Featured Audience Ratings

• Luke B

  
  Roger Corman comes up with a rather respectable film. Sure, he has some great material to work from, but between his Little Shop of Horror and Sharktopus, this certainly sticks out. He's lucky enough to get Vincent Price involved. A man that was born for horror, though he… More
  Roger Corman comes up with a rather respectable film. Sure, he has some great material to work from, but between his Little Shop of Horror and Sharktopus, this certainly sticks out. He's lucky enough to get Vincent Price involved. A man that was born for horror, though he isn't confined by it. There is genuine chemistry between him and his sister, which makes the ending, not only shocking, but tragic too. As the house crumbles away the tension mounts. Is the house alive? Or is the psychological pressure all a bit much. The art direction is also well constructed. The gothic wood scenes are creepy and the house itself does seem to be a living organism.

• AJ V

  
  I love how Corman was able to make Poe's stories into films so brilliantly, and all of them starring Price too! I didn't particularly like how Price had blond hair in this movie, he looks better with dark hair, but his performance is still great, and the other actors are… More
  I love how Corman was able to make Poe's stories into films so brilliantly, and all of them starring Price too! I didn't particularly like how Price had blond hair in this movie, he looks better with dark hair, but his performance is still great, and the other actors are good. I love the tale of madness, and I highly recommend Corman's Poe series.

• Tim S

  
  It may not be the best Poe tale, but this is a pretty charming maniac story...with so much campy Corman goodness. :)

• _kelly .

  
  This is a vastly underseen film, and in my opinion, this film is a Gothic horror classic, and I think this should be on a few more film/media/literature professors' syllabuses. This may be Corman's best work with Price.

• Cindy I

  
  Vintage hammy Vincent Price, but spooky enough to make you look behind you while you're watching.

• Lafe F

  
  Good Poe adaptation. It is seething with gloominess and degeneration. The movie is not really scary, but it's quite atmospheric and well acted. Thoughtful set design make the house a convincing menace of its own. Vincent Price is quite effective as the disturbed Mr. Usher. Gothic… More
  Good Poe adaptation. It is seething with gloominess and degeneration. The movie is not really scary, but it's quite atmospheric and well acted. Thoughtful set design make the house a convincing menace of its own. Vincent Price is quite effective as the disturbed Mr. Usher. Gothic and thick with dark mood. I liked the visit.

• Pierluigi P

  
  Pretty good take on Poe's short story by writer Richard Matheson and director Roger Corman, with his eerie and cheap atmosphere. Vincent Price, without his mustache, proves why he is the ultimate horror legend.

• Michael G

  
  This movie is incredible and has it all. Corman and Price were the Burton and Depp of their day.

• Matthew Y

  
  I was never crazy about Edgar Allan Poe's Fall of the House of Usher so its not surprising that I was less enthralled by this Corman/Price production than Pit and the Pendulum or Masque of the Red Death. The film establishes a nice Gothic atmosphere and has good performances, if… More
  I was never crazy about Edgar Allan Poe's Fall of the House of Usher so its not surprising that I was less enthralled by this Corman/Price production than Pit and the Pendulum or Masque of the Red Death. The film establishes a nice Gothic atmosphere and has good performances, if you're a fan of Poe's work I'm sure you'll enjoy this version of the film. For General Audiences there are finer Gothic works to check out than this.

• Danny R

  
  A highly acclaimed adaptation of Edgar Allen Poe's chilling classic tale of bloodlines and madness, excellently-crafted and stylishly directed by Roger Corman. When a young suitor named Philip Winthrop, superbly played by Mark Damon comes to the eerie family house of his lovely… More
  A highly acclaimed adaptation of Edgar Allen Poe's chilling classic tale of bloodlines and madness, excellently-crafted and stylishly directed by Roger Corman. When a young suitor named Philip Winthrop, superbly played by Mark Damon comes to the eerie family house of his lovely bride to be, Madeline Usher beautifully played by Myma Fahey, immediately he senses that something is wrong, he is confronted by Madeline's bizarre, somewhat sinister older-brother Roderick, played by horror legend Vincent Price who delivers a tour-de-force performance and is absolutely peerless in the role. Roderick is totally convinced that the Usher blood is tainted with pure evil and will stop at nothing to keep Madeline from leaving the house and continuing the lineage. The film faithfully captures the spirit and diabolical atmosphere of Poe's original story, screenplay by Richard Matheson and exquisitely photographed in color and CinemaScope by Floyd Crosby. A total triumph of gothic horror. Highly Recommended.

• Adam M

  
  Creepy horror based on Poe's classsic tale. A young man visits the house of the Usher family to see his wife to be but gets told she cant leave with him and go back to America because she is going to die very soon. The young man witnesses strange goings on in the house as he… More
  Creepy horror based on Poe's classsic tale. A young man visits the house of the Usher family to see his wife to be but gets told she cant leave with him and go back to America because she is going to die very soon. The young man witnesses strange goings on in the house as he finds out that the current owner of the house is a bit mental to. A creepy story, great script and another great performance from Vincent Price.

• Eduardo C

  
  One of Corman's best films, one of the few AIP productions whose quality actually managed to rival that of Hammer and one of Vincent Price's best performances. All in all a very somber and wonderfully restrained adaptation of Edgar Alan Poe's most celebrated work.

• Marion R

  
  eh, a typical horror film.

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• hawk l

  
  Classic, richly photographed, featuring one of Vincent Price's finest performances, well-crafted screenplay, a visual masterpiece of dread and doom, executed in grand style and satisfying conclusion.

• Barry L

  
  Price is and will always be a legend.

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