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The Fall of the House of Usher review: Succession meets AHS in Mike Flanagan’s mean-spirited miniseries
Where Haunting of Hill House centered on grief; Bly Manor on love, and Midnight Mass was an exploration of faith, The Fall of the House of Usher’s central theme is greed. Assuredly Mike Flanagan’s most twisted miniseries yet, the show is framed by obscenely wealthy businessman Roderick Usher (Bruce Greenwood) recounting his life – and confessing his sins – to old pal and investigator Auguste Dupin (Carl Lumbly); an act inspired by the sudden deaths of his six children. For the most part, it’s a fun, bloodsoaked watch that sees the longtime Netflix collaborator ditch his signature melancholic scares for something much campier and tongue-in-cheek.
