The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe

A desolate mansion, an eerie atmosphere, and a family cursed by an unspeakable doom—these are the elements of Poe’s gothic masterpiece. The narrator arrives at the decaying House of Usher to visit his childhood friend, Roderick, whose mind and body seem bound to the fate of his crumbling home. As the days pass, the air grows heavy with a sense of impending catastrophe. When the inevitable horror unfolds, it is as if the very house itself has been waiting for the final, dreadful moment. This haunting tale is a chilling meditation on madness, decay, and the inescapable grip of fate.