After EDGAR ALLAN POE
' TN this No-man's land, that lies somewhere between fact and fancy, only the perilous explore. Those of you who prefer the friendly light of day should venture no further. For such a tale as we now must tell is assuredly not yours.' In these words Poe gives fair warning to the timid that the House of Usher is no place for them. But, for the perilous who delight in Poe's genius for mystery and horror, and in his power of treating the most fantastic imaginings with an exact analytic method, there is promise of thrilling entertainment in this version of the most famous of the ' tales of death.'