House of Usher

A film review by Christopher Null - Copyright © 2002 Filmcritic.com

Good old haunted-house horror from frequent collaborators Roger Corman and Vincent Price. Mark Damon's hapless visitor to the titular house finds a brother (Price) and sister (Myrna Fahey) in failing health, all while the house seems to crumble around them. It's hot gruel all around as Damon tries to nurse the girl -- his wannabe bride -- back to health, but the cursed house will have none of it. Filled with ineffective fright gags (shock cut to... an empty bed!), the Poe-inspired source material occasionally rises above the Corman-fueled production.

Aka The Fall of the House of Usher.

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Rating

3.0 out of 5 Stars

Cast and Crew

  • Director: Roger Corman
  • Producer: Samuel Z. Arkoff, Roger Corman
  • Screenwriter: Richard Matheson
  • Stars: Vincent Price, Mark Damon, Myrna Fahey, Harry Ellerbe
  • MPAA Rating: NR