Edgar Allan Poe's classic of paranoia and suspense, "The Fall of the House of Usher", has been filmed many times over the years - none as highly acclaimed as this 1928 masterpiece by one of France's leading avant-garde visionaries, Jean Epstein. The last of Epstein collaborations with Luis Bunuel (Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie) and the only one of Epstein's works to receive theatrical distribution in US, "The Fall of the House of Usher" is pure gothic eye-candy and must-see viewing for all aficionados of fantastic film.