‘The Fall of the House of Usher’ series review: For a change, Mike Flanagan roots for horror

Mike Flanagan loves houses. With The Fall of the House of Usher, Flanagan pushes his own creative limits to experiment with fresh approaches. Over the next two weeks, one by one, the six siblings drop dead — the first dominos to fall from the house of Usher. Through each episode, Flanagan seeks to deliver a balancing act to greed and gluttony, a supernatural justice to the unchecked human crimes, as each Usher is put to a shockingly gory end. The Fall of the House of Usher Creator: Mike Flanagan Cast: Carla Gugino, Bruce Greenwood, Mary McDonnell, Henry Thomas, Kate Siegel, Rahul Kohli, Samantha Sloyan, T’Nia Miller, Zach Gilford, Willa Fitzgerald, Mark Hamill, and others Episodes: 8 Runtime: 55-75 minutes Storyline: The head of a pharmaceutical company must reckon with his past deeds, after all six of his heirs end up dead in the span of two weeks The Fall of the House of Usher is a starkly different venture for Flanagan, whose previous Netflix shows have been marked by a calmness that is encroached upon.