X
- 2023
- TV-MA
- Netflix
- 2023
- TV-MA
- Netflix
- 2023
- TV-MA
- Netflix
- 2023
- TV-MA
- Netflix
The Fall of the House of Usher
Season 1 Premiere: Oct 12, 2023
74
5.9
All Seasons
Top Cast
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 31 Critic Reviews
74
87% Positive
27 Reviews
27 Reviews
13% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 31 Critic Reviews
74
87% Positive
27 Reviews
27 Reviews
13% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
The creepy production values are top-notch and the scares are not only frightening but disturbing. .... One of the best series Netflix has ever produced.
Despite its somewhat bloated plot at times, The Fall of the House of Usher is suitably creepy, with Flanagan once again showing off his chops as a horror storyteller and ultimately hinging the story on strong, complex emotions that do more than just get your heart pounding.
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 43 User Ratings
5.9
58% Positive
25 Ratings
25 Ratings
9% Mixed
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
33% Negative
14 Ratings
14 Ratings
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 43 User Ratings
5.9
58% Positive
25 Ratings
25 Ratings
9% Mixed
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
33% Negative
14 Ratings
14 Ratings
One of the best work of Flanagan so far, much better than most of the other series. The trailer ****, making it look like a goofy horror comedy, while it’s actually quite far from that.
I agree that the Poe references are wasted (or rather pointless), but if you get past that and judge the episodes on their own merit, the series really delivers a memorable story with some great acting.
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Gorgeous. Decadent. Everything you could possibly want for spooky season at a price you are very willing to pay. Spread this out over three stormy nights with tea and treats like we did for the perfect Hallo-month experience. Flanagan never disappoints and always leaves you laughing AND crying and a little bit unnerved- the bathroom light will be staying on.
Also holy **** Carla.
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The framework of the Usher legacy is most poignant when Flanagan shines a light on the twins’ ambitions, even as teens and young adults, as well as their unbridled loyalty to one another. A stunning use of Poe’s work as the Cliffs Notes to his own majestic, intricate brand of storytelling.
It’s a great ensemble, brought together by the boundless potential of what a creative personality like Mike Flanagan could do with Edgar Allen Poe. That some of that potential feels too unbridled and shapeless is something that Poe didn’t often allow his characters: forgivable.
You have a pretty good idea from the first couple where things are headed. It’s a journey-is-the-reward situation. That journey works better as stand-alone chapters rather than as a build-up to a final destination.
Long drawn out and sagging hard in the middle, ‘House Of Usher’ is still a captivating fable about aspirational dreams turned nightmare, tragedies and trauma, and the heaviest of tolls extracted when the bill comes due.
The Fall of the House of Usher displays a surface-level appreciation for the writer. His genius is ultimately sacrificed on the altar of the Flanagan’s desire to give us a spooky Succession.
It`s not about Poe at all (while "Hill House" and "Bly Manor" tried to capture the essence of the literary works they adapted). It`s "Succession" with gore. It`s like a more restrained season of "American Horror Story". Not bad (and the framing device about two old men around a fireplace is perfect), but not particulary scary and without the depths of Flanagan`s other work.
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One of my favorite stories of all time, Netflix comes in hot with an absolute mockery of Poes work.
Yet another example of netflix taking an ideal story and rendering it completely unwatchable with its unwelcome "interpretation"
I made it through half of the first episode before turning it off in utter revulsion.
This is absolutely unacceptable.
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Crap sandwich.
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Production Company:
- Intrepid Pictures
Initial Release Date: Oct 12, 2023
Number of seasons: 1 Season
Rating: TV-MA
