Join writer and cultural historian Antony Clayton for an illustrated talk exploring the eerie legacy of Edgar Allan Poe’s classic Gothic tale, The Fall of the House of Usher. Based on his richly illustrated new book Mansion of Gloom, Clayton delves into the story’s lasting influence on literature, film, art and music - tracing how Poe’s themes of madness, decay and premature burial have echoed through over 170 years of dark imagination.
From silent-era cinema and expressionist horror to operas, stage plays and modern television adaptations - including the recent Netflix reimagining — The Fall of the House of Usher has proven to be one of the most enduring and fertile works in the Gothic tradition. Clayton examines not only these reinterpretations but also the psychological and cultural resonance that continues to make Poe's work relevant today.
With his characteristic wit and depth of research, Antony guides audiences through the haunted corridors of Poe’s legacy, revealing the strange and sometimes surprising ways it has seeped into popular and underground culture alike.
Copies of Mansion of Gloom will be available for purchase at the event, with an opportunity to have them signed by the author.
