{"product_id":"house-of-usher-evert-van-leeuwen-9781911325604","title":"House of Usher","description":"\u003cp\u003eDespite being the product of Roger Corman's AIP exploitation studio, \u003ci\u003eHouse of Usher\u003c\/i\u003e enjoys a high standing. But while the impact and cult status of Corman's Edgar Allan Poe cycle is often discussed in histories of gothic, horror, and exploitation cinema, no extended analysis and critical discussion has been published to date that explores specifically the aesthetic appeal of \u003ci\u003eHouse of Usher\u003c\/i\u003e. This Devil's Advocate provides a complete study of the aesthetic appeal of Corman's influential first Poe picture. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEvert van Leeuwen explores the underlying narrative structure borrowed from Poe's original story and shows how closely Richard Matheson's script followed Poe's theory of short fiction. He goes on to explore the formal techniques of allegory and symbolism employed to represent the house as a monster before focusing on Corman's imagery, showing how the use of specific camera angles, lenses, colors, and sound effects create and sustain the simultaneously morbid and beautiful atmosphere of gothic decay. Finally, he situates horror icon Vincent Price's performance as Roderick Usher in the context of the nineteenth-century Romantic misfit and the postwar countercultural antihero, two closely related cultural identities.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Evert Van Leeuwen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1911325604\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781911325604\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Liverpool University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/18\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.50h x 5.60w x 0.20d","brand":"Evert Van Leeuwen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44566857711871,"sku":"9781911325604","price":27.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d3114174-afa5-4766-819d-2c41cae1a064.jpg?v=1701374745","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/house-of-usher-evert-van-leeuwen-9781911325604","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}