FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER (1960) | The History Of The Usher Family | MGM

the town is very deep one of the Usher women drown herself in it she was never found I dare say it’s deep enough to swallow this house entire I’m waiting Mr user last night you asked me about the singular aridity of the land around this house once this land was fertile Farms abounded Earth yielded her riches at Harvest time there were trees and plant life flowers fields of grain there was great Beauty here at that time this water was clear and fresh swans glided upon its Crystal surface animals came to its Bank trustingly to drink

but this was long before my time why do you tell me these things and then something crept across the land and blighted it the trees lost their foliage the flowers languished and died shrubs grew Brown and shriveled the grain Fields perished the lakes and Palms became black and St and the land withered as before a plague plague yes Mr WI a plague of evil Anthony Usher Thief usurer Merchant of Flesh Bernard aser swindler forger jewel thief drug addict Francis aser professional assassin Vivan Usher blackmailer pilot murderous she died in the mad house Captain David user

smugler slave trader mass murderer Mr aser I don’t see that this has anything to do with meline and myself I don’t believe

in the sins of the the fathers being visited upon the children you do not sir the House of Usher seems to you then normal the house sir is neither normal nor abnormal it is only a house you are very wrong Mr WIP this house is centuries old it was brought here from England and with it every evil rooted in its Stones you really believe this evil is not just a word it is a

reality like any living thing it can be created and was created by these people the history of the ushers is a history of savage degradations first in England and then in New England and always in this house always in this house the PA of evil which fills it is No Illusion for hundreds of years foul thoughts and foul Deeds have been committed within its walls the house itself is evil now no I I cannot believe this but you must for mine’s sake you must