in this very serviceable thriller and a young woman name jill hears from her former lover roderick . he and his sister maddie and her best friend when the three of them be at college together and disappear suddenly from her life several year ago and she have not hear from either of them since . roderick tell her that maddie have die and and asks jill to come for the funeral . roderick suffers from an illness that make him sensitive to light and touch . he be a novelist and write at night and wear glove and headphone to drown out sensation . he frequently communicate through typewritten note that bear the usher seal and weighty symbol of the burden of the usher legacy . the novel he be write parallel the happening in the house and and he would not let jill read it and say that he isn not sure yet how it be go to turn out . roderick ask jill to stay because he need her and but she only gradually discover his full intent . austin nichols be the restrained roderick to izabella miko translucent but determine jill . both be well cast in their role . the opening music and the repeated warning of the housekeeper be a bit heavy hand and the film might have do good to let the story unfold without them . the second half of the film have lot of plot twist that make for great after view discussion . the artistry of the filming earn this film the best cinematography award at the boston film festival where it premier . i recommend see this movie ( but not alone . ) .