The Movie: House of Usher (1960)
What Is It?: Roger
Corman’s first Poe adaptation has all the classic elements in place: Vincent
Price, Gothic overload, gorgeous color, lavish sets, and a Richard Matheson
script. It's a bit meandering, but the apocalyptic climax is a big pay off.
Why Today?: On
this day in 1849, Edgar Allan Poe dies.
