Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT The Fall of the House of Usher synopsis confirms a new supernatural villain for Mike Flanagan's Netflix horror series. Flanagan is the creator of the Netflix horror series The Haunting of Hill House, The Haunting of Bly Manor, Midnight Mass, and The Midnight Club.
Included in Entertainment Weekly's Fall TV show preview, a synopsis for Flanagan's Netflix horror show reveals more details on The Fall of the House of Usher story. The synopsis confirms the show's villain is a "shape-shifting demon" known as Verna, who is played by Carla Gugino. Read the full synopsis below:
Siblings Roderick and Madeline Usher have built Fortunato Pharmaceuticals into a thriving, if controversial empire. But when a mysterious woman from their past — the shape-shifting demon who goes by Verna — arrives in their present to kill the heirs to the Usher dynasty, dark secrets emerge. Everything Revealed About The Fall of the House of Usher Story The Fall of the House of Usher synopsis reveals a ton of new details about Flanagan's upcoming series, including its main villain, Verna. The mysterious shape-shifter is not from the show's titular source material and was created solely for the miniseries. As an anagram of "raven," the name Verna appears to be a reference to Poe's 1845 poem, The Raven.