Edgar Allen Poe's The Fall of the House Of Usher
Unnamed Narrator reading letter:
"As your old school tie, I invite you to our estate located in the moors. It seems that bad times has fallen upon our family and your presence would be most reassuring at a time like this.
A stage coach which we have hired will take you to our estate. In the stagecoach is a small mini bar.
You will be passing over many kinds of terrain and it is a wonderful way to see the country.
Your old friend from school,
Roderick Usher"
Arrives at house. 10 second soundclip with photo of country estate.
"Ah, I see that you have arrived. How was your trip?"
"Hello. Roderick. It was allright but grueling. I don't like travelling in 'coach."
"I have to tell you my story, most people in my family who decided to stay in this house had died at a young age. I have two children who decided to move from this house. They moved to New York. It looks like they will escape this dreaded curse.
What about you? Have you started a family since leaving school?"
"No, but I am still young. I have had lots of girlfriends. One time, I had made love to my woman four times in the space of five hours."
A noise.
"Oh, I want to introduce you to my sister Madeleine."
Madeleine crosses the doorway.
A few weeks later.
"I can't believe this. Madeleine is dead. From tuberculosis. I am going to bury her in the yard. Pass me the nail, I have to nail this coffin. Let me get this first nail in."
Hammering sounds at the edge of a coffin.
"Oh, never mind, I will do this tomorrow."
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"Thanks for staying with me here in this house. Madeleine's death has been difficult for me. Since television and video games have not been invented yet, I might as well read you this story from a book called The Mad Trist.
A knight named Ethelred escapes into what looks like a run down concrete building. Inside is a room of solid gold guarded by a dragon. Above the dragon is a bronze Shield.
On the Shield is enscribed, "Whoever kills the dragon takes the shield."
The knight Ethelred kills the dragon and takes the shield."
Scream.
End of speaking parts.
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Madeleine screams and pounces upon her brother Roderick.
Roderick escapes from the house and from the lawn sees a lightning bolt split the house in half.
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Author's note:
I decided to do this story for Autumn. Halloween is coming up in about 7 weeks.
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