Descendant (2003 film)

Descendant

Directed by	Kermit Christman Del Tenney
Written by	Kermit Christman (screenplay) Margot Hartman
Based on	The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe
Starring	Jeremy London, Katherine Heigl Arie Verveen
Release dates	June 17, 2003
Running time	86 min.
Language	English
Budget	$650,000 (estimated)

Descendant is a 2003 film starring Katherine Heigl and Jeremy London based on the story "The Fall of the House of Usher" by Edgar Allan Poe.

Plot

Ethan Poe, a writer living in the shadow of his infamous ancestor, is under deadline to finish his next book. He moves to a smalltown to concentrate on his novel and meets Anne who falls for the troubled writer. When the shadow of Poe's ghost falls over the two lovers women turn up murdered in Poe-etic fashion. Ethan is the Police's prime suspect. Is Anne next to be murdered? Can she save herself from the dark curse on the Poe family?^[1]

References

↑ Descendant, dir. Kermit Christman and Del Tenney, perf. Katherine Heigl and Jeremy London, DVD, York Horror, 2003.

External links

Descendant at the Internet Movie Database

Edgar Allan Poe's The Fall of the House of Usher (1839)

Film	La Chute de la maison Usher (1928 French) The Fall of the House of Usher (1928 American) The Fall of the House of Usher (1950) House of Usher (1960) The Fall of the Louse of Usher (2002) Descendant (2003) Usher (2004) The House of Usher (2006)

Operas	La chute de la maison Usher (Debussy) The Fall of the House of Usher (Hammill-Smith)

Other	Alone in the Dark "Lady Eleanor"

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