Anthony Usher, thief, usurer, Merchant of Flesh. Bernard Usher, swindler, forger, jewel thief, drug addict. Francis Usher, professional assassin. Vivian Usher, blackmailer, harlot, murderess. She died in the mad house. Captain David Usher, smuggler, slave trader, mass murderer.
This house was brought here from England, and with it every evil rooted in its stones.
Evil is not just a word, it is a reality. Like any living thing it can be created - it was created by these people. The history of the Ushers is a history of savage degradations, first in England and then in New England. And always in this house. Always in this house.
The pall of evil that fills it is no illusion. For thousands of years foul thoughts and foul deeds have been committed within its walls. The house itself is evil now.
You cannot take my sister out of this house. If she were to wed and bear children the Usher evil would spread a new malignant cancer.
From ‘The Fall Of The House Of Usher’ (1960) based on the work of Edgar Allan Poe.