(who is portrayed as a Goth in the episode) to help stop the Emo invasion. In the third episode of Gravity Falls, the wax figures of various historical personalities and fictional characters, including Poe, come to life every time the moon is waxing. They attempt to kill Stan Pines for locking them in a room for years after his wax museum ran out of funds. In the SpongeBob SquarePants episode "Squeaky Boots", SpongeBob receives a pair of annoying squeaky boots but Mr. Krabs plots to get rid of them. He steals the boots and hides them under the floorboards in the Krusty Krab. The episode references Poe's short story "The Tell-Tale Heart". In the 2018 Netflix science fiction show Altered Carbon, an AI "Poe" (after Edgar Allan Poe) runs a Victorian-themed hotel called the Ravenwood. In season 2 of the anime series Bungo Stray Dogs, a series composed of characters based on famous authors, Poe appears as a member of "The Guild". In this show, Poe's power is called "Black Cat in the Rue Morgue", which can transport readers into the setting of any novel that they are currently reading. On October 6, 2021 it was announced that Intrepid Pictures will create an eight episode limited series titled The Fall of the House of Usher for Netflix that will be based on the works of Edgar Allan Poe. Mike Flanagan and Michael Fimognari will each direct four episodes and executive produce the series. The 2022 Netflix series Wednesday centers on the fantastical Nevermore Academy, a boarding school for outcasts, where campus activities pay tribute to Poe (supposedly an alumnus of Nevermore), and a prominent Poe statue offers secret passage. See also For his influence on other media: Edgar Allan Poe and music For his appearances as a fictional character: Edgar Allan Poe in popular culture References Television Poe, Edgar Allan in television and film Poe, Edgar Allan