The Fall of the House of Usher

Written by Edgar Allen Poe
Performed by Hugh La Lume

8.30pm Friday 17th December

Part of WARNINGS TO THE CURIOUS: An online Christmas ghost story festival.

THIS EVENT HAS NOW TAKEN PLACE

A man visits the gloomy and mysterious house of his estranged childhood friend, Roderick Usher. But it is a house steeped in darkness and evil, an evil only matched by the wickedness that shrouds Roderick’s ancestors, leaving a malevolent stigma in its wake.

This performance will take place on Zoom. You will receive a link to the performance on the day of the event. One ticket will enable you to view the event on one screen/monitor. If you wish to view on multiple screens/monitors please purchase multiple tickets.

All events are streamed live and must be watched at the scheduled time.


Hugh La Lume lives in north London with his wife, Kellie, and his black greyhound, Styx. Always having a penchant for the macabre and the gothic, the screams of the mad and the terrified being music to his ears, he delights in the works of Poe, Lovecraft and other authors of the uncanny and dark imiagination. Hugh recently published his debut novel, a work of sword and sorcery titled the Siege and the Serpent.