House of Usher

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House of Usher

1960

1h 25m

Horror

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Based on the classic story "The Fall of the House of Usher" by Edgar Allan Poe and directed by legendary filmmaker Roger Corman, this thriller features Vincent Price as Roderick Usher, a man who believes his family to be cursed by incurable madness. So sure is he of his family's doom, that when his sister Madeline (Myrna Fahey) announces her engagement to Philip Winthrop (Mark Damon), Roderick will stop at nothing to prevent their marriage and keep the Usher bloodline from continuing.

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Critics Consensus

Scary, strange, and maybe a little silly, House of Usher represents an early high mark for Vincent Price and a career triumph for director Roger Corman.

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Betty Martin

Los Angeles Times

Sep 22, 2021

Roger Corman, who produced and directed the film for AIP, has handled the production well enough, managing a fair amount of suspense throughout.

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Helen Bower

Detroit Free Press

Sep 22, 2021

Price is no stranger to horror pictures. Here he has the chance for some impressive acting... On the side of sanity is dark-haired Mark Damon as Miss Fahey's fiancé. His performance Is unusually striking.

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Elston Brooks

Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com

Sep 22, 2021

Usher has its eerie moments but toward the end gets stewed in its own caldron of juices.

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

Aug 23, 2025

8/10

A successfully lurid cinematic adaptation of one of Poe’s most frightening works.

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Sharai Bohannon

A Nightmare On Fierce Street Podcast

Dec 30, 2024

2.5/5

Vincent Price is the reason this movie works on any level. He understood the assignment and gave us a reason to lean forward.

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Sean Axmaker

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Aug 19, 2023

This being Poe, there’s a history of family madness and melancholia, a premature burial, and a sense of doom hanging over this gloomy, crumbling mansion.

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Kalissa H

@kali_416 Sep 9, 2026

This is in my top three Vincent Price movies, but is my favorite Vincent Price performance. The way he talks softer because of his sensitive hearing is perfect. The whole feeling of the movie really put me into a Halloween mood. The red candles and the house itself is so atmospheric.

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Homu L

@AkemiLord May 3, 2026

Fantastic movie. I really enjoyed watching this. Great film!

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John S

@RT40486670 Oct 25, 2025

I suspect that much of everything spooky I ever loved as a child owes much of its existence and atmosphere to this delicious little morsel of a film. Vincent Price is a treasure. There's not much story, but it's a wealth of spooky fun.

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JG T

@RT41724105 Aug 3, 2025

Classic Vincent Price

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Madoka A

@RT95510435 Jun 23, 2025

Fantastic. Spooky. Funny. Great product! Really good!

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Nick O

@Nicki1985 Jun 1, 2025

As the first flick in Roger Corman’s “Poe Cycle”, this atmospheric fever dream creeps like a Cramp’s song, oozing slowly into 60’s gothic madness!

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Synopsis

Based on the classic story "The Fall of the House of Usher" by Edgar Allan Poe and directed by legendary filmmaker Roger Corman, this thriller features Vincent Price as Roderick Usher, a man who believes his family to be cursed by incurable madness. So sure is he of his family's doom, that when his sister Madeline (Myrna Fahey) announces her engagement to Philip Winthrop (Mark Damon), Roderick will stop at nothing to prevent their marriage and keep the Usher bloodline from continuing.

Director: Roger Corman
Producer: Roger Corman
Screenwriter: Richard Matheson, Edgar Allan Poe
Distributor: American International Pictures, Warner Home Vídeo, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corp.
Production Co: Alta Vista Productions, American International Pictures (AIP)
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 22, 1960, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 30, 2016
Runtime: 1h 25m
Sound Mix: Mono

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