I really loved the take the author chose for this story, and yes it certainly causes both awe and horror. This is the type of retelling that does not go way too much of the original one, but there's beauty in that, in changing just a bit in certain places to create something new. I loved how she constructed the main character's backstory and home country, how vivid it all feels, and also the Usher house of course. She creates an atmosphere and background to her story that are completely immersive and intriguing. I won't say she mimics Poe's writing style directly, but the nod is certainly there. The writing is really captivating and exquisite, it reminds me a lot of writing from the 1800s very archaic but where every word feels intentional. Kingfisher before and now I want to read all she writes. This is a reimagining of The Fall of the House of Usher, and yes gimme more of that. Madeline sleepwalks and speaks in strange voices at night, and her brother Roderick is consumed with a mysterious malady of the nerves.Īided by a redoubtable British mycologist and a baffled American doctor, Alex must unravel the secret of the House of Usher before it consumes them all. What they find there is a nightmare of fungal growths and possessed wildlife, surrounding a dark, pulsing lake. When Alex Easton, a retired soldier, receives word that their childhood friend Madeline Usher is dying, they race to the ancestral home of the Ushers in the remote countryside of Ruritania. *A very special hardcover edition, featuring foil stamp on the casing and custom endpapers illustrated by the author.*

Kingfisher, the award-winning author of The Twisted Ones, comes What Moves the Dead, a gripping and atmospheric retelling of Edgar Allan Poe's classic 'The Fall of the House of Usher.' A Barnes & Noble Book of the Year FinalistĪ Goodreads Best Horror Choice Award Nomineeįrom T.

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