Pops Watched TV: THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER

Three episodes in, it’s confirmed: I fucking cannot abide anything created by Mike Flanagan. Netflix’ limited series, THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER is the work of a Gen-Xer desperately trying to be embraced by the Z-kidz. It’s a pathetic Poe-dropping wankfest that has absolutely no connection to its supposed source material other than superficial references (SO. MANY. REFERENCES). It’s populated with boring, unlikable characters and peppered with supposedly creepy moments that merely serve to keep the viewer from nodding off from sheer boredom. It makes Roger Corman’s low-budget, loosely adapted 1960s Poe films look like horror classics. I cannot go any further. I regret the two and a half hours I wasted on what I did see. Never again, Mike Flanagan. NEVER. AGAIN.

Originally posted on social media, Oct. 21, 2023