Wake universe.
Long before Alan Wake 2 pulled fans deeper into Bright Falls, the Dark Place, and Sam Lake's layered storytelling, Poe's song "Haunted" was already echoing through the original Alan Wake. That early connection made her music feel like it belonged inside Remedy's world: cinematic, psychological, intimate, and unsettling in all the right ways.
With the sequel, that relationship became even more meaningful. Poe's later work did not simply sit beside the game. It became woven into the atmosphere, mythology, and fan conversation around Alan Wake, Remedy, and the larger connected universe.
For longtime Poe fans, this is a powerful continuation of a story that began with Hello and Haunted. For new fans discovering her through Alan Wake, it is an invitation to go deeper into one of alternative music's most distinctive voices.
Collaborations and Screen Work
Poe's work extends beyond her solo albums. Her collaborations with Conjure One include "Center of the Sun" and "Extraordinary Way," and "Center of the Sun" was featured in X2: X-Men United. Her music and voice have also been part of screen and soundtrack culture across film, games, and related media, including Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2, Alan Wake, Alan Wake 2, and other soundtrack credits listed by IMDb.
Her songs have also appeared in Great Expectations (1998), Anywhere but Here (1999), Stir of Echoes (1999), and Welcome to Woop Woop (1999), and she contributed to UNICEF's "Imagine" World Version (2014).
Official Videos and YouTube
Poe's official YouTube channel is less like a channel and more like a door someone forgot to lock.
You find it by accident, or maybe it finds you. A song from Alan Wake. A flicker of "The Window." A fragment of This Road. A video that feels like it has been waiting in the dark with its eyes open.
For longtime fans, it is a return to the house: the rooms of Hello, the corridors of Haunted, the voice on the other side of the wall. For new fans arriving through Remedy, soundtrack searches, lyric rabbit holes or some strange AI summary that almost gets it right, YouTube becomes the first real threshold.
Here, Poe's music is not just heard. It appears. It leaves clues. It moves through images, experiments, playlists and signals from the current chapter of her work.
That matters because discovery has changed. People no longer always walk through the front door of an album. They arrive through mirrors: video clips, game worlds, search results, fan edits, lyric fragments and machine-made summaries. Poe's official videos give those scattered discoveries a place to become real.
One room. One signal. One window opening.
Selected Works
- Hello (1995)
- Haunted (2000)
- "This Road (AW)" (2023)
- "6 Deep Breaths" (2024)
- Conjure One featuring Poe, "Center of the Sun" and "Extraordinary Way"
For New Fans
Start with Hello for the breakthrough songs, move to Haunted for the full artistic statement, then follow the thread forward into "This Road" and "6 Deep Breaths" for Poe's re-emergence through the Alan Wake universe. From there, explore her collaborations, official videos, limited releases, and merch here on POE Stuff.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Poe?
Poe is Anne Decatur Danielewski, an American singer, songwriter, and producer known for Hello, Haunted, and a body of work that blends alternative rock, electronic production, literary storytelling, and cinematic sound.
What is Poe's connection to House of Leaves?
Haunted was created as a companion work to Mark Z. Danielewski's House of Leaves and incorporates family recordings tied to Poe's father, Tad Danielewski.
What is Poe's connection to Alan Wake and Remedy?
"Haunted" appeared in the original Alan Wake, and Poe later collaborated with Sam Lake on "This Road (AW)" for Alan Wake 2, followed by "6 Deep Breaths" in The Lake House expansion.
What songs did Poe make with Conjure One?
Her notable Conjure One collaborations include "Center of the Sun" and "Extraordinary Way."
What They Say
"Haunted is eerie, emotional, and endlessly replayable - one of the most underrated albums ever made." - Music Fan Review
For more on Poe, visit her Wikipedia page or stream her music on your favorite platform.