'Must-watch' horror series with Celebrity Traitors star that left fans on the edge of their seats
The Netflix horror series scored rave reviews and features a Celebrity Traitors star.
A horror series on Netflix featuring a Celebrity Traitors star has been branded a “must-watch” by fans.
The Fall of The House of Usher, based on Edgar Allen Poe’s 1839 short story of the same name, first hit screens in October 2023.
The series, created by Mike Flanagan, starred the likes of Mark Hamill, Henry Thomas, Crystal Balint, Rahul Kohli, Kate Siegel and Ruth Codd, who is now a contestant on the UK’s first-ever Celebrity Traitors.
It followed the family of the CEO of a corrupt pharmaceutical company, Roderick Usher, who is forced to confront his past actions when they come back to haunt him, and each of his children begin to die in a mysterious and bizarre way.
The dark comedy adapts several of Poe’s stories and characters into one drama, with each episode focusing on one of Usher’s six children and his secrets.
Flickering between two timelines, one following Usher’s rise to power and another revealing the deaths of his children decades later, viewers discover how Roderick and his sister Madeline Usher tempted fate at a bar on New Year ’s Eve in 1979, taking a choice from mysterious being Verna (Carla Gugino) and sealing their bloodline’s destiny.
The Fall of the House of Usher scored rave reviews from fans, earning a 91% Rotten Tomatoes score.
One fan wrote: “Beautifully executed, acted and perfect cinematography. Tip of the hat to Poe and delivered epically. Highly recommend.”
Another said: “I loved this. Definitely a must watch. It has such great cinematography. I liked the way in which the story of what happened was told, the flashbacks and everything being told by one person.”
Someone else praised: “So unique and binge worthy,” while one branded it “utter perfection”.
“This was on the edge of your seat good,” another said, as one wrote: “This is in my top 10 favorite series of all time. Exceptionally well written and superb acting. Mike Flanagan is to film what Stephen King is to the page.”
“Incredible from start to finish. Engaging, thrilling and well structured. One of the best shows I've watched all year. Would definitely recommend!” another viewer reviewed.
Ruth, who made her acting debut in another of Mike Flanagan’s Netflix horror series, The Midnight Club, previously spoke about her rise to fame.
“It's just a privilege to be able to go to work every day and do something that brings me so much joy. I don't know if it's the universe or if there was a meaning to it, but acting found its way to me,” she told Teen Vogue in 2023.
“I love being on set. I love getting up at four in the morning for an early call time. I love night shoots.”
The Fall of the House of Usher is available to watch on Netflix