“The Fall of the House of Usher”

Cultural  

1. (1839) A horror story by Edgar Allan Poe. At the end of the story, two of the Usher family fall dead, and the ancestral mansion of the Ushers splits in two and sinks into a lake.

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Example Sentences

Based loosely on the work of Edgar Allan Poe, “The Fall of the House of Usher” is a riveting mixture of Gothic horror, eat-the-rich commentary and whodunit mystery.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 7, 2023

The taciturn family lawyer Mark Hamill channels in “The Fall of the House of Usher” is another, although Danish is comparatively more polished, befitting his role as Lorraine’s delegate in most matters.

From Salon • Nov. 29, 2023

“The Fall of the House of Usher” premieres Thursday.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 8, 2023

At one point, I wandered away from “The Fall of the House of Usher” and into a room with a wardrobe.

From New York Times • Feb. 9, 2022

In “The Fall of the House of Usher” by Poe, much of the gloomy foreboding is caused by the weird descriptions.

From English: Composition and Literature by Webster, W. F. (William Franklin)