Episode 31 – The Fall of the House of Usher (1960)
This week, Andrew and Matt discuss the proto-AIP Poe flick “The Fall of the House of Usher” starring Vincent Price. We’re both sleepy boys in this podcast, so give us a break
Show Notes for the Fall of the House of Usher podcast
The Cast of Characters for this film
Vincent Price as Roderick Usher
Mark Damon as Philip Winthrop
Myrna Fahey as Madeline Usher
Harry Ellerbe as Bristol
The full text of the Poe story
Richard Matheson, who wrote this film, wrote I AM LEGEND, which was adapted into The Last Man on Earth (also starring Vincent Price) and The Omega Man, starring Charlton Heston.
The Paintings of Burt Shonberg are my (Matt’s) absolute favorite thing about this movie
Even though this podcast was about The Fall of the House of Usher, there’s some brief discussion of “The Raven,” starring Price, Karloff, and Peter Lorre. Let us know on Twitter if you think we should cover this film. In the spirit of the Raven, here are the two wizard battles we referenced in the podcast
Sandman’s Wizard Battle (Lookit, it’s an Angelfire page!)