House of Usher

About House of Usher

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.

House of Usher is a 1960 horror film directed by Roger Corman. At 79 minutes long, it arrived in July 1960.

The film is filed under based on short story, curse, mansion, and new england.

Vincent Price takes the lead as Roderick Usher, Mark Damon as Philip Winthrop, Myrna Fahey as Madeline Usher, and Harry Ellerbe as Bristol. The screenplay is by Richard Matheson. It streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, and Eternal Family in the United States.

The Haunted Palace, Dark Shadows, and The Lighthouse make useful companions to House of Usher. TMDB voters put it at 6.7 out of 10 across 382 votes and it carries a NR rating.