House of Usher (1960)

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.

Genres: Horror, Drama

What to watch after House of Usher

• The Masque of the Red Death (1964) — Same feel: dark, dramatic
• The Haunted Palace (1963) — Same subject: curse, mansion
• The Pit and the Pendulum (1961) — Roger Corman directed both
• House of Wax (1953)
• The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971) — Vincent Price appears in both
• Witchfinder General (1968) — Edgar Allan Poe wrote the source material both are based on