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Based on the short story The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe, this gothic thriller follows college student Roderick Usher (John Tupy) and his girlfriend, Morgan Segal (Billie D. Merritt), as they visit Roderick's mansion to visit his sick father. But while Morgan goes along for moral support, she fights a sense of unease after meeting Roderick's intimidating and forthright mother, Mrs. Usher (Theresa Santiago), who makes her feelings about Morgan's presence very clear.