![]() What they find there is a nightmare of fungal growths and possessed wildlife, surrounding a dark, pulsing lake. When Alex Easton, a retired soldier, receives word that their childhood friend Madeline Usher is dying, they race to the ancestral home of the Ushers in the remote countryside of Ruritania. *A very special hardcover edition, featuring foil stamp on the casing and custom endpapers illustrated by the author.* Kingfisher, the award-winning author of The Twisted Ones, comes What Moves the Dead, a gripping and atmospheric retelling of Edgar Allan Poe's classic "The Fall of the House of Usher." ![]() A Barnes & Noble Book of the Year FinalistĪ Goodreads Best Horror Choice Award Nomineeįrom T. ![]()
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