The Fall of the House of Usher

A creaky, shadow-draped gothic chamber piece that smothers you in dread and decay, slow and stagey but genuinely unsettling.

Directed by

Ivan Barnett

Genres

Horror

Starring

Gwen Watford, Kaye Tendeter, Irving Steen

Overview

A traveller arrives at the Usher mansion to visit his old friend, Roderick Usher. Upon arriving, however, he discovers that Roderick and his sister, Madeline, have been afflicted with a mysterious malady: Roderick's senses have become painfully acute, while Madeline has become nearly 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.

How it feels

Dark, eerie, melancholic and tense. Slow-burning and needs your attention.

About

Death, madness, isolation, family

Content

Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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