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Updated 1 year ago,January 16, 2024
Time to read some Poe.
And, a word to the wise: dont read too late at night.
Flanagan employsThe Fall of the House of Usheras the series framework.
‘The Fall of the House of Usher’ | EIKE SCHROTER/NETFLIX
Usher is the story that ties each episode together, pulling the eight episodic-feeling installments into a coherent narrative.
The show feels neither derivative nor destructive, but rather, at once, fresh and familiar.
She begins to eliminate the Ushers one by one via deaths that mirror Poes creative casualties.
It all remains a captivating mystery until the final frames.
Despite a perplexing state of affairs, Dupin comes to discover that an escaped Orangutan is the culprit.
This story emphasizes the power of deductive reasoning and highlights Poes nimble skillset within the detective genre.
The man becomes paranoid and ridden with guilt as the tale progresses.
He grows convinced that he can hear the heart of the vulture-eyed man beating beneath his floorboards.
The famous tale begs to ask: what happens to the mind at the hands of a guilty conscience?
This story highlights Poes fascination with puzzles through a macabre and classically Southern Gothic lens.
The narrator must navigate a dark pit where a swinging pendulum threatens his existence.
The story explores the horrors of confinement via an intricate exploration of fear and mans survival instinct.
One of Poes most renowned works, The Raven is a haunting take on the persistence of sorrow.
(The show seems to suggest that Roderick composed the piece.)
Rather, Mark Hamill portrays a modernized take on the character throughout the eight-episode series.
He is the Usher family lawyer.
