PEL Presents PMP#162: Poe Flavoring Upon the House of Usher

The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast

Mark Linsenmayer

Casey, Paskin, Philosophy, Linsenmayer, Society & Culture, Alwan

4.6 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 22 November 2023

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

We discuss the loose mishmash adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe stories that makes up Mike Flanagan's Netflix show, The Fall of the House of Usher. Mark, Lawrence, Sarahlyn, and Al talk about the various creative choices, moral responsibility in the show, the relation between gothic and camp, Poe's continued standing as horror icon, and more.

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0:00.0	You are listening to pretty much pop a culture podcast. Is house falling down you decide today we're going to talk about the
0:16.4	fall of the house of usher the recent Mike Flanagan Netflix series maybe some other Flanagan
0:22.2	stuff sort of been ruling things over there for a little while.
0:25.6	Maybe some other things about Edgar Allan Poe and his adaptations.
0:29.2	Who knows?
0:31.2	This is Mark Linson Meyer. I'm not at all bothered by a thumping that seems to be coming from under the floorboards. Don't let it worry.
0:38.0	I'm Al Baker, just definitely not as good as to some of my parts.
0:42.0	I'm Sarah Lynn Breck and I've got this really nice wine I'd like to show you in my basement,
0:49.0	just a little further.
0:51.0	And my name is Lawrence Ware, and I think that Edgar Allan Poe is a wonderful narrative
0:56.2	writer but a terrible poet.
0:58.2	Comes out swinging, geez, Lawrence.
1:01.5	So I guess that's the first question is Poe in the abstract. Is he worthy at this point? Is he still in vogue? Are people still?
1:08.8	Oh, absolutely. No, no, yeah. Did Lovecraft take the mantle?
1:12.6	Of course not.
1:13.5	No, Lovecraft is incredibly racist, but no.
1:16.4	Edgar Allan Poe is a really, really important writer.
1:18.9	I think he's a really good narrative writer.
1:21.9	But listening to the characters in Follow the House of Usher
1:26.1	look earnestly in the camera and recite the poetry of Edgar Allen Poe, that was
1:31.8	very hard to deal with. It really drove home for me. This
1:36.6	guy is not a good poet, but the stories he tells, the way he tells them, top-notch, really,
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