Overview

• In an Aug. 26 post on X, King praised Netflix’s The Fall of the House of Usher as scary and involving with witty, plot-driven writing.
• King wrote that catching up with the show was “delayed gratification” and likened Flanagan to Quentin Tarantino within the horror field.
• The miniseries premiered in October 2023, reworks multiple Edgar Allan Poe tales, and holds a 91% critics’ score on Rotten Tomatoes.
• Flanagan has previously adapted several King works, including Gerald’s Game, Doctor Sleep, and The Life of Chuck.
• Coverage notes Flanagan’s shift from his Netflix era to new projects at Prime Video, with a reported series adaptation of Carrie in development.