The Fall of the House of Usher Cast React to their Death Scenes | Netflix

Rahul Kohli (Napoleon Usher), Kate Siegel (Camille Usher), Sauriyan Sapkota (Prospero Usher), Samantha Sloyan (Tamerlane Usher), T'Nia Miller (Victorine), Mary McDonnell (Madeline Usher), Henry Thomas (Frederick Usher), and Bruce Greenwood (Roderick Usher) react to their death scenes in The Fall of the House of Usher.
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To secure their fortune - and future - two ruthless siblings build a family dynasty that begins to crumble when their heirs mysteriously die, one by one.

[@Louise-wk5yf]

Tamerlane's mirror sequence was visually stunning.

[@tellmesummgood9889]

I mean…… Yes it was

[@raidenmakoto7168]

Definitely something to reflect on

[@zeyeskan]

​@@raidenmakoto7168I see what u did there

[@pastoryorkmagaji]

It's my best death.

[@Xxsorafan]

The transitioned between the two in the reflections was smooth

[@tbam73]

Freddy was truly awful. His cruelty to his wife during her pain, his treatmet of Lenore....his comeuppance was truly deserved

[@MM-hf6om]

Freddy is interesting because I was completely on his side in the beginning. What his wife did was foul. But he just kept getting worse....and worse....and worse

[@SamAspden]

"I tend not to get involved. But then you took her home. And you picked up the pliers."

[@KaiayaRules]

@@MM-hf6om Technically, she just went to a party, though. She was on her way out when the acid came down, so although we will never know, she probably wouldn't have cheated.

[@lolshawk]

​@@KaiayaRulesI think she was just a bored housewife, doesn't mean she was going to be unfaithful. She was just there to look and not exactly touch. Fraudtrick didn't exactly give her much to work with when it came to romance as his interests laid more in pleasing his father than his wife... But he didn't see that as cheating, so her window looking at the club shouldn't be classed as cheating.

[@MM-hf6om]

​​@KaiayaRules technically. She went to an orgy. She definitely didn't go there to try the glenfiddich. Him leaving her ( we all know she signed a prenup) was the route that that would be acceptable. He went Jeffrey dahmer instead

[@candycaines]

I wish they'd discussed Lenore's death in this video. Verna's speech about how her choice would enable millions of people to get the help they need legit moved me to tears.

[@raspyswirly]

Honestly! And gave the Raven another powerful layer in the character too, whatever/whoever she is

[@chwenhoou]

Out of all the deaths within the Usher family, Lenore's death hurt the most. She was the better person out of all of them. Yet her fate was sealed when Roderick and Madeline made their pack. A life of luxury at the cost of the next generation. Roderick never thought that debt would come due. Nor did he realize how terrible the cost would be until it was too late.

[@sweetie_babie]

They didn't because that's a spoiler. All of the deaths were kind of advertised at the beginning of the show, all but hers. They also didn't touch on Roderick. They left what they felt wouldn't ruin the show in

[@Xxsorafan]

She wouldn’t have existed if they didn’t make that deal it was inevitable for her to die early at least because of the short life she lived she helps save millions over if she never existed at all and her father amounted to nothing more than a poor but happy poet

[@dan_38]

What makes it clear of Lenore's death was that the wording is exact. The Raven could easily have used the loophole of Lenore being of Morelle's bloodline, but being with the Usher blood meant Lenore's fate was sealed

[@LeiUmbrella]

Perry's death gave me literal nightmares, whereas Vic's creeped me out so much. The acting was magnificent

[@Nktrixx995]

I literally can't listen to that song without thinking about all of them literally burning in acid, a master piece really

[@orchidlover5137]

Yeah I couldn’t watch it for a whole day because I was traumatized. The others weren’t as bad but that was the worst one🫠

[@kaleshabrown]

Ugh ikr, I felt bad for actually seeing it coming... I had a feeling the water was gonna be acid or something not safe... but interesting enough I will say it still did not take away from the result of what the scene intended, if anything it almost made the scene more intense and significant. This was a really well done show, would love to watch again 👍👌

[@chasef89]

I think it was weird that they did Perry's like that first. It was by far the most memorable and most horrifying, and they should have saved it for last. The rest were kind of a let down in comparison.

[@jojoaugustus1383]

​@@chasef89I completely agree. I mean, Tammy's death was also great. But the others, not so much. Had Perry died last, it would have been great. His death really was kinda traumatic. To me, at least

[@Valentina_hi]

I have never been so disgusted by a sound like I was of the heartbeat. I really love how they never show too much of the gore and use other elements to play up the horror

[@Louise-wk5yf]

Yes! It sounds like it was choking

[@workittworkit]

I agree. The tell tale heart is one of my favorite of Poes works. But that annoying chirpy squeak after each heart beat was so disturbing.

[@LoveliestSunflower95]

The sound sticks with you after 😖

[@Wiantjie1989]

The sound Alessandra makes as she was dying really REALLY took me aback and it kinda stayed with me. In a bad way.

[@itstherealkraven]

thank edgar allen poe for that:) biggest part of his poem Telltale Heart

[@justinehercthehuman]

Despite how extra and ridiculous it was for Tamerlane to jump for the glass ceiling, that scene was just TOO BEAUTIFUL! Haunting how the shards of glass just rotate in slow motion below her suspended body while bigger shards fall above her.

[@looney1023]

I love the garish green light. Gave me Vertigo vibes, but just the green all over her apartment and her clothes. That death was the one that felt the most gialli to me; the glass gave me suspiria vibes

[@BT-ch9gf]

That was a great scene

[@thatfabulousbastard114]

@@looney1023 holy shit, you're right.

[@AFIYINFOLUWA]

​@@looney1023I think the green shows envy

[@Milkiia]

The scene is extra but it really sell the moment of calm she experience before death. I think the actress is right, she is the only one to be somewhat redeem

[@jules180]

the acid rain scene had me SHOOK! at this point mike flannagan is horror royalty 👑

[@NeonSpoon-q1u]

💯

[@wearethechange128]

i thought it would be gasoline, Because of the Molotov cocktails earlier in the scene

[@TheKanyinsola]

Flanagan is what Ryan Murphy wanted to be but he lost the plot.

[@katemock8260]

I have big respect for Mike Flanagan for a few series now; I think he's at his best with a limited series. Gives him plenty of room for pacing and building.

[@Evija3000]

@@katemock8260 Yeah. I still feel like Midnight Club could have been great if they had planned on having is as a one season thing. I liked it a lot, but it definitely lacked a proper horror climax and resolution.

[@KTBEverlasting]

Prospero's death was horrifying. Camille's interaction with Verna before her death had me shook. Frreddy's death was the one I clapped for.

[@NellyVilla09]

The acid rain was horrific because it was literally torture, a slow & painful death. The foreshadowing of their deaths were a nice touch, especially Tamerlane’s & Vic’s

[@nexusplexus23]

What foreshadowing?

[@devantulloch8015]

@@nexusplexus23 also when the little drop of water fell on Perry’s phone when they were planning the party

[@ilonamagny4339]

​@@juliakatzinplease give more examples:)

[@mikey_strange]

​@nexusplexus23 and in the meeting with the lawyers at the beginning, they mentioned all the chemicals in the ground and waters and Perry mentions that the sprinkler system is localized to the building and that they don't use the water from the city.

[@soleilfray6397]

I love how much pleasure Verna took in killing Freddy. You know you’re a horrible person when death itself ensures you have a terrifying, painful end to your life.

[@ikariiprince]

The fact that she straight up says she had to personally intervene to make sure he suffered was hilarious

[@Unownshipper]

Freddy bothered me. And I don't mean that in the obvious way; ALL of the Ushers are meant to bother you with how twisted and unhinged they are, but him in particular. He just felt like he didn't make sense. For having the least amount of character development time on screen, I feel like I understood Prospero more than Freddy, who (being last of the 2nd generation Ushers to die) should have had plenty of time for development. But I get nothing from Freddy! I could almost understand (though of course not condone) his treatment of Morella after finding out she was at the orgy, but how could he treat Lenore the way he did? How did he become the weak, nothing that he is? Were scenes with him cut? What's with his fear of elevators? Was the scene with the Kit-Cat Klock supposed to mean something or was it merely foreshadowing the pendulum? So much just feels unexplored, and I wonder if that was on purpose. Depicting a domestic abuser as spineless and cruel without reason is thematic (who wants to plumb for deeper meaning or sympathy for a person like that?), but it's also somewhat disappointing in a character-driven miniseries like this. Maybe Henry Thomas was just too good at portraying him as repellant.

[@ericconnor8251]

@@UnownshipperGood points. I was convinced that Freddy would most likely due in an elevator, for that matter, but the homage to the pit and the pendulum was a nice touch. Still, you are right, they could have fleshed his character out a bit more to get us from point A to B, and they didn’t need more than five or ten minutes of screen time to do that, or sacrifice something else that was a bit more extraneous, like one or two of the excessive hallucinatory ghost scenes with Roderick at the least.

[@thomashayes3783]

"The humans will coin a new word to describe accurately the manner of your demise."

[@xxxstellarxxx]

@@UnownshipperYou know, I completely agree. I wonder if his character not being fleshed out was intentional. I wonder because Verna was like “All you ever wanted was to be loved by your father. But it’s still no fucking excuse”. It makes me think that he was purposefully unexplored because nothing we could’ve been shown would’ve justified it in any way shape or form

[@liaml.e.5964]

I loved how they assigned a specific colour to each of the Ushers' death scenes. Very reminiscent of The Masque of the Red Death in how each room was a specific colour.

[@katherineheasley6196]

Victorine's death hit me hardest (aside from Lenore's) because of the interaction with Roderick before her death. I think he realized just how badly he'd screwed up his kids, and how Vic could've been the best of them all if she hadn't been warped by being an Usher. What she did was unconscionable, and that along with accidentally killing her partner drove her to madness, but there was a core there of a woman who could have done so much good in her life that all I could think was what a waste it was. My father died of congestive heart failure; a device like her mesh could've given him a longer, better life, and I think that's why I felt the most for her.

[@cullenarthur8879]

Accidentally killing her partner? I'm not sure about that. Sure, I don't think she intended to hurt her as bad as she did when she hit her with whatever that was she threw at her, but remember, she had a guard waiting right outside the room. She could have told him to call for help or asked him to help if he could. But what did she do? She closed the door and told him to mind his own business when he asked if she was alright. Sure, her girlfriend may have died anyway, but she let her die intentionally.

[@a.m.1528]

Vic was definitely the best of them. She was trying to do good things for selfish reasons, but at least she was trying to do good, unlike the rest of her siblings. She was the only one of the children that Roderick faced before their demise, so his reaction was compounded by the loss of his the other children. I think in that moment he truly realized he raised them wrong (and subconsciously knew that it was all his fault for making the deal with Verna in the first place)

[@katherineheasley6196]

@@cullenarthur8879 her horrified reaction when the whatever-it-was connected makes me think she didn't intend it to. Might've even been one of Verna's manipulations to make her think Al was farther out the door than she was. It was on her that she didn't call for help, but I'm also pretty sure that it wouldn't have done any good, and she knew it.

[@cullenarthur8879]

@@katherineheasley6196 I just think that there was no way she was going to let her out of there to tell on her. It may have seemed like a spur of the moment accident, but remember, her partner was going to walk out on not only her personally, but tell on her for her illegal experiments, which would have cost her everything. Remember what Vic told her as she laid there dying. She told her she had to stop her from leaving and telling on her. She even had the nerve as her girlfriend laid dying to say that she "knew she didn't mean it" (saying she was going to tell on her). And like I previously pointed out, she could have called for help for the bodyguard but she didn't. She closed the door and told him nothing was wrong. Vic was unstable, and couldn't face the truth of what she did, but that was not some accident.

[@TheOGDennis]

Out of all the Ushers, she was the one who still could have had a moral center. Maybe Roderick saw that and thats also why it hit him so hard

[@annwilliams6438]

Victorine is the ultimate medical irony of the series. The Ushers have made fortunes out of medicines and equipment that they have pushed through the acceptance system (trials, paperwork, FDA) illegally and unethically; yet now when Roderick so desperately needs a medical device that DOES work and that has gone through the acceptance process with greens lights the whole way, he cannot get it. His decades of skewing the system have come back to bite him; he has been hung by his own petard.

[@abbhyt-nm9nm]

Most of the kids have ironic deaths. Perry is killed by the medical waste his father hid to evade environmental regulations, Freddy by his dad's attempt to destroy evidence of his crimes, Camille by the product of the Ushers' unethical animal testing

[@Unownshipper]

*hoisted

[@annwilliams6438]

@@Unownshipper Ah, yes. Ta.

[@Juel92]

Not really. "Hoisted by his own petard" would mean he somehow caused the medical science issues which he didn't.

[@Rrrmyb]

Madeline was absolutely the highlight of this show for me, Mary McDonnell is just so good

[@drartemisa21]

Here for the Madeline appreciation!

[@CINEMATECO]

I agree with the Tammerland dying with a little redemption because she's the only of the Usher's sons that acepts that she maded mistakes even when she causes her own death with the shards, she is surrendering by her own reflection of the persona she created... What a great end for that character

[@UnboxingAlyss]

Do you mean children? She isn't an Usher son.

[@conradvillareal]

In this interview Mary McDonnell (Madeline Usher) made a comment which best encapsulates this entire story and, I may argue, all other Mike Flanagan Netflix series : “There is a theme of Grief : manifesting grief - unexplored and unhealed - can create horror in our lives. It’s deeply, deeply sad.” Definitely one of the most well-crafted Flanagan works yet right after “The Haunting of Hill House” and followed very closely by Midnight Mass. It deserves several Emmy accolades next year!

[@peytonandamber9457]

Those are my favs in order also!

[@Sun.Shine-]

Yeah haunting in hill house is the best one, midnight mass and ushers in tier 2, bly manor in tier 3, midnight club in tier 4

[@amymitman173]

i ended up liking tammy's episode way more than i expected to. his delusions and sleep deprivation throughout the episode leading to the final death scene was just incredibly well done

[@Evija3000]

And visually stunning with all the mirrors and green lighting.

[@Unownshipper]

I agree, the only thing I'll knock it for is lack of connection with the source material. The deaths of Prospero, Camille, Leo, and Victorine all homage with extreme thematic fidelity The Masque of Red Death, Murder in the Rue Morgue, The Black Cat, and The Tell-tale Heart, respectively. Frederick's scene is a stretch as the protagonist and ending to The Pit and The Pendulum are quite different; regardless, the adaptation brought the inherent horror of the short story to life. But with Tamerlane, there is no connection to The Gold Bug... besides the name. The story is a treasure hunt with cryptograms and pirate gold; it even inspired Robert Louis Stevenson to write Treasure Island. It has nothing to do with mirrors, health and beauty, doppelgangers, sleep, etc. If you want to push it, you could say that Tamerlane's obsession with the launch is similar to the protagonist's fixation on the treasure, but once again, the endings are diametrically opposite. It's the one weakness amongst 6 otherwise brilliant modern adaptations of Poe's short stories (8 if you include The Raven and Fall of the House of Usher itself), but maybe that's okay. It might be nothing more than a lip service reference to the original story, but one can't deny that the cinematography, the acting, and the whole idea around the episode is so lush and captivating in its madness that Poe himself would be impressed.

[@xxxstellarxxx]

@@UnownshipperI want you to know this was beautifully written

[@Unownshipper]

@@xxxstellarxxx Thank you!

[@lordliberty8885]

​@Unownshipper I know I'm late to the party but the 'Goldbug' episode was actually more based off of Poe's other story called "William Wilson". The whole theme of your paranoia and ego manifesting into a doppleganger who ruins your life is adapted almost 1-1 into the series. There are also many nods to "William Wilson" in the episode. Tammy's husband is named Bill, a nickname for William. Tammy's demise with her destroying the mirrors is how the protagonist met his end too in the original story. I honestly think they just used 'Goldbug" as the name because it sounds more mysterious and consistent.

[@PistachioDean]

I find it so hard to find good horror movies/shows. But Flanagan always knocks it out of the park. This series was such a good mix of darkness, lore, references to literature (Poe) and gore. I felt like this was such a great way to modernise a classic story teller.

[@herm712]

Don't forget humor! There were a number of parts that made me laugh, right on down to the end with Roderick's reaction after Dupin mentioned that Madeline might not be dead.

[@curioushoodie]

​@@herm712Napoleon when handed the contract "is this also cake?" I was howling.

[@curioushoodie]

A lot of horror movies uses gore or jump scares. Mike Flanagan style is more gothic horror, which is more poetic (though he can get carried away with monologues), so maybe gothic horror is more to your taste.

[@Evija3000]

@@herm712 Every time Juno reacted to the kids' remarks. I mean Juno in general.

[@herm712]

@@Evija3000They did her so dirty lolol! But yes, her reactions and the whatever she'd mutter to herself afterwards😂 She definitely got the last laugh in the end. I don't know the actress's name but I enjoyed her in this and in The Midnight Club.

[@alanafowler3024]

At least Mary Mcdonnell's character wasn't the only one who dies. Madeline may have died but she comes back with a vengeance and kills her brother as well. I loved Mary’s giggle because she knows that her character comes back and kills Roderick as well. Because as Madeline said, "Into the world together, out of the world together."

[@ACinemafanatic]

Or maybe Verna doesn’t let her die by Rodrick because they were supposed to die together to seal the transaction

[@alanafowler3024]

@@ACinemafanatic If you are a Battlestar Galactica fan like I am. I prefer to think that after the house falls and Madeline dies she downloads into a new body on board a Cylon Basestar that was in orbit and then jumps away to Caprica and becomes the mother of all Cylons.

[@keanuroark]

I just can’t be the only one who loves Camille/kate’s wig you know she took that home , iconic she said the wig is based off the incredibles and that makes it all the more iconic

[@katietoole8345]

Vic's episode was my favorite. It was gruesome and sad and poignant T'nia's acting was out of this world. Some of the best "crazy" I've ever seen.

[@Murdo2112]

I found that to be the weakest part of the entire show . I'd enjoyed her acting throughout the show , but when it came to the craziness it just felt like a poor Captain Jack Sparrow impersonation. Perhaps rewatches will bring different feelings , but that was the overall effect for me, first time watching, and it severely broke the mood.

[@Rash23215]

​@@Murdo2112 okay???

[@Murdo2112]

@@Rash23215 Do you have something to add?

[@justinehercthehuman]

As terrible as the characters are, I felt so much empathy not just for Napoleon but also for Tamerlane. Tamerlane acknowledging Juno in the end plus her anxiety and pressure to do her best? I just felt so bad for her. Throwing the mic to Juno made me laugh so much but man does it suck that Juno now thinks she still hates her.

[@Nktrixx995]

Poor juno honestly I never understood why all kids hate her so much I mean I understand the thinking she's a golddigger and the "junkie" thing but juno was so nice to all of them and rod too

[@a.m.1528]

​@nkechiwilliams995 I think Tammy (who hated her the most) took comfort knowing that no woman was good enough for her father to marry and essentially replace her mother. So she hated that Juno's presence was competing with her mother's memory. As for the other siblings, they were probably jealous that this random woman was good enough for Roderick to marry, but their own mothers weren't. Juno didn't deserve anything that the Ushers put her through, but I'm glad she ultimately got a happy ending.

[@kaetispannbauer9082]

Napoleon?

[@LeonorFiniCat]

@@a.m.1528I agree with this. I loved Juno and found myself thinking that she and Annabel would have liked each other. Apart from Lenore and Auguste they were the only truly honest and kind main characters. I think of how stupid Roderick was, what a sad waste, that he had two wives who genuinely loved him and he threw that away for money and power.

[@NerdyBone90]

@@kaetispannbauer9082 Leo's full name is Napoleon.

[@ManyvanhKeovongsa]

Rockrick and Madline reationship was beautiful and sad at the same time

[@getmeouttahere3595]

I feel like they were just two toxic siblings who brought out the worst in each other.

[@edisonlima4647]

​@@getmeouttahere3595Yeah, they enabled each other and portrayed the natural conclusion of the cliché phrase "us against the world".

[@mirix1515]

Good for them. If we had more siblings just like them who did sacrifice for each other, we would have been living in better society@@getmeouttahere3595

[@chwenhoou]

In the end, I felt more pity for Roderick than his sister. His life was dominated by his psychotic mother. Then Madeline took her place. He could've broken free from this abusive cycle at any time. He should've stood by his first wife. Instead, he was too weak to break the chains his sister bound him in. Madeline wanted to be a goddess among ants. So her brother stole the best present one could offer. A pair of dead eyes to match her rotting soul.

[@getmeouttahere3595]

@edisonlima4647 i feel like madeline coaxed her brother with something of "it's us against the world." Roderick most likely trauma-bonded with Madeline because of their past, and he probably felt like he was her only lifeline, but he failed to realize that she was a sinking ship and that he was already on a stable boat (with his wife, the cop, etc). It's sad and ironic that you can see his downfall the more success he had. When he met Verna, it was already too late. His character reached a point of no return, no saving grace.

[@tumejorpose]

I absolutely LOVE creative death scenes, and these were shot beautifully and really ended each characters' story well

[@draconbacon6395]

Oh this show is just perfect. Every scene is beautifully crafted and each story is brought to completion, Madeline says "if death wants me shell have to look me in the eyes" and the cruel irony of her brother removing those eyes so that in her final moments she would see nothing. Mike Flannagan has found a very interesting horror niche to excel in and I cant wait to watch more of his works.

[@AltClickRepeat]

Mary McDonnell played the role so freaking well, loved her performance and that last drink moment between her and fred was really moving in a way. Great series!

[@sus_cherry_90s]

*Spoiler* There was something poetic in every death. But if i had to choose only one of them, it would be Tamerlane's. Looking at her reflection as the mirror pieces rained upon her...Her death scene was beautiful and horrific.

[@Phenom0100]

This is an example of why Ryan Murphy and American Horror Story could never beat Mike Flannagan's content!

[@l.j1295]

Ryan Murphy tries to be Mike Flanagan. I think that's who he want to be..

[@CINEMATECO]

Ryan Murphy Misses in the most essential thing of horror and shows, HUMANITY and HEART. He creates characters, Mike Flannagan's recreate people we know and also our own ghost's and dark side. Ryan should ask for victorine some help to find one...

[@AlexS-oj8qf]

Two different genre tho. AHS is HorrorFlick and Flannagan’s Gothic.

[@Phenom0100]

@@AlexS-oj8qf They both have horror and have the formula of reusing actors for different roles.

[@spotteddog1716]

YEEESSSS!

[@herm712]

This was masterfully acted across every single character. I mean, wow. I totally stan Carla Guigino--she was a freakin rock star in this one. And Madeline Usher

[@rebeccajesse4604]

Honestly Annabel Lee’s appearance as a ghost was utterly haunting and amazingly emotional. Her line “the poverty of you” lives rent free in my head. All the other ghosts don’t display any of the characteristics they had in life but she does and it’s utterly tragic.

[@sprnzx]

Mary is so well spoken, and her tone is so soft. I’ve always loved listening to her speak, especially during her BSG monologues.

[@StandAsYouAre]

It sort of makes me wonder if there were any Ushers offscreen that got collected by Verna as well. Children where their mothers didn’t tell them who their father actually was. That would have added an extra twist to the story.

[@Evija3000]

Yeah, that seems very likely since most of them only learned about being an Usher after they were 18.

[@snowglow5656]

They probably made better life decisions so they died in their sleep.

[@Sun.Shine-]

I also thought the same. A deal's a deal, so she did collect them. They might've gotten painless deaths

[@thomashayes3783]

@@Sun.Shine- In-keeping with Lenore's end, Verna probably gave these "secret" or "innocent" Ushers a similar deal and probably twisted their deaths into a sort of bittersweet victory. Obviously not to the scale that Lenore's choice affects millions, but something more "peasant" scale. If any of that made sense?

[@jenem9618]

While they were in the pub making the initial deal, I think Verna said something about the children being able to enjoy the benefits of the lifestyle before their time comes. That would imply that all of the bloodline found their way to the wealth at some point.

[@nuwibaaron]

Colour pattern for each of Usher children's death: Perry - Red Camille - White Leo - Yellow Vic - Orange Tammy - Green Freddy - Blue

[@mentalhealthisimp]

Didn't observe it until you mentioned. Great observation 👍

[@orboobleck5366]

Gold for Madeline, as befitting her aspirations toward royalty and immortality. Black for Roderick, as he's basically an Edgar Allen Poe protagonist.

[@carlosenriquegutierrezcare8777]

Victorine's episode was a master class in acting and directing, oh man the final twist I was expecting something like a murder on the operation room but never that twist, and the color red at the end, it was marvellous T'Nia Miller outdone herself with her acting, by far the best death in the series not for the act itself but everything that lead to it

[@Wiantjie1989]

I would go out on a limb here and say Mike Flanigan is the next Alfred Hitchcock. His work in the Horror genre is SO unique and ground breaking and it just keeps getting better and better.

[@spotteddog1716]

This was truly amazing to watch. It was so visual. I love the fact that they ran Edgar Allen Poe throughout the whole thing. There’s all kinds of little references and especially Freddy’s death. The pit in the pendulum-it was great. I think I love this series the best out of the all of them that he’s done.

[@daphneyandersen1235]

The fact Camille said they referred to Usher laboratories as the Rue Morgue.....

[@ElizabethMcCormick-s2n]

@@daphneyandersen1235 I know, right? Awesome touch!

[@kellymahon6239]

The directorial style is incredible and the cinematography is visual wowing! It in many ways was a love poem written in appreciation to Poe and what his works gave the world. So many people see his works as death-fixated, but like Madeline said, the true story of Poe and his works is the way grief, not death, shapes the world. Excellent series all the way around

[@tbsffxx]

Netflix when are trixie and katya reacting to fall of the house of usher???!!!

[@that_cat_person3417]

They have to!!

[@johnecoapollo7]

Vic's scene was my personal favourite. The performances by everyone, Alessandra twitching as her brain realizes that she's actually dying and confused, Vic going insane, Roderick freaking the hell out as he realizes what he is seeing. My God, I felt like someone had their fist around my heart in that episode's finale. It reminded me of how I felt about the Bent Neck Lady reveal which is high praise.

[@meenaymeenay3219]

The fact that they all were still in character when they reacted to their deaths. I fucking love this show.

[@AutumnEmerald]

I liked Freddie’s death scene the best. He actually deserved it after how he treated his wife. Plus, Carla’s acting in that scene was so good.

[@ElizabethMcCormick-s2n]

Kind of strange to watch the guy who played Elliott in "E.T." as a kid getting sliced by a pendulum, isn't it?

[@kyleoliver637]

This series actually surprised me, and I really enjoyed it. The actors were quite phenomenal, especially the actress who played Verna. As much as you want to hate them all, you end up liking aspects of them.

[@Hyacinthfall]

I feel bad for the children, to be honest. Their fate was re-woven the moment Rod and Mad made the deal. Freddie was supposed to be a dentist--a good one at that too. But clearly it got changed during the deal.

[@JohnCallahan360]

Without question Bruce Greenwoods AWARD winning performance of his entire career! And all the metaphors OMG, genius writing and performances all around.

[@MM-hf6om]

Camilles was awful because you can see she was dragged all over the floor

[@Boho478]

I love how all the deaths relate to what they did and their karma. The only way they were siblings was by name and not in any other way which is pretty sad when you think about it.

[@serenae6007]

I just finished watching the show. I watched one or two a week and avoided so many spoilers and conversations. It was so madly worth it. If anyone has watched Major Crimes, I will now think of Sharon’s exit very differently.

[@Valentina_hi]

Anyone else thinks there’s a bit of a paradox in the deaths. Rodrick didn’t actually die of a natural cause, Madeline killed him, but he did that to her because of the death clause in the deal so does that mean it was a self fulfilling prophecy or was he going to die soon? His mom is shown to be in pain for weeks before dying and he’s never seen taking ligadon but idk

[@kyle1137]

It was a self fulfilling prophecy once they made the deal with Verna

[@rebeccajesse4604]

I think Roderick would have died soon either way but Madeline tied her fate to his in the deal. Also, I think that technically the house falling on them killed them. I don’t know but strangling someone isn’t as easy as it seems, especially when you can’t see so even if eventually she was able to do it, it would have taken time.

[@kaylakusman5118]

“Is the world mad, or is he mad? Either way you lose” I love that.

[@bayareaaa]

One of the best series on Netflix I’ve watched in months! Clever writing, great acting.

[@christine9122]

I love the actress who played Camille ❤😂

[@sctkarter1111]

I love watching these people talk about how despicable their characters are and seemingly love that they got to die lol. Truly some incredible actors and actresses.

[@E.D1282]

I loved everything about that show

[@ZomBabeZoe]

Spoiler alert, as my opinions on each death follow: Perry's Cuddle Puddle was kinda epic, Camille's last Line made me smile as it was very her("Fuck It,I Got Mine"),I was sad for Vic("Daddy?"),Leo's last moment made me feel some kind of way but im glad psycho kitty was alive,Tammy's was quite tragic as she always so alone,Freddy deserved worse after his behaviour towards Morella and Lenore,Poor innocent Lenore didnt deserve to die but at least hers was a thing of grace,Madds passing seemed like Roderick was trying to be merciful and his own death was the culmination of it all...as verna says "you came into the world together,so you'll be leaving it together" ...I adore this show

[@kaetispannbauer9082]

It wasn't psycho kitty, it was the original Pluto. He never killed Pluto, it was a hallucination

[@haleykleckner9425]

Victorine creeped me out the most of the siblings, she was like a mad scientist, and Freddy was definitely the worst in the end.

[@davewindburn]

Tamerlane's episode is my favourite in the show. That was the episode that truly showed the side of the show that touches upon the family's mental disease.

[@martynas.6649]

Incredible cast - the *voices* of Madeline, Roderick and Verna are doing so much to add to the atmosphere.....

[@jeannineterese1037]

This series blew me away! ❤ I really hope this inspires younger generations to explore Poe’s work. He truly was a master.

[@memyni]

I LOVE how Verna kind of tried to prevent *the painful deaths. Like Camille by repeating that she's not supposed to be there, Victorine by questioning if she should really start human trials and Tamerlane by telling her to calm down. Great acting, stunning visuals and killer writing 😩👏 *edit: oops yeah y'all are totally right, thanks!

[@catcactus1234]

I don’t think Verna was trying to prevent their deaths, since their fates were already sealed by their father’s deal. I think she was trying to redirect them to less painful deaths. Verna mentioned that she can choose how they die during Frederick’s death scene, and she chooses more painful deaths based on the severity of their actions. E.g. Frederick gets sliced to death slowly because he tortured his lover, but Leonora gently fell asleep because she never did anything wrong.

[@jesk743]

​@catcactus1234 correct, she tried to get both Perry and Camile to turn back from what they were doing so that they'd have less painful deaths but they were too stubborn/greedy and paid for those choices with horrible deaths. For Frederick's she made sure he was going to suffer in the worst way possible bc of him torturing his wife - I remember her saying he "had to bring out the pliers" and that's when she decided he wasn't going to get the choice to be spared a painful death.

[@Evija3000]

@@jesk743 She also told Tammy to call her husband. If she had done that instead of listening to her jealousy, the whole mirror sequence wouldn't have happened. She probably would have found peace and just fallen asleep. And she tested Leo and Victorine. Leo didn't have to lie to his boyfriend, do all those drugs and try to kill the second cat. And Vic didn't have to go for the human trials behind her girlfriend's back when she knew they weren't even ready and the poor lady would likely die.

[@jackselle4607]

There was an interview with Carla that she gave people an alternative but in the end their fate was already sealed because they would always choose as she predicted

[@fallenwarlock2418]

Not exactly preventing their deaths, but making them less painful. Verna tells Camille that she could have died in bed, it would have been a peaceful death, probably like Lenore’s. Perry and Camille had the chance to leave when confronted by Verna, but they decided to stay where they were. Leon had the chance to adopt a stray cat/tell the truth to his boyfriend, but he chose to pay for a cat that wasn’t even available for adoption. Victorine was questioned if she really should move to human trials and insisted on doing so. Tammy could have called her husband and apologized. But Frederick lost his chance to have a peaceful ending when he hurt his wife

[@VagrantSoulZ]

This show was amazing. The fact that it was EAP driven made me love it even more.

[@brentage5000]

Perry's death was the most brutal and amazing and really set the tone for the series. The whole sequence still lives rent-free in my head and I'm never gonna be able to hear Closer the same way again.

[@GingerKitten43]

'Closer' was one of several "theme songs" that molded, and shaped my teen years in the best possible way! A wonderfully, stylistically graphic video, to accompany a killer track... And speaking of "killer", this newest association with 'Closer' was like getting together with an old, close friend for the first time in nearly 30 years... Just not "Cuddle Puddle" close, that is! 😉 My hat's off to Flanagan for crafting a scene so wonderfully disturbing, to a track so epic, and equally disturbing: This was nothing short of gruesome perfection! 👍👍

[@thecryptidfiles8787]

It wasn't till the end I realized Verna is an anagram for Raven! Loved this show

[@dra2521]

Sound design was CRUCIAL in this show. Really made it what it is. All the individual elements were all tied together because of it.

[@schnipples3042]

What‘s also super interesting is the fact that their final death scenes are also matched in der signiture colour: Prospero: red Camille: white Leo: yellow Vic: orange Tammy: green Freddy: blue

[@dutchguy1363]

I've watched this 2 times already. Its just a really good show! Love the actors and loveee Verna

[@noemikiss6278]

All of them were truly masterpieces, but man, Camille was amazing. She just said "fck it" with cold blood, accepted the faith and still went for it. What a BOSS.

[@faizanahmed7283]

Vic's death was so amazingly plotted. I knew it was the device when it first started making noise but just couldn't get my head around as to how would they show it and the final reveal of her opening up Ruiz's chest and putting that device in was what got me like " the fuck"

[@Vampwars]

I was in love with every bit of this show! Watched it in one sitting like I do with all of Mike Flanagan’s work. I’m addicted to his style of storytelling & cannot wait to see what else he has in store for us 🐦‍⬛❤

[@raymondstover7071]

This was an Amazing show-Love every single family member's arc and the most brilliant part for me was finding out during the Final episode that brother and sister literally brokered a deal when they were young to gain all of their life-long success in exchange for........Absolutely brilliant reveal.

[@mec2806]

Victorine was my favorite! The actress is so sweet and warm and graceful, and to see her in a role like this blew me away. I've rewatched this series so many times it's ridiculous. Put together masterfully😘💋🤌🫴

[@flippert0]

Mary McDonnell gave the most philosophical explanation, why all this happened (followed closely by Bruce Greenwood)

[@emberskelly4524]

The Black Cat is one of my favorite Edgar Allan Poe stories :). I did like the way there were twists in the stories(at least the ones I read, plus the poems. I have not read the pit and the pendulum or the gold bug) I was wondering how they would portray Perry's death since before they show it he looks like he's been burned, so I was expecting fire until the whole water sprinkler thing. So the mask of the red death, instead of the plague getting prospero I guess it's him dying in acid rain(which was probably one of the most horrifying deaths), people were melting everywhere(no one was running, I'm guessing, because they were high). And then to think they brought this all on themselves with a deal they made so long ago offering their bloodlines up as collateral. The only one who was truly innocent and I hoped could have survived was Lenore(but she was still an Usher so I knew eventually she'd die too), at least her death was peaceful.

[@bondfall0072]

2:11 i love how the actors don't know what Verna is. The people making the show cannot tell us what this thing is that's killing them. Its hilarious and terrifying.

[@raspyswirly]

I still don't know what she is honestly haha but I appreciate that, it doesn't have to be explained

[@bondfall0072]

@@raspyswirly my headcannon is she's from the cthulu mythos because she reads the city in the sea poem, though i do like the theory that she's a member of the egyption Pantheon.

[@raspyswirly]

@@bondfall0072 My thing about it also is that Poe seems to exist in their universe, but Roderick doesn't seem to be aware that his family and their deaths are following the theme? There's some skewed meta things going on haha

[@cl34939]

@@raspyswirly i don't think poe exists in this world. i thought Roderick wrote those poems himself. didn't Verna say he had a way with words and would have been a poet in another life? and verna claimed that she wrote city in the sea

[@deepakkabadwal7794]

After haunting of hill house, usher is the best work of flannagan

[@Deathwish026]

incredible series. perrys death was pure horror just imagine silently laying there with ever nerve firing while your skin is slime and others around you cannot escape the same torment. brutal.

[@PistachioDean]

This is how I wanted the fall of the house of Lannister to be 👏🏻👏🏻

[@rexibhazoboa7097]

Hell nah, Jaime and Tyrion are great.

[@Evija3000]

@@rexibhazoboa7097 Not at the end though.

[@freetony6677]

To die first was the best gift from Verna cause the last ones to die had the biggest breakdowns before their death

[@Evija3000]

Yeah, there was mounting pressure and grief and probably anxiety that comes with living through the other deaths. Although I think she was just going by age, starting with Roderick's youngest.

[@cecilia8859]

Best show I've seen on Netflix in a while! Second only to Bly Manor in my opinion

[@OdetteM00]

Bly manor is good, it’s a three way tie with midnight mass and midnight club to me

[@tkaki6029]

What about Hill House. Still have that as number 1. House of Usher is 2 in my book.

[@ScooterSkillsYolo]

Hill house number 1, midnight mass a close second and usher 3 for me personally but I only just finished usher so recenty bias may be at play. I did love Bly manor aswell

[@shabwann]

Bly Manor is a mess, especially when compared to Midnight Mass, Hill House and House of Usher

[@LuisGustavoSO]

​@@shabwannhow is it a mess?

[@annewithaneeee]

Tamerlane's death was visually the most beautiful thing Ive seen

[@mpGreen03]

This series really proves to me personally that what is inside really matters, not just physical looks. Freddie's actor in Haunting of Hill House was so handsome to me, as he was good man, a good person, but in this one, besides having terrible hairstyle, he played Freddie so well, he was so offputting as person and a man.

[@Saruva_Eduardo]

As a fan of Poe I've never been so excited to see characters die in a show just to see which of Poe's short stories their deaths were based upon

[@dylanbuchman8128]

The acid and ape deaths were incredibly captivating, as was the scene around the heart pump before Vic died. And lenore's death was so sweet, I loved that even though it was so sad

[@fadlyramdani3357]

All cast to character: "You deserve that dude"

[@feye903]

Omg!!!! I didn't realize that about Leo. His whole existence was that appartment. And for Vic... oh... this helps me see her with more compassion..

[@ManyvanhKeovongsa]

Mary and Bruce playing siblings was really good

[@BoardGameCantina]

Brilliant work with everyone absolutely at the top of their game. This amazing crew's special brand of classy, thoughtful horror is an auto-watch for us every time. So excited to see where they go next.

[@PrimetimeD]

Vic's episode creeped me out so hard. I kept hearing that *thump-chirp* noise in my head.

[@birdiejett3163]

God this cast is phenomenal

[@greatidea682]

Rahul Kohli is so beautiful! ❤

[@nicholasderemi8493]

How BEAUTIFUL T'Nia Miller is omg!

[@so1opiniao]

Everyone who died has a specific death color: Prospero: Red; Camille: Gray; Leo: Yellow; Victorine: Orange; Tamerlane: Green; Frederick: Blue; Madeline and Roderick: Black.

[@ajpb1234]

tamerlane’s death was spectacular.. beautiful and tragic… the visuals 😍

[@quinnzykir]

As someone’s who’s renovated houses and a couple offices. It is quite exhilarating to smash through drywall

[@lordnavie1466]

I love how they’re all represented by a color

[@ACinemafanatic]

Lenore’s scene made me cry she was the best out of all of them

[@CatChaos369]

Annabel Lee reveal and speech was so gut wrenching the line "come with me gorge yourselves, but you didnt feed them you starved them" "less and less came back until they were empty and then you started filling them. What did you fill them with Rodrick? What did you have? I look at you and I see the poverty of the man you are." then when she turns to stand with her children's caskets only to show she took her own life was heart wrenching.

[@enyaperez4306]

Perry's death still haunting me. I think it was predictable but so cruel. So much suffering.

[@poundlandvodka]

T'Nia Miller did an astonishingly good job in this series. Such an underrated actor; she's phenomenal in everything she's been in

[@jaeshasway]

The saddest part of this was Lenore’s Death. A better twist would have been that she wasn’t Freddie daughter and as a result woke up and didn’t die after all.

[@whiteshadow7584]

That would have been a better fate for such a good character. She didn't deserve to die.

[@dannydark1452]

For MADELYNS DEATH i also found it ironic how she died VERY SIMILAR TO HOW THEIR MOTHER DID. LIKE HOW THEY BOTH ROSE UP FROM THR GRAVES TO BOTH CHOKE THR GUY OUT THAT DID THEM WRONG

[@Evija3000]

I don't think I'd call it ironic, but yeah it was well written. He got their mother's disease, she got their mother's death. And they died like their parents died. Full circle.