Episode 34—Slice & Dice: The Fall of the House of Usher

 

Hello, Fellow Nerds! This week, we’re discussing the show The Fall of the House of Usher and reading the corresponding Edgar Allan Poe work. Join us by watching episode 7 and reading The Pit & the Pendulum. Listen in to this week’s podcast episode where we discuss the following:

  • -What are the traditions and symbols of teeth in cultures around the world?

  • -Have you read the poem “The City in the Sea”?

  • -What kind of foreshadowing has been used to clue us into each death on the show?

Click here for this week’s themed cocktail recipe, named “Nightshade Paralytic”.

Show links:

  1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_City_in_the_Sea

  2. https://collider.com/the-fall-of-the-house-of-usher-poem-meaning-the-city-in-the-sea/  ***contains spoilers for the last episode

  3. https://mashable.com/article/the-fall-of-the-house-of-usher-character-death-clues

  4. https://baystate-dental.com/teeth-in-folklore

  5. https://www.rainadentalcare.com/spiritual-meaning-of-teeth/

  6. https://www.clinicalvor.pt/en/mythology-and-teeth-legends-and-beliefs/

  7. https://www.dragonsandbeastslive.com/blog/10-myths-about-the-tooth-fairy-around-the-world

Upcoming Book Club Schedule:

Fall of the House of Usher & Edgar Allan Poe

March 13 - The Raven

Scythe & Sparrow by Brynne Weaver

April 3- Ace of Cups→Prairie Princess

April 10 - Left Unsaid→Push to Shove

April 17 - Sutures→Beast Mode

April 24 - Reduction→Reckless

May 1 - Descent→Hurdles

May 8 - Confection→Haunted

May 15 - Dark Corners→Battlegrounds

May 22 - Out of Time→Three of Swords

May 29 - Epilogue 1 Maps→Epilogue 2 Blade of Rage

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