This fall, a life-sized statue of Boston-born author Edgar Allan Poe will be erected at the corner of Boylston & Charles Streets. While we wait for the macabre monument to be erected, though, consider a similar project to pay homage to Poe. A bronze bust of Poe will be placed at the Boston Public Library on October 30, just in time for all to enjoy for Halloween.

According to the Edgar Allan Poe Bronze Bust Project Facebook page, the bust will be unveiled in the BPL’s Abbey Room which also features massive wall paintings which date back to 1895.

It’s important to note that the bust project is a separate endeavor from the statue, though both pay due homage to the famed writer.

BostInno reached out to Dan Currie, digital curator of Poe Boston to get an idea of how the bust will look. It’s expected to look similar to the image below. The artist, Currie told us, is Bryan Moore.

“He created a bust of writer and Providence native H.P Lovecraft that he donated to the Providence Athenaeum and which was unveiled there last August,” Currie said.

Back in April, the Edgar Allan Poe Foundation of Boston pulled in a generous $10,000 donation from the Lynch Foundation which gave the organization enough funding to complete the statue project and debut it on October 5. On October 7, 1849, Poe mysteriously and suddenly died. This year will be the 165th anniversary of his passing.

The significance of the location at the confluence of Boylston and Charles Streets is that it’s in close proximity to where Poe was born. The author, often associated with Baltimore (you know, the city whose football team is named after Poe’s most popular poem) traces his roots back to The Hub and published some of his earliest, and latest, works here. In 2009, former Mayor Tom Menino dedicated the intersection to Poe, aptly dubbing it Edgar Allan Poe Square.

To help gain even more support from Bostonians and Poe enthusiasts, the Bust Project is hoping you’ll print out the graphic design above and take a selfie with it. For real.