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Usher

2002 · 37 min

A slow, hushed visit to a decaying house where conversation curdles into unease and dread.

Directed by: Curtis Harrington
Genres: Horror
Starring: Curtis Harrington, Sean Nepita, Fabrice Uzan

Overview: Writer Truman Jones travels to the home of old, eccentric poet Roderick Usher in his quest for wisdom from the aging poet.

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Directed by: Curtis Harrington
Genres: Horror
Starring: Curtis Harrington, Sean Nepita, Fabrice Uzan

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Tone
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
obsession
death
madness
Places: single country house
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	1
Horror	6
Humour	1
Realism	5
Romance	1
Tension	5
Darkness	7
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: horror
Directed by: Curtis Harrington
Written by: Curtis Harrington
Starring: Curtis Harrington, Sean Nepita, Fabrice Uzan, Nikolas Schreck, Zeena Schreck, Robert Mundi, Ruth-Ellen Taylor, Ashley Clark
Runtime: 37 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English, French

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