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The Fall of the House of Usher
UNITED STATES · 1960

The Fall of the House of Usher

Roger Corman
family curse madness and obsession gothic horror forbidden love moral decay
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Synopsis

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.

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