Stephen King reviews Netflix’s ‘The Fall of the House of Usher’

Master of the macabre Stephen King has never stayed quiet about his love for modern horror films and TV, and now he’s speaking out once again, this time about a Netflix series.

The legendary author shared an ecstatically positive review of Mike Flanagan’s latest Netflix horror project.

Flanagan has long been a fan of King, having directed Doctor Sleep in 2019, adapted from King’s sequel to The Shining, as well as Netflix’s 2017 shocker Gerald's Game, also based on one of King’s bestsellers.

King previously praised The Life of Chuck at the time of its release, another film adaptation of his work directed by Flanagan.

Now, however, King has reviewed a Flanagan project not based on his own writing, but rather on Edgar Allan Poe’s.

On August 24, the author posted his reaction to The Fall of the House of Usher on X (formerly Twitter), after apparently finishing the series.

King offered high praise for the Netflix miniseries, even comparing Flanagan favorably to filmmaker Quentin Tarantino. He wrote:

“THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER (Netflix): I missed this when it bowed due to hip surgery, but this is a case of delayed gratification. Scary, involving, with writing that’s witty and moves the plot.”

The prolific novelist then added a bold comparison:

“There’s a case to be made for Mike Flanagan being the Quentin Tarantino of horror.”

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