Two weary travelers arrive at the Usher house—a gloomy manse where these innocents find themselves faced with the dark secrets of desire. The Master and Mistress of the house indulge in every conceivable form of decadence, intent on initiating their guests into the many pleasures to be found in utter submission. But something is not quite right in the house of Usher, and the foundation of its dynasty begins to crack. Nancy Kilpatrick writing as Amarantha Knight explores the deliciously dark underbelly of Edgar Allan Poe's classic tale of madness and depravity.