Tag: The Fall of the House of Usher
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10 Easter Eggs You Might Have Missed in ‘The Fall of the House of Usher’
Writer and director, Mike Flanagan, delivers a modern adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe’s short story in Netflix’s The Fall of the House of Usher. The series explores the origins of siblings, Roderick and Madeline Usher, who have established a profitable pharmaceutical company and live a lavish life, but when the Usher children start dying, damning…
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Stephen King’s Favorite Movies: 25 Films the Author Wants You to See
Stephen King is a tastemaker of terror. Ever since breaking out with “Carrie” — the sordid tale of a telekinetic teenager adapted into Brian De Palma’s 1976 classic starring Sissy Spacek — the horror author has had a hand in shaping our nightmares.With dozens of novels, novellas, and short stories to his name, the 75-year-old…
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October TV Preview: 22 New Shows to Watch
October might be a season for thrills and chills, but at least one fear in Hollywood can be laid to temporary rest: The Writers Guild of America and AMPTP came to an agreement on September 24. Writers rooms will resume and SAG-AFTRA is set to return to the negotiating table and hopefully finalize a deal…
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‘The Fall Of The House Of Usher’ Review: Mike Flanagan’s Gothic ‘Succession’ Is A Horror Tale Of Pharma Greed & Sackler Family Retribution
Some families are blessed and born into wealth and privilege, ala the royal Roys; others have to fight tooth and nail for scraps to survive. And some, born from tragedy but still ambitious— maybe believing a cruel and sh*tty world owes them—well, they might be willing to do anything, sell their souls even, for everything…
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15 Amazing TV Series Inspired by Books
They say not to judge a book by its cover, but how about by its screen adaptation? A film version used to be the logical and desirable next step for any successful literary property, but in the past decade-and-change those have often been TV shows instead. The book-to-tv pipeline is dense and mighty, and the…
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The Fall Of The House Of Usher Review: Mike Flanagan’s Latest Is Succession Meets Edgar Allan Poe
What if Edgar Allan Poe had penned “Succession“? The result might be “The Fall of the House of Usher,” the latest streaming terror from Mike Flanagan (“Midnight Mass“). Flanagan, once again working with his usual stable of players, takes a “shut up and play the hits” approach to Poe here, dipping into the legendary author’s…
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‘Fall of the House of Usher’ Image — Bruce Greenwood Calls a Family Meeting
Bruce Greenwood is gathering the family in a new image for Netflix’s limited series, The Fall of the House of Usher. From the mind of Mike Flanagan comes the horror director’s latest project with the streamer, set to arrive just in time for the spooky season on October 12, 2023. In a fresh shot courtesy…
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‘Fall of the House of Usher’ Images – Mark Hamill Investigates Murder
You know it’s the spooky season when Mike Flanagan returns for another round of fantastic storytelling. While we’ve loved his feature-length projects like Oculus, Hush, and Doctor Sleep, the critically acclaimed filmmaker raked in an entirely new set of fans when he began teaming up with Netflix on a handful of horror series. What started…
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‘Fall of the House of Usher’ Trailer – Consequences Come for the Family
Spooky season is never complete without something from horror auteur Mike Flanagan. The creator has delivered one terrifying and delightful series after another ahead of Halloween, from 2018’s The Haunting of Hill House to 2022’s The Midnight Club. Now, there’s only a month left until the curtain rises on his Edgar Allen Poe adaptation The…
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Mike Flanagan Heads To The World Of Edgar Allan Poe With The Fall Of The House Of Usher Trailer
“What if ‘Succession‘ but Edgar Allan Poe?” is a pretty damn fine pitch for a horror series if you ask me, especially when it’s coming from Mike Flanagan. The modern horror maestro has been a practical machine for Netflix these last several years, churning out hit after hit like “Gerald’s Game,” “The Haunting of Hill…