Book description
Usher’s Passing is about descendants of the Usher family from Edgar Allan Poe’s short story “The Fall of the House of Usher.”
The house of usher is built on death itself—and now it has a new master…
For generations the House of Usher has grown wealthier and more powerful…
Why read it?
1 author picked Usher's Passing as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Using Poe’s short story as a springboard, McCammon places the modern-day Usher family—armaments magnates plagued by both hereditary illness and a monster prowling the woods surrounding the family estate—into a creepy Southern Gothic that mixes familial backbiting with mystery, magic, and genuinely shocking horror.
I particularly loved the epistolary chapters revealing the Ushers’ historical evil deeds. I read this at Halloween and it created the ideal spooky tone for the season.
From Amanda's list on The best fascinating horror prequels, sequels, and re-imaginings.
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