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The most horrifying moments in Netflix's 'The Fall of the House of Usher,' ranked
The most horrifying moments in Netflix's 'The Fall of the House of Usher,' ranked
Eammon JacobsJan 13, 2024, 16:11 IST
Bruce Greenwood as Roderick Usher and the Jester in "The Fall of the House of Usher."Netflix
Netflix's "The Fall of the House of Usher" is Mike Flanagan's latest horror project.
The show is loosely based on the writings of Edgar Allan Poe.
Mike Flanagan has been scaring the life out of Netflix subscribers for five years now, thanks to his series "The Haunting of Hill House" (2014), "The Haunting of Bly Manor" (2020), "Midnight Mass" (2021), and "The Midnight Club" (2022). His new show, "The Fall of the House of Usher," keeps up the trend of being both incredibly creepy and visually terrifying.
"The Fall of the House of Usher" weaves elements from a number of short stories by Edgar Allan Poe together into one sprawling tale of corruption, death, and betrayal, all through a horror lens.
But Flanagan doesn't just copy Poe's work beat-for-beat. He adds his own twisted signature to it all, with some incredibly gory moments scattered throughout all eight episodes. Here's a closer look at the most memorable (and horrifying) moments, ranked by how much they made us scream at our screens.
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8. Tamerlane Usher gets glassed.
Samantha Sloyan as Tamerlane Usher surrounded by shards of glass in "The Fall of the House of Usher."Netflix
7. Frederick Usher is bisected.
Henry Thomas as Frederick Usher being bisected in "The Fall of the House of Usher."Netflix
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6. Roderick replaces Madeline's eyes.
Mary McDonnell as Madeline Usher with blue jewels in her eyes in "The Fall of the House of Usher."Netflix
5. Napoleon gouges a cat's eye out.
Rahul Kohli as Napoleon Usher in Netflix's "The Fall of the House of Usher."Netflix
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4. Victorine kills her girlfriend and then performs open-heart surgery on her body.
Paola Núñez as Alessandra Ruiz and T'Nia Miller as Victorine LaFourcade in "The Fall of the House of Usher.Netflix
3. Camille is mauled by the chimpanzee.
The chimpanzee covered in blood in "The Fall of the House of Usher."Netflix
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2. All the Jester jumpscares.
The Jester hiding in Roderick Usher's car in "The Fall of the House of Usher."Netflix
1. Prospero and his orgy guests are chemically-burned to death.
Prospero Usher in a crowd of partygoers in "The Fall of the House of Usher."Netflix