Some of Poe’s most popular tales of terror were inspired by true events. One example is “The Pit and the Pendulum,” which tells of the story of a prisoner of the Spanish Inquisition, an infamous program of trials in which the judges were allowed to use torture to extract confessions from the accused. Poe sets this story in a torture chamber during the Spanish Inquisition. He may have been inspired by a paragraph in Thomas Dick’s Philosophy of Religion (1825): “On entry of the French into Toldeo during the late Peninsular War, General Lasalle visited the Palace of the Inquisition. The great ...
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Edgar Allan Poe Bust to be Unveiled at Stoke Newington
On June 4th, as part of the Stoke Newington Literary Festival, the boutique cinema experience, The Flicker Club, will kick off a day of celebrations to honor former London N16 resident, American writer Edgar Allan Poe. The day will culminate in the unveiling of a permanent statue of the undisputed master of the horror story on the site of Manor House School on Stoke Newington Church Street, which he attended from 1818 to 1820 from the age of nine.
The day long event will start with a light-hearted panel discussion on Poe, his work and his legacy, which will include references to his work on ...
Vincent Price’s Birthday Cake
Vincent Price will be turning 100 on May 27, so the Poe Museum will celebrate his birthday with cake and a special display of memorabilia from some of Price's eleven films based on Poe's works. Here is a photo of Vincent Price's birthday cake to be served at the May 26 Unhappy Hour. ...
Spring 2011 Poe Museum Newsletter
Here is the Spring 2011 Newsletter with news on recent and upcoming events as well as articles about recent acquisitions, group tours, and an unusual wedding at the Poe Museum.
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