House of Usher (1960) movie poster

House of Usher

1960 ·1h 19m · ★ 6.7 (356)

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.

Why it matters
14 horror films in catalog

Horror DNA

Gore
0
Slow Burn
66
Psychological
57
Supernatural
40
Creature
0
Disturbing
33
Fun Factor
17
Cerebral
57
Survival
33

Setting

Mansion

Phobia triggers

TMDB Keywords

19th centurybased on short storycursenew englandold house

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