Dramatic Adaptations of Stories by Edgar Allan Poe

The Fall of the House of Usher (50 min, 3m, 2f) Heeding the plea of his old friend, Roderick Usher, William Benson travels to the haunted House of Usher, where the very stones seem alive with the voices of trapped ancestors. There, Roderick’s sister, the beautiful Madeleine, appears to die, and Roderick is gripped by a paranoid dread that becomes all too real at the heart-pounding climax of the play when the macabre Usher fate finally unfolds. This adaptation will captivate modern audiences as it remains true to the language, atmosphere, and psychological insight of the Poe classic. Available from Brooklyn Publishers: https://www.brookpub.com/default.aspx?pg=sd&st=Fall+of+the+House+of+Usher

A Cask of Amontillado (25 min, 2m, 1f) One of Poe's creepiest stories, A Cask of Amontillado enacts the revenge of the obsessive Montresor against the wine lover Fortunato. On carnival night in Venice, Montresor lures the tipsy Fortunato to his estate with the promise of a rare sherry. Deep in the dank catacombs, Montresor ultimately chains the hapless Fortunato and walls him in alive. The claustrophobic atmosphere, Montresor’s sinister smile, and Fortunato’s growing horror are sure to send chills down anyone’s spine. Available from Brooklyn Publishers: https://www.brookpub.com/default.aspx?pg=sd&st=CASK+OF+AMONTILLADO