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House of Usher

1960 · 79 min

A slow, oppressive descent into a decaying mansion, heavy with dread and gothic atmosphere, where every shadow and whisper feels like a premonition.

Tagline
Edgar Allan Poe's demonic tale of The Ungodly... The Evil House of Usher
Overview
Convinced that his family is tainted by generations of evil, Roderick Usher is hellbent on stopping his sister Madeline’s wedding to prevent the cursed Usher bloodline from expanding. When her fiancé Philip Winthrop arrives at the crumbling estate to claim his bride, Roderick goes to ruthless—even deadly—lengths to keep them apart.

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • madness
  • death
  • family
  • isolation
  • obsession
Places
  • single country house
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror7
Humour1
Realism4
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Genres
horror, drama
Directed by
Roger Corman
Written by
Richard Matheson
Starring
Vincent Price, Mark Damon, Myrna Fahey, Harry Ellerbe, David Andar, Bill Borzage, Mario Bellini, Eleanor LeFaber
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
79 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
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