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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 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. ...

Our first Unhappy Hour of the season took place on April the 28th. Since April marked the 170th anniversary of the publication of the first modern detective story, Poe's "The Murders in the Rue Morgue", we had a murder mystery of our own that Unhappy Hour participants could help to solve. The suspects included characters from various Poe tales that had been brought together so that their creator could announce which of them was to have further adventures in a "new" tale from the esteemed Mr. Poe. This seems to have provided some motivation for the characters in question to want to bump ...

12 Midnight: Champagne Toast at the Poe Shrine Kick off the day's festivities in the shadows of the Poe Museum's Enchanted Garden in a shrine built 87 years ago in Poe's honor from the bricks salvaged from the office in which Poe began his career in journalism. 2 AM: Victorian Séance Make contact with Poe through an authentic Victorian séance. Maybe Mr. Poe will make an appearance. 11 AM: Segway Tour of Richmond Poe Sites See the sights of Poe's Richmond without walking up all the hills. Ride a segway. Lessons will be provided before the tour. 1 PM: Birthday Cake Every birthday needs a ...