A very good movie

I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but since it sounded intriguing, I thought I might as well check it out. I wonder if I did read ‘The Fall of the House of Usher’ at some point but, in my opinion, this movie was pretty much the ultimate adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's work I have ever seen so far. It’s funny because, in fact, Luis Buñuel was Assistant Director on this movie and did quit after arguing with Epstein over his decision to basically ignore the story written by Poe. Well, as far as I was concerned, it didn’t really matter since the end-result was just mad, so dark and ominous. The only minor critic I might have was that the miniature they used to show the actual house from a far was rather pathetic and unconvincing but everything else did look so spooky and strange. I have to admit that the damned thing was rather relentless though and I don’t think that there was a single scene which did seem to be ‘normal’. And, yet, I still worked so well and I was quite fascinated from the very first seconds until the end. To be honest, I’m not sure if this movie made much sense and the fact that I was tired when I watched it probably didn’t help. Still, I was really impressed and I wonder why this movie has not been more praised through the years. Sure, it is very old but some other older horror flicks did manage to become some major classics in the mean time. Anyway, to conclude, the damned thing turned out to be quite mesmerizing to behold and I think it is definitely worth a look, especially if you like the genre or if you are interested in Edgar Allan Poe's work.