Behind the Scenes on Edgar Allan Poe's Murder Mystery Dinner Party: Post-Production! 

I love Lauren, she just casually brings her dog everywhere. That is literally all of us in like a few years, no lie

The worst thing about this was the first time I read the title and muttered to myself 'heh, POEst Production...' I also highly approve of Smashmouth being the end credits music.

You guys aren't going to make anything as special as Poe Party ever again. That's because you won't be making Poe Party, you'll be making something else that's special in its own right. You are all so talented and driven to make things that success isn't a goal for you, it's an inevitability. 💗

Thanks for watching my behind the scenes vlogs for Poe Party! Was there any part of the process that was surprising to you?

Your speech around 11:15 was truly moving, and I think we speak for all of us when I say we're very proud of you too, Mary Kate.

I'll be short, Poe Party was AMAZING and so influential! I always thought English Literature is something I didn't like because it's way to historical and boring, but watching Poe Party make these authors seem hilarious, it brings a whole new perspective to this subject and I hope to ace it in my GCSEs! And I also loved how everyone cheered when each character is introduced! Now I'm on the invite only English club and doing extensive reading and writing, I couldn't be happier. Thank you everyone who got me into thinking Eng Lit is interesting and I really hope to see more from Shipwrecked!

I will praise Poe Party until the day I die. I'm so happy for all of you.

I will admit, I got a little weepy. Poe Party has been very special, and I genuinely can't believe how much you all achieved in such a short amount of time. I'm so proud of you all, and so glad that I was able to witness it all.

"More ice cream means all your problems go away?" YEP!

Your speech towards the end says everything on how you felt doing Poe Party. I hope you can keep creating art, MK.

I am a backstage theatre nerd and my brother is in film, so no surprises, but the time line of Poe Party, y'all are AMAZING !!!!

That speech near the end was so moving and I hope to create something one day that fills me with that much pride and makes me that sad when it's over. You and Shipwrecked and all the other people creating their own things inspire me to pursue art and to create. I'd consider myself lucky to make things this good. Thank you for showing me the way.

What did we do to deserve all of these amazing videos? Sean just wants to always wear that moustache. I hate that you are over budget, I hope it's okay. I get tired just from watching your videos (I have no idea how you get the energy to do everything that you do). I'm always in awe of your eyebrows and eyeliner. OMG, don't cry MK, I will cry then. You will make so many special things in the future. I still smile seeing Sean and Sinead greet people at the door in Poe Party. I love Sinead red dress at the festival.

Diane!

Watching this made me cry. I can't even express how awesome it was to see Poe Party come to life. Shipwrecked has done such an amazing job with this project, and I can't wait to see where you go from here!

All I can say, MK, is that the next project should start small and grow big like Poe did, because the established story is part of what made the Poe Party Kickstarter be so successful. That's my only advice. But I am really excited for the future!!

Thank you for your BTS videos, and all the hard work everyone put into making this amazing show. You can all be absolutely proud of it! From an audience/backer standpoint, it was such a joy and thrill to follow all that project. When you first announced the KS, I was very excited to see what it would become, and even though I tried to not have huge expectations, I was really waiting for it. And none of it disappointed. Everything was more than I could have ever hope to see, with the budget and time you had. I think I've never been more proud and enchanted with a project I backed. It stands in my heart like waffles do in Leslie's heart. You guys were my light in a quite heavy and sad autumn. You made me smile and laugh so much when I wanted to cry. And still now, I just have a huge smile when I see gifs on Tumblr. It makes the moment so much brighter every time. As for the future, I am sure that Shipwrecked has so much more great things to come ! You are all fantastic and talented people. You have found your artistic family. Going through all that very heavy process together, and make something so great with it isn't a fluke. You have managed it with brio, through talent and hard-work. It's the kind of adventure that make you grow and learn so much. It will help you for the next time. And again, and again, I'm sure of it :)

i think for us as the viewers and backers, it's always been an exceptional experience for us. I've supported a lot of Kickstarter projects, but this is the one that I've felt the most emotionally involved and excited about. You guys have been GREAT keeping us updated, but also sharing your lives, work and passion with us. It's been a privilege. Can't wait to support the next and all your projects that's gonna come up. It's just the start! :D

In a world where everyone has to film everything, no matter how trivial, I'm glad that you filmed everything, not for us, even though we all got to peek behind the curtain which was great, but for you to get to re-watch it and reflect on the whole experience. I could tell watching the videos that you've learned a lot from the experience, which will only help the next project Shipwrecked does. You'll need it to top how awesome Poe Party was. I know I'm not alone in wanting to see the 4 of you try. Hope your Thanksgiving was great and that you have a Merry Christmas. P.S. If you're wanting a new thing to stress about, there's one obvious thing that could be done. They tend to take months and months to plan and even take a lot of gown shopping, dinner planning, location scouting, scheduling, photography, etc. All things you've gotten pretty good at with Poe Party. ;)

You SHOULD be proud of what you created. You've always spoke about how LOTR inspired you to tell stories and between all of you at shipwrecked you have created a top notch story, and not only that but a top-notch mystery story. It's hard enough creating a compelling and well-acted story that simply follows the characters around but to create that with such a large cast of characters and keeping the viewer in the dark about such a large twist is masterful.

I'm crying. You're wonderful. Thank you, thank you, thank you for Poe Party.

I’m watching this on the fifth anniversary of Poe Party’s premiere, having watched it for the first time only about a week ago (shown to me by my dear friend), and it is so ridiculously needed. Watching that speech meant so much as someone who hopes to be an actress and creator; I do what I do for reasons like this, to make something beautiful with incredible people like you and all of Shipwrecked. Although I can’t contribute monetarily, I’m so excited to support Headless and all future projects in any way I can, and I hope for a life as rich and full and ice-cream-filled as is portrayed here. Thank you so much ♥️

Thank you so much for sharing the process of creating Poe Party with us! It's an incredible show, and will forever be one of my favorites! I'm so proud of all of you, and I can't wait to see what you will go on to create! Thank you, thank you, thank you, for everything! Hugs!

MK, thank you for this. You, and your movement between acting and producing, is one of the reasons why I am writing and directing my own webseries. I've been watching you since 2013, and I am so proud of everything you've accomplished. You inspire me so much 💜

I feel speechless, I mean, I really admire all the work, the effort, the love you put on this proyect. And also I want to thank you for showing us all of this, because it feels so... close, so personal. It's really inspiring and satisfactory when you know that there are people doing things with all of them. Congratulations, guys!

coming on here to tell 13:59-14:03 mary kate that you did, in fact, get to create something as special and wonderful and one of a kind as poe party, and it's headless :) thank you so much for your hard work and talent, i feel like the world isn't aware of how indebted it is to shipwrecked's creations. truly the most lovely and talented group of people.

Such an emotional video. So happy for you all on such a stellar success with Poe Party. :]

So happy you were able to not only finish this project, but make an incredibly interesting and engaging story; I'll be excited to see anything you create. Congratulations!!

We, the viewers, are also very proud of you MK ! Love from Indonesia viewers !

I'm surprised that you didn't see yourself creating! The minute I saw the first Lydia blog, I knew that you'd produce stories that would otherwise be untold. You've got the knack for it.

SO PROUD. what a lovely little thing you guys have made and we're so grateful :)

I was having a crummy morning and decided to watch this to cheer me up. Thanks for the happy tears after my sad ones. You never fail to to make me smile and I absolutely loved every minute of this story, from beginning to end. PS your wings on oct 9th were so beautiful I dont think i listened to what you were saying and just stared at your gorgeous face :)

We are all so so proud of how far you've come MK

I am so vicariously proud of all of you! I love this show and you all did amazing amazing work. Thank you so much for going out on a limb with this project... you deserve every single ounce of praise and gratitude you get for this show.

*wipes off the tears* hey sooo maybe i should rewatch poe party again

It has been so great to see all this behind the scenes stuff and hear about the whole process. Poe Party is something to be incredibly proud of as it is amazing.

Don't cry! you made me cry now:(♡

there HAS to be a gag reel!! xx

I'm so so so happy that Poe Party was as special and successful as it was, and I feel so proud of everyone who worked on it, which is weird but true. Good luck with everything in your future - I am excited to see what's next. :)

Love you Mary Kate! Love you Shipwrecked! it was incredible. :')

Only cried a little bit... Thank you for sharing all of this, MK!

We are so proud of you for completing and creating this amazing series! I absolutely cannot wait for your next project

so proud of you and shipwrecked!!😁❤ brings me so much joy!

Rewatching this, I guess I just missed that Corey created the Shipwrecked logo? That's awesome.

Please don't feel like you have to apologize so many times for silly things- you're doing great and don't undersell yourself!

This was so incredible! I am so happy that Poe Party has had all of the success and recognition that it deserves. It was amazing to see the process from start to finish and I am so thankful that you vlogged it.

I'm so proud of you guys!!

GOD i wanna be in this. I'm really sad knowing that I'll never be able do this, but im trying to! I'm *trying* to write a a murder mystery like poe party. As a highschooler who does NOT have the resources to make something like this, the talent to, and probably the power to do it, i hope i can do this because i know it will probably be the only chance I have to do anything like this.

Ahhh that's me at 15:14! So glad I was able to make it.

This is great! You all did such a wonderful job, and the behind the scenes are so fun to watch. It's so interesting (also very useful) seeing into the whole process, and it's really helped me get an understanding of what I am aiming for! And as I'm watching this, I'm supposed to be writing right now :)

thank you MK- this is so special :)

-im crying so much- what im a strong woman who doesn't cry

I love behind the scenes!! thanks for the video!

This was amazing! And you deserve a really big hug! So if you read this: INTERNET HUG!

MK at 9:10 "It's finished, it's finished, it' completely finished" The next 9 minutes of the video: Am I a joke to you?

I was really suprised by the date, that Germany wanted to have the finished PoeParty. I really loved that you guys made it on time, so I could see it. Did Sean send you anything about the screening in Germany?

It was brilliant

Are we going to get a gag reel?

What program did you use to edit the series?

the one dislike is eddie dantes

Is this last of anything that is Poe Party?

❤️❤️

:')