Creepy Classics: The Fall of the House of Usher

by Gemma Barder (Adapter), Edgar Allen Poe

Adapted and illustrated edition of The Fall of the House of Usher at easy-to-read level for a new generation of readers aged 7+.

Roderick Usher invites his childhood friend to his family home, the House of Usher. A bleak mansion of gloom standing lonely at the top of the hill. A history of family illness, a ‘mysterious’ lake and the loss of his twin sister all play a part in the desolation of Roderick. Will Roderick’s friend help him accept his family’s fate?

76 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 10, 2025

About the author

Gemma Barder is an author of a variety of children's books and specialises in activity books and middle grade chapter books. She has written about everything from dinosaurs to Jane Austen - and all that comes in between! She lives in the midlands with her family and a mischievous cocker spaniel.

Reviews

[Sonny Davis · Rating 4 out of 5]

was very activitating and was very mysterious the setting was horriefiengand the fact his sister died and came back to life was very faxinating this book awesome I rate it 8.5/10