Opinion on “The Fall of the House of Usher” (1839) and related work

“The Fall of the House of Usher” (1839Text)

Edgar Allan Poe (writer).

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References here: “Stories of Lough Guir” (1870), “Medusa’s Coil” (1930).

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“The Fall of the House of Usher” (1928Moving picture, 13 minutes)

Seen in 2026.

Seen in a cinema with live piano and waterphone accompaniment.

An avant-garde adaptation where Poe’s narration is approximated by shooting the surprisingly drab faux-German-expressionist sets through prisms.

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