Robert R. McCammon
Paperback | Pages: 416 pages Rating: 3.92 | 4009 Users | 248 Reviews
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| Title | : | Usher's Passing |
| Author | : | Robert R. McCammon |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 416 pages |
| Published | : | October 1st 1992 by Pocket Books (first published 1984) |
| Categories | : | Horror. Fiction. Mystery. Gothic. Suspense. Fantasy. Paranormal |
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In this most gothic of Robert McCammon's novels, setting is key: the continuing saga of the Usher family (descended from the brother of Roderick and Madeline of Edgar Poe's "Fall of the House of Usher") takes place in the weird and picturesque heart of the North Carolina mountains. The haughty, aristocratic Ushers live in a mansion near Asheville; the poor but crafty mountain folk (whose families are just as ancient) live on Briartop Mountain nearby. At harvest time, when the book's action unfolds, the mountains are a blaze of color. Add to the mixture a sinister history of mountain kids disappearing every year, a journalist investigating those disappearances, a monster called "The Pumpkin Man," moldy books and paintings in a huge old library at the Usher estate, and a secret chamber with a strange device involving a brass pendulum and tuning forks--and you've got a splendid recipe for atmospheric horror. Originally published: New York: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 1984.Point Books Toward Usher's Passing
| Original Title: | Usher's Passing |
| ISBN: | 0671769928 (ISBN13: 9780671769925) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Literary Awards: | Alabama Author Award for Fiction (1985) |
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Ratings: 3.92 From 4009 Users | 248 ReviewsWrite Up Out Of Books Usher's Passing
Spiritual darkness. Moral darkness. Blasphemy and decay. His eyes closed. Poes tale may have been fiction, Rix, but it cut very close to the bone. The Ushers have everything. Everything. But they are dead in their souls.This was supposed to be part of my Halloween Reads 2017 but missed the October dateline by a whole week, due to the shortage of time and the books length (416 pages, not exactly a doorstopper but this kind of length takes me one or two weeks depending on free time available).As one famous review of Sense and Sensibility once read: "This novel is goth as fuck." I might be misremembering that, but THIS novel, by the always reliable Robert McCammon, is indeed gothic as fuck. Inspired by a famous Poe story: check. Huge old mansion in a deep rural area: check. Which sits next to a huge, scary, lodge filled with secret passages, hidden rooms, and dead ends, and more...? Which sits next to a burned out zoo AND a graveyard on the mountainside? Which sit below a
Robert McCammon, Where have you been all my life! I know, forgive me, I just found out how fucking amazing Robert McCammon is as a writer! He's literally Astounding. His style is a no nonsense, pull you in.. And keep you wanting more. Even though Ushers passing is the first and only book of his I've ever read in my life. I'm a new fan and will be looking for more of his book's in the future! I love the cover works to the paperbacks in the original late 1970s/1980s vibe I'm a total sucker for
Robert R. McCammon has got to be one of the greatest storytellers I've ever had the pleasure of being introduced to. The quality of his work never ceases to amaze me ... the way he can just draw you right in and create such realistic characters and sweeping dramas that don't feel like it's taking as long to get through as the book actually is (especially when you're listening to the audiobook version). It's amazing to me. As a writer, I'm humbled, astounded with admiration, and intimidated by
This is a scary book. This is a spine-tingling, read in the dark book. Dare you read it? Go on, I dare you but youll be left with such imagery you will never forget. It will haunt you. McCammon delivers the scariest book Ive read, ever. Ive got chills. Inspired by Poes House of Usher, McCammon certainly awakens his inner-Poe for this tale of the Usher family and all the spooky goings on. Its a mark of a great writer when they can make you feel what the characters are going through. The Usher
Usher's Passing is one of Robert McCammon's finest early novels. I was captivated by the story and characters, as well as the homage paid to Edgar Allan Poe in a few different ways. I also loved how McCammon chronicled the history of the Usher family. This is a fantastic and scary tale, perfect for the Halloween season.
Since I just read Poes The Fall of the House of Usher, I thought I would jump right into this one and am glad that I did. McCammon takes Poes short story and turns it on its head with his own imaginings of the Usher family. Tidy Cats litter box of terror, eating brothers Puddin pie, soothing sounds of a satanic symphony, 50 caliber fireworks, mind control magic freaks, and canned peaches with ginger ale. Ohand a Pumpkin Man lurking in the woods waiting to snatch up wayward children and secret
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