![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The reader is presented by the printed stories and their visual counterpart as found in the depths of the artist’s imagination. As Ray Bradbury broke the barrier between Sci-Fi and mainstream literature, so Allois had made an attempt to combine two art forms into one. The Usher legend is given another life in this edition, combining the stories from our past and from our future, united through the art of the present-day artist Allois. The Grand Master of Science Fiction, Ray Bradbury himself, has re-built and re-demolished the House of Usher in his Martian Chronicles with the Story “Usher II”. The fable of tainted bloodline and madness is as disturbing today as it was at the time of “The Murders in the Rue Morgue.” The pain of Roderick Usher was retold innumerous times, including musical and visual art forms. “The Fall of the House of Usher” by Edgar Allan Poe has become one of the most recognized psychological horror story of all times. ![]() We took on this project after Ray Bradbury (author of “Usher II”) saw the finished book and expressed his enthusiasm, and also agreed to sign a limited number of signature sheets for two editions of the book. Gauntlet Press presents its first full-color illustrated collection, The Fall of the House of Usher/Usher II, illustrated by Allois. ![]()
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