The Fall of the House of Usher (1928)

Director Jean Epstein's horror film is a chilling rendition of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Fall of the House of Usher". Set in the eerie House of Usher, the enigmatic stranger Allan becomes the sole confidant to Roderick Usher, residing with his ailing wife, Madeleine. Following Madeleine's tragic death, Roderick's denial unleashes a nightmarish turn of events when the deceased wife returns from the dead, blurring the lines between life and the supernatural in this haunting Gothic tale.