The Fall of the House of Usher Ending Explained: What Happened?

When The Fall of the House of Usher concludes, viewers are already aware that no one from the renowned Usher family will survive. 

The Haunting of Hill House's Mike Flanagan directs Netflix's next mystery, which turns a collection of Edgar Allen Poe's most famous stories 

into a tale of succession and murder. If you had any doubts, it immediately captures the audience's attention. Roderick Usher (Bruce Greenwood) 

now a Pharma CEO who resembles Richard Sackler, is about to confess to murdering his entire family. 

Even after eight hours and several fatalities, knowing the outcome of The Fall of the House of Usher doesn't make the series any less shocking 

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It includes imaginative versions of Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart," "The Cask of Amontillado," "The Masque of the Red Death," "The Fall of the House of Usher, 

The Pit and the Pendulum," and many other frightening stories. It's a mix of Succession, Painkiller, Final Destination, and American Horror Story.  

By the conclusion, viewers have a whole story—and a riddle that is answered by otherworldly events. While it may be a touch too grounded in reality, The Fall of the House of Usher is nonetheless a lot of fun. 

Roderick Usher teases a rather obvious pact with the devil early on: wealth and power in exchange for his entire family's lives 

While each family member's death may be viewed as an unrelated accident, Usher believes that his selfish behaviors contributed to their final demise. 

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