The Fall of the House of Usher: family secrets come to light in first official trailer

Mike Flanagan is one of the most popular horror creators and respected by fans of the genre. His approach to the works of Stephen King, in films like Gerald’s Game- 90% and Doctor Sleep – 79%, were key to his worldwide recognition, but it was his series on Netflix that really allowed him to go further with his career. Although the director has already finished his cycle with this streaming service, he is still pending the premiere of one last miniseries with them that will adapt one of Edgar Allan Poe’s classic works. After several months of waiting, we finally have the first official preview of The Fall of the House of Usher.

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This creator was always interested in exploring horror themes, and although his first projects did not have large budgets, his style and his touch to mix the most emotional part of the human being with the most terrifying was always present, whether in Absentia or in Oculus: The Mirror of Evil – 73%, a tape that put it on the map of the industry. Years later, the successful premiere of Silencio – 100% on Netflix helped his name become popular among users of these streaming services, so it was not strange that the company decided to contemplate a long-term alliance with the screenwriter, who is also a screenwriter.

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The premiere of The Haunting of Hill House – 93% on Netflix immediately became one of the most important events on the platform, and the demanding public received the proposal very well, praising it for being truly terrifying as well as profound and moving. Flanagan adapted Shirley Jackson’s novel quite freely, finding a very good formula to take up these texts and update them for a new generation of viewers. This same trend was followed successfully in The Haunting of Bly Manor – 90% with the texts of Henry James, and now with the work of Poe in The Fall of the House of Usher which finally releases its first trailer.

Watch the official trailer here The Fall of the House of Usher:

What is ‘The Fall of the House of Usher’ about?

This first trailer makes it clear that, despite the title, the miniseries will adapt several of Poe’s works, including the poem The Raven And till The crimes of morgue Street. In this trailer we are introduced to the Usher family, a billionaire, evil and violent clan that has really fallen low and will now suffer the consequences of their actions, especially those of the patriarch. The original story is a contemplation of human decadence and it seems that the adaptation will follow that line, although in the present and taking advantage of other figures of the author.

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In the trailer we can see Carla Gugino as Verna (anagram of Raven), a mysterious woman who lets the patriarch of the Ushers, played by Bruce Greenwood, know that his time is about to end and it is time to pay for his crimes. But this is not a conventional revenge story, since it seems that this woman is a supernatural figure who seeks to balance things and gradually punish each of the family members who cannot remain united, nor have empathy or affection for each other. by others, with the whole world as their center of entertainment.

The official Netflix synopsis says:

Roderick Usher, the CEO of a corrupt pharmaceutical company, must confront his murky past when each of his children begins to die in mysterious and brutal ways.

With this little information, Flanagan fans know well that several deaths and terrifying encounters are coming for the protagonists who will also be played by actors who have already worked with the director on several occasions, both in his films and in his other series for Netflix. .

The Fall of the House of Usher also stars Henry Thomas, Mark Hamill, Zach Gilford, Annabeth Gish, T’Nia Miller, Samantha Sloyan, Rahul Kohli, Katie Parker and, of course, Kate Siegel, who is Flanagan’s real-life wife and one of his go-to actresses. The miniseries will arrive in the Netflix catalog next Thursday, October 12 and with that a cycle will close for the creator on the platform, since months ago he found a new home on Amazon Prime after the cancellation of The Midnight Club – 90%, the first series that I wanted to extend for several seasons.

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