House of Usher (1960)

Roger Corman · 79 min · Letterboxd ↗

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.

House of Usher screens 2 times at BFI Southbank between Tuesday 20 October and Saturday 14 November.