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Violence
Barely any
Gothic horror; a character's death and the story's climax involve disturbing events
Language
None
Period formal English
Sexual Content
None
No sexual content
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
A lot
Profound Gothic psychological atmosphere; the horror is environmental and psychological rather than graphic
What this book is about
A man visits his childhood friend Roderick Usher, whose decaying ancestral home seems to reflect — or cause — his deteriorating mental state. His twin sister Madeline is ill. The narrator cannot explain why he feels such dread. Poe's 1839 Gothic short story is one of horror fiction's foundational texts, establishing the atmosphere of psychological terror that has influenced writers ever since.
Notes for sensitive readers
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Gothic horror content
Premature burial themes
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