Film196079 min

House of Usher

Name: House of Usher
Genre: Drama, Horror
Released: 1960
Duration: 79 min
Cast: Vincent Price, Mark Damon, Myrna Fahey, Harry Ellerbe, David Andar

Taste attributes: dramahorrormonster/alien/supernaturalhistoricalslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginarylineargrittyenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardy

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"Edgar Allan Poe's demonic tale of The Ungodly... The Evil House of Usher"

Boxlist takeOtherworldly and unsavoury: a weighty horror film, slow-burning rather than fast. Best if you like edge over warmth.

Taste details

Pace: very slow · Originality: very fresh · Tone: very dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: gritty · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

Quality rating

6.6 /10

TMDB · 188 votes

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What lines up

Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism
Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate

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Synopsis

After a long journey, Philip arrives at the Usher mansion seeking his loved one, Madeline. Upon arriving, however, he discovers that Madeline and her brother Roderick Usher have been afflicted with a mysterious malady: Roderick's senses have become painfully acute, while Madeline has become catatonic. That evening, Roderick tells his guest of an old Usher family curse: any time there has been more than one Usher child, all of the siblings have gone insane and died horrible deaths. As the days wear on, the effects of the curse reach their terrifying climax.

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