HOUSE OF USHER (1960)
The first of Roger Corman’s many low-budget, high-style adaptations of Edgar Allan Poe stories became a huge hit in the summer of 1960, leading Corman to make a total of eight Poe films over the coming years. Philip Winthrop (Mark Damon) travels to the Usher family estate to visit his betrothed, Madeline Usher (Myrna Fahey). The family’s imposing Gothic mansion, located in a desolate patch of swampland, makes for a chilling setting, as does Madeline’s creepy, controlling brother Roderick (Vincent Price), who informs his future brother-in-law of the family’s curse, adding to the eerie atmosphere. Cinematographer Floyd Crosby (HIGH NOON, TABU and many Corman titles) makes inventive use of the CinemaScope frame and shadowy settings to create a suitably dread-filled mood. DIR/PROD Roger Corman; SCR Richard Matheson, from the story “The Fall of the House of Usher” by Edgar Allan Poe. U.S., 1960, color, 79 min. NOT RATED
Run Time: 79 Minutes
Opening Date: Saturday, August 29, 2026
Genre: Horror drama
