The House of Usher
(2007)
Regisseur:
Hayley CloakeSchauspieler:
Austin Nichols, Izabella Miko, Beth Grant, Robin Kurian, Stephen Fischer, Ann Howland, Danielle McCarthy, Sam KruegerDas Haus Usher, Hort eines grauenhaften Familiengeheimnisses. Als Maddy Usher an einer geheimnisvollen Krankheit stirbt, fährt Jill, ihre beste Freundin und gleichzeitig die ehemalige Freundin von Roderick Usher, zu der Beerdigung. Das Wiedersehen mit ihrem einstigen Liebhaber eröffnet eine dunkle Welt, die hinter ihren jahrhundertealten Türen tödliche Abgründe offenbart. Seit vielen Generationen ist die Familie Usher gefangen in morbider Isolation und auch Jill droht, dem Fluch zu verfallen. Roderick Usher schwängert sie, damit sie für immer in seinem Haus bleibt. Wer es wagt, der Familie Usher zu nahe zu kommen, wird sich ihrem Bann nie wieder entziehen können!
Three years after her lover, Rick Usher, and her best friend, Maddy Usher, had suddenly disappeared from her life without explanation, Jill Masters receives a phone call with news of Maddy's death. Her last wish was for Jill to attend her funeral. Conflicted, Jill returns to the house of Usher, a remote New England enclave. Her love affair with Rick is rekindled as she learns he suffers from the same malady that robbed his twin sister, Maddy, of her sharp mind before taking her life. His affliction is manifested in a rare nerve condition, which renders him hyper-sensitive. Under the watchful eye of the caretaker, Nurse Thatcher, Jill appears to be haunted by the ghost of Maddy, and the secret of the house of Usher is exposed.
Three years after her lover, Rick Usher, and her best friend, Maddy Usher, had suddenly disappeared from her life without explanation, Jill Masters receives a phone call with news of Maddy's death. Her last wish was for Jill to attend her funeral. Conflicted, Jill returns to the house of Usher, a remote New England enclave. Her love affair with Rick is rekindled as she learns he suffers from the same malady that robbed his twin sister, Maddy, of her sharp mind before taking her life. His affliction is manifested in a rare nerve condition, which renders him hyper-sensitive. Under the watchful eye of the caretaker, Nurse Thatcher, Jill appears to be haunted by the ghost of Maddy, and the secret of the house of Usher is exposed.