8 shows to watch next if you loved Netflix's 'The Fall of the House of Usher'

If you're looking for more backstabbing families, drama, and intrigue, then ABC's "Revenge" is the perfect follow-up to "The Fall of the House of Usher."

"Revenge" premiered back in 2012 and stars Emily VanCamp as Emily Thorne, a woman who starts renting out a house in the Hamptons with the sole purpose of tearing down the people who betrayed her father and had him thrown in prison.

While "Revenge" isn't scary, the masterfully intense drama and plot twists kept audiences hooked for four seasons until the series came to a close in 2015. That's not to mention the brilliant supporting cast, including Madeleine Stowe, Henry Czerny and Gabriel Mann.

Obviously, Anthony Hopkins made Hannibal Lecter into one of the most iconic villains in cinema thanks to his performances in "Silence of the Lambs," "Red Dragon," and "Hannibal." But Mads Mikkelsen added new dimensions to the character in NBC's "Hannibal" TV series.

The show starts with looking at how criminal profiler Will Graham (Hugh Dancy) and the titular cannibal first crossed paths, but later adapts the books that the films were based on.

As the pair tackle numerous twisted serial killers, Bryan Fuller depicts all the violence and gore using a gorgeously depraved visual style that stands head and shoulders above other crime dramas.

Not only that, but the stunning performances from Mikkelsen and Dancy force audiences to look at these characters with a truly unique perspective that the films never had. It's a crime that NBC canceled the show after season three, but at least it has a beautiful, bittersweet ending.

"The Following" is an underrated series about Joe Carroll (James Purefoy), a serial killer who is inspired by the work of Edgar Allan Poe.

At the start of the series, he escapes from prison with help from a cult of equally disturbed followers that he has recruited, so that they can carry out a campaign of murder across the US.

Kevin Bacon leads the series as Ryan Hardy, the FBI agent tasked with stopping Carroll after he escapes from prison.

The show is slasher-horror crossed with a police procedural, and the result is surprisingly effective. Like "The Fall of the House of Usher," it also approaches Poe's work from twisted new angles, as Carroll aims to complete the writer's unfinished work "The Light-House" through his murderous plan.

Remember when Universal Pictures tried to do a monster cinematic universe in 2017 after Tom Cruise's "The Mummy" and it never actually happened? Well, Showtime and Sky actually did a version of that on the small screen back in 2014 with "Penny Dreadful."

The supernatural drama imagines a world where the Wolfman, Dorian Gray, Van Helsing, Frankenstein, Dr. Jekyll, and Count Dracula all co-exist.

It takes place in London during the late 1800s, and follows Vanessa Ives (Eva Green), Sir Malcolm Murray (Timothy Dalton), and Ethan Chandler (Josh Hartnett) as they try to stop Lucifer from bringing about the apocalypse.

Not only is it cool seeing all the various horror characters come together, but the writers do a great job of creating a genuinely captivating story amongst the intense atmosphere. It's not quite as jumpy as Flanagan's shows, but it's still pretty creepy.

Okay, "Succession" is a little different to Mike Flanagan's gory horror drama, but it's not too dissimilar from "The Fall of the House of Usher." After all, it follows the family behind a massively successful (and lucrative) company and all the misdeeds that they've done as a result of their power.

The HBO series follows the Roy siblings as they all try to scramble to become the new CEO after their fiery father, Logan Roy (Brian Cox), announces his retirement.

"Succession" walks the fine line between satire and parody of real-world people and events with a razor-sharp script and top notch performances from stars like Jeremy Strong, Sarah Snook, Matthew Macfadyen, and Rory Culkin.

The short-lived Hulu series "Castle Rock" takes place in the fictional town of the same name created by Stephen King, and it blends elements from several of the horror author's most famous books together into a TV series.

Season one starts with the discovery of "the Kid" (Bill Skarsgård), who had been locked in a cage underneath Shawshank prison for 27 years. It also features Jackie Torrance (Jane Levy), the niece of "The Shining" villain, Jack Torrance.

Season two introduces a young Annie Wilkes (Lizzy Caplan) from "Misery," while also adapting King's 1975 book "Salem's Lot" in a big way.

It's not perfect — and the mind-bending reveals of season one might be a little confusing — but the ambitious scale of "Castle Rock" will definitely strike a chord with fans of Flanagan's work.

Mike Flanagan's most famous project, "The Haunting of Hill House," is an absolute must-watch for any horror fan who hasn't already seen it. Not only is it heart-stoppingly scary, but there's an incredibly emotional storyline underneath all the creepy ghouls.

The mystery shifts between two timelines — one set in the 1990s, and one following the present day — as the children of the Crain family try to figure out why the supernatural horrors they faced at Hill House as kids are starting to haunt them again as adults.

The cast are all at the top of their game, but "You" star Victoria Pedretti is a force of (super)nature. Her role as Nell is utterly heartbreaking, and Flanagan twists the knife even further in the finale.

This is all without mentioning the countless ghosts and jump scares that are crammed into the series, making it a pulse-pounding experience. It is superb.

"The Fall of the House of Usher" is far from Flanagan's only collaboration with Netflix. But the 2021 series "Midnight Mass" might be his most underrated gem on the streamer.

It takes place on the secluded community of Crockett Island, as their new priest Father Hill (Hamish Linklater) seemingly starts performing miracles for his congregation.

Obviously, if something is too good to be true, it usually is. And once the truth about the priest is revealed, the whole island is turned on its head.

This series is more of a slow-burn compared to "The Fall of the House of Usher," but it has no problem showing its fangs when it wants to scare audiences. The final episode is nothing short of heartbreaking and jaw-dropping all at once.