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EXCLUSIVE: Carla Gugino (The Fall of the House of Usher) is in talks for one of four female leads in Night Electricity, an indie from her longtime collaborator Sebastian Gutierrez (Jett).

Viewers have taken to social media after watching a Netflix horror which has saw some fans "nearly pass out" and others left "terrified" at one particularly disturbing scene.

Nine Inch Nails‘ Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross have opened up about their plans for a new album, music festival and more.The rock band appeared as the latest cover stars for the latest issue of GQ. In the feature, the two discuss their future plans and the various endeavours they are working on.

Gerald’s Game, admitting that it could have led to the end of her career.In a new interview with Buzzfeed, the actress discussed working with Mike Flanagan on the 2017 Stephen King adaptation and how it could have easily been mishandled.“It was always considered an un-adaptable book by Stephen King,” Gugino said. “Also, someone was attached to play the role before. So, from the moment that I spoke to Mike Flanagan to the moment we were filming Gerald’s Game, it was literally two weeks.“So, to come on to that role in that project, in which I was chained to a bed within that period of time, was a real risk.

EXCLUSIVE: The Fall of the House of Usher standout Willa Fitzgerald and The Continental star Colin Woodell have been tapped as the leads of Pulse, Netflix‘s first original medical procedural. They join previously cast Justina Machado in the drama series from first-time creator Zoe Robyn who serves as showrunner and executive producer alongside veteran Carlton Cuse.

EXCLUSIVE: After earning a Critics Choice’ Award nomination for her role as Verna on Netflix’s hit gothic horror The Fall of the House of Usher, the latest of many projects she’s taken on with creator Mike Flanagan, Carla Gugino has been tapped for a role in The Friend, the indie dramedy starring Naomi Watts and Bill Murray, which adapts Sigrid Nunez’s New York Times bestseller.

EXCLUSIVE: David Dastmalchian (Oppenheimer) has been tapped to star opposite Alexander Skarsgård on Apple TV+‘s new sci-fi series Murderbot from Academy Award nominees Chris and Paul Weitz (About a Boy, Mozart in the Jungle).

In today’s episode of Bingeworthy, our TV and streaming podcast, host Mike DeAngelo falls for Netflix’s final Mike Flanagan (“The Haunting of Hill House,” “Doctor Sleep”) collaboration, “The Fall of the House of Usher.” The series follows two wealthy and powerful Pharmaceutical magnates whose family dynasty begins to wash away as their heirs start to meet horrifying ends.

Shudder has renewed hit reality competition series The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula for a sixth season. The renewal comes ahead of the remaining four episodes of season five currently streaming on Shudder and AMC+, with the finale set for Tuesday, January 16, 2024.

Shudder, AMC Networks’ streaming service for horror, thriller and the supernatural, “The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula” stars The Boulet Brothers, Dracmorda and Swanthula Boulet, as hosts and judges in a drag competition. Contestants specialize in the themed four pillars of “Horror,” “Drag,” “Filth” and Glamor.” The competition sees the drag artists tackle a variety of challenges, from creating costumes to performing live, in the hopes of being crowned “Dragula, The World’s Next Drag Supermonster” and winning a $100,000 cash prize.

Tom Hiddleston has said that his upcoming Stephen King adaptation The Life of Chuck reminds him of The Shawshank Redemption.The new film is an adaptation of a short story from King’s novella If It Bleeds, a collection of four tales first released in 2020. It will depict three stories from the life of Charles “Chuck” Krantz.Appearing on Josh Horowitz’s Happy Sad Confused podcast, the actor, who will play the title character, said that of all King’s well-known works, it is a previous film adaptation that he feels his new project most closely resembles.“What I love about this material and the short stories out there, was it seemed to be resonant of the Stephen King who wrote The Shawshank Redemption,” he said.“There’s a warmth and a kind of spirit that’s really on the side of life in the story, that I really connected to when I read it.

Bodies starring Stephen Graham has topped the Netflix UK charts this week.On Thursday (November 2), the crime thriller series was the most popular TV show on the streaming service in the UK. Based on the DC graphic novel, it follows four detectives across four different time periods as they attempt to solve a murder.The second most popular is Get Gotti, a documentary series which follows the FBI’s battle to bring down infamous mob moss John Gotti.Other shows in the top ten include Beckham, Mike Flanagan’s The Fall Of The House Of Usher and BBC documentary series Conviction.

IT, The Shining, Christine, Carrie and Misery have all been adapted into acclaimed films, with recent examples including The Boogeyman and Doctor Sleep from director Mike Flanagan.Throughout the years, King has also frequently recommended the works of others, whether through press interviews or on X (formerly Twitter).The below list compiles the author’s movie recommendations as featured on a list published on Bloody Disgusting, as well as a BFI listing of his favourite movies from September 2017. Check his picks out below.In the BFI list, King describes William Friedkin’s 1977 film Sorcerer as his “favourite film of all time”.

Michaela Zee Matthew Lillard, Harvey Guillén and more have joined Mike Flanagan‘s upcoming Stephen King film adaptation, “The Life of Chuck.” “I’m pleased to announce the rest of our ensemble who join Tom Hiddleston, Mark Hamill, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Karen Gillan and Jacob Tremblay to the production which kicked off in Alabama under an interim agreement earlier this month,” Flanagan wrote on X/Twitter. Along with Lillard and Guillén, newcomers include Kate Siegel, Mia Sara, Trinity Jo-Li Bliss, Q’Orianka Kilcher, Benjamin Pajak, Antonio Raul Corbo, David Dastmalchian, Carl Lumbly, Annalise Basso, Samantha Sloyan, Rahul Kholi, Matt Biedel, Sauriyan Sapkota, Saidah Arrika Ekulona, Michael Trucco, Violet McGraw, Molly C.

Hot off the premiere of “The Fall Of The House Of Usher” on Netflix, Mike Flanagan is already working hard on his next project. And it’s another Stephen King adaptation, shooting in Alabama under an interim agreement.

EXCLUSIVE: Chiwetel Ejiofor (Rob Peace), Karen Gillan (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3) and Jacob Tremblay (The Toxic Avenger) have joined the cast of The Life of Chuck, the latest of many Stephen King adaptations from filmmaker Mike Flanagan (Doctor Sleep), which kicked off production in Alabama under an interim agreement earlier this month. Tom Hiddleston and Mark Hamill lead the ensemble of the pic, written and directed by Flanagan, as we were first to tell you.

The Fall of the House of Usher snuck into second place on Netflix‘s English-language TV charts during its debut week.

Sackler family (who have also inspired shows such as Hulu’s “Dopestick” and Netflix’s “Painkiller”). The result should please fans of Flannagan’s past works (“The Haunting of Hill House,” “Midnight Mass”), and it also has a dash of “Succession” thrown in.

William Earl SPOILER ALERT: This post contains spoilers from Episode 2 of “The Fall of the House of Usher,” “The Masque of the Red Death,” which debuted today on Netflix. During an ’80s flashback in Mike Flanagan’s new horror series “The Fall of the House of Usher,” two characters have a decidedly contemporary conversation during which they discuss AI being used to write scripts. In Episode 2, “The Masque of the Red Death,” during a scene which is set in 1980, the younger depiction of Roderick Usher (Zach Gilford) and his sister Madeline (Willa Fitzgerald) are speaking about technology.The brilliant and devious Madeline opines on math and technology, saying, “An algorithm is just a finite sequence of all defined instructions to solve a problem, or perform a computation.

Netflix show The Fall Of The House Of Usher is streaming now, and it’s so far proved a hit with critics, with many describing it as a horror-version of hit HBO show, Succession.The series is the next project from Mike Flanagan, who created Netflix’s The Haunting Of Hill House, The Haunting Of Bly Manor and this year’s Midnight Mass.The eight-episode series follows the gloomy downfall of pharmaceutical kingpin Roderick Usher (played by Bruce Greenwood) and his rich family who are often at loggerheads – much like the cast of Succession.Describing the show on X/Twitter last year, Flanagan wrote: “This miniseries is a modern remix of some of the most iconic works of Edgar Allan Poe. To tell this epic tale of greed, horror, and tragedy, we have assembled the largest ensemble cast in the history of Intrepid Pictures.”The show features an extensive cast that includes Mark Hamill, Willa Fitzgerald, and Mary McDonnell alongside Bruce Greenwood, Carla Gugino, Kate Siegel, Henry Thomas, Zach Gilford, Carl Lumbly, Samantha Sloyan, T’Niah Miller, Rahul Kohli, Michael Trucco, Annabeth Gish, Robert Longstreet, and Katie Parker.Here’s an explanation of what happens at the end of the show: warning, major spoilers ahead!In episode one, a young Roderick and Madeline meet a bartender called Verna on New Years Eve 1979.

Carla Gugino is the star of Netflix’s new limited series The Fall of the House of Usher and fans might be curious to know more about her!

Netflix show The Fall Of The House Of Usher has proved a hit with critics so far, with many describing it as a horror-version of hit HBO show, Succession.The series is the next project from Mike Flanagan, who created Netflix’s The Haunting Of Hill House, The Haunting Of Bly Manor and this year’s Midnight Mass.The eight-episode series follows the gloomy downfall of pharmaceutical kingpin Roderick Usher (played by Bruce Greenwood) and his rich family who are often at loggerheads – much like the cast of Succession.Describing the show on X/Twitter last year, Flanagan wrote: “This miniseries is a modern remix of some of the most iconic works of Edgar Allan Poe. To tell this epic tale of greed, horror, and tragedy, we have assembled the largest ensemble cast in the history of Intrepid Pictures.”The series, which premieres on Netflix on October 12, has been certified ‘fresh’ by Rotten Tomatoes, scoring a huge 92% positive score so far.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director It’s a month of big originals and spooky delights on streaming this October. Netflix is offering up two of its big fall titles: The electrifying finance thriller “Fair Play,” which the streamer bought for a whopping $20 million out of the Sundance Film Festival, and the Chris Evans-Emily Blunt two hander “Pain Hustlers,” which world premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. But if you’re coming to streamers this month, it’s probably to watch a scary movie as the Halloween movie season takes over.

Some families are blessed and born into wealth and privilege, ala the royal Roys; others have to fight tooth and nail for scraps to survive. And some, born from tragedy but still ambitious— maybe believing a cruel and sh*tty world owes them—well, they might be willing to do anything, sell their souls even, for everything they’ve dreamt of.

Halloween creeps toward us, networks and streamers are launching their spooky programming to scare you. From new movies like the upcoming video-game adaptation “Five Nights at Freddy’s” to new reality series like the Kristen Stewart-narrated gay ghost-hunting show “Living for the Dead,” there’s something for every ghost and ghoul. “A Really Haunted Loud House” – (Nickelodeon, Sept. 28) Based on the “Loud House” franchise, this new movie follows Lincoln Loud who, with the help of his sisters and best friend Clyde, must save Halloween when the Loud house is attacked by new kid Xander and his followers.

Hold onto your pumpkin spice lattes, horror fans, because Netflix just dropped the trailer for Mike Flanagan’s “The Fall of the House of Usher”.

Mike Flanagan is back with his latest Netflix horror series. Sure, his last foray into Netflix horror, “The Midnight Club,” wasn’t the best, but this is still the filmmaker behind “The Haunting of Hill House,” so we’ll cut him some slack.

McKinley Franklin editor It’s time. Netflix has released the first official trailer for Mike Flanagan’s “The Fall of the House of Usher.” Based on the Edgar Allan Poe story of the same name, the horror series follows sibling duo Roderick (Bruce Greenwood) and Madeline Usher (Mary McDonnell), who are at the front of their Fortunato Pharmaceuticals empire. Together, the Usher’s have established an empire of wealth, privilege and power — but at a cost.

Director Mark Flanagan is back with his latest spooky Netflix offering as Halloween approaches. The Fall of the House of Usher will be his fifth horror TV series created for the streaming service.

The Haunting of Bly Manor” are reuniting. The gang will get together again for a brand new terrifying project on Netflix. This time around, filmmaker Mike Flanagan is adapting one of Edgar Allan Poe’s gothic horrors, “The Fall of the House of Usher.”Fans who wanted “The Haunting” series’ will recognize many cast members including Kate Siegel, Rahul Kohli, Carla Gugino, Samantha Sloyan, T’Nia Miller, Henry Thomas, and Annabeth Gish.

“The Fall of the House of Usher,” an eight-episode limited series from Mike Flanagan based on the writings of Edgar Allan Poe, will launch on Netflix on Thursday, October 12.

Mike Flanagan has had a good run of horror projects with Netflix, adapting stories from literary greats like Stephen King, Shirley Jackson, Christopher Pike and Henry James. And he’s also done original limited series like 2021’s “Midnight Mass,” too (although that one wears its King influence proudly).

Selome Hailu “The Fall of the House of Usher,” Mike Flanagan’s upcoming Netflix series based on the works of Edgar Allan Poe, will premiere on Oct. 12. The eight-episode limited series follows ruthless siblings Roderick (Bruce Greenwood) and Madeline Usher (Carla Gugino), who have built Fortunato Pharmaceuticals into an empire of wealth, privilege and power.

Netflix has slated Thursday, October 12, for the premiere of The Fall of the House of Usher, its eight-episode limited series from Mike Flanagan based on the works of Edgar Allan Poe. The streamer also released some of the first images of the series, which you can see above and below.

There’s a lot to unpack to properly adapt The Dark Tower books by Stephen King.