The Fall of the House of Usher is a 1928 French horror film directed by Jean Epstein, one of several films based on the 1839 Gothic short story The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe.
The Fall of the House of Usher (1928), poster
"The Fall of the House of Usher" is a short story by American writer Edgar Allan Poe, first published in 1839 in Burton's Gentleman's Magazine, then included in the collection Tales of the Grotesque a
The Fall of the House of Usher (1928 French film)
…French: La chute de la maison Usher) is a 1928 French horror film directed by Jean Epstein, one of several films based on the 1839 Gothic short story The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe. Roderick Usher summons his friend to his crumbling old mansion in the remote countryside. Usher has been obsessed with painting a…
First appearance in Burton's Gentleman's Magazine (September 1839)
1894 illustration by Aubrey Beardsley.
"The Fall of the House of Usher" first appeared in Burton's.