As far as I’m concerned, I’ve enjoyed everything – to varying degrees – that Mike Flanagan has produced for Netflix, but all good things must come to an end

The Fall of the House of Usher is the last thing we’re likely to see from the auteur in that space for a long time, since he’s moved on to Amazon.

Though if he’s got to go The Fall of the House of Usher is a good foot to leave on because it’s damn entertaining.

The eight-episode miniseries revolves around the Usher family, headed by siblings Roderick (Bruce Greenwood) and Katherine (Mary McDonald) and began with Roderick confessing to District Attorney C. Auguste Dupin in the house where his story began.

Roderick and Katherine run Fortunato Pharmaceuticals, who developed a painkiller that not only was addictive (despite their claims to the contrary. Sound familiar?) and fatal to many users.

Roderick Usher had six children, who we meet in flashbacks because according to hm they’d been (indirectly) killed by him.

Which is a bit of information that came as surprise to District Attorney C. Auguste Dupin (Carl Lumbly), who has been after the Usher family in various capacities for years, if not decades.

The Fall of the House of Usher is a lot of things; it’s darkly funny, it’s intense – though not particularly gory, no matter what some critics may say – and it’s well worth seeing, especially if you’re into Mike Flanagan’s work.