“The Fall of House Usher” is a Netflix series that draws inspiration from Edgar Allan Poe’s works, featuring characters named after real individuals from Poe’s life. Annabeth Gish portrays Eliza Usher and Robert Longstreet plays Mr. Longfellow. Eliza, named after Poe’s mother, is a single parent who works at Fortunato pharmaceutical company. In episode one, viewers meet young Roderick Usher and Madeline, played by Lincoln Russo and Kate Whiddington, respectively. It is revealed that their biological father is Mr. Longfellow, named after the poet whom Poe accused of plagiarism.
As the series progresses, flashbacks occur when adult Roderick, portrayed by Zach Gilford, works for Rufus Griswold at Fortunato in the 1970s. Griswold shares the name with the poet and critic who published some of Poe’s work in 1842. All of the Usher children have names derived from Poe’s writings. Rahul Kohli plays Napoleon Usher, T’Nia Miller is Victorine LaFourcade, Kate Siegel portrays Camille L’Espanye, Bruce Greenwood is Roderick Usher, Mary McDonnell is Madeline Usher, Henry Thomas plays Frederick Usher, Samantha Sloyan is Tamerlane Usher, and Sauriyan Sapkota is Prospero Usher.
Each Usher child’s name is connected to a character or story by Poe. Prospero is derived from “The Masque of the Red Death” and Napoleon from “The Spectacles.” Camille L’Espanye’s name is shared with a character from “The Murders in the Rue Morgue,” while Victorine LaFourcade is named after a character in “The Premature Burial.” Samantha Sloyan’s Tamerlane is taken from Poe’s poem about a conqueror of the same name. Frederick is named after the protagonist in “Metzengerstein,” and Carl Lumbly’s character, C. Auguste Dupin, is inspired by a detective who appeared in three of Poe’s stories.
Carla Gugino portrays Verna, a character created by the series’ creator, Mike Flanagan. The name Verna is an anagram of “raven,” alluding to the way the character taunts the Usher family, reminiscent of the bird in Poe’s original poem. Most of the episode titles in the series are named after Poe’s short stories, tying into each Usher child’s storyline. The premiere and finale titles come from Poe’s famous poem, “The Raven.”
While not all the Usher siblings’ deaths parallel those of their Poe counterparts, Camille L’Espanye’s demise in the show aligns with a similar fate in “The Murders in the Rue Morgue.” In the series, Camille meets a brutal end after encountering Verna disguised as a security guard, causing a chimpanzee to viciously attack her. In the short story, Detective C. Auguste Dupin investigates the deaths of Camille L’Espanye and her mother on Rue Morgue, discovering that they were killed by an escaped orangutan.
Episode two features a cameo by former “Bachelor” producer Elan Gale, as the bartender speaking to Prospero about the sprinkler setup in the warehouse. Gale and Flanagan have been friends for years, having worked together on previous projects. Molly Quinn, who plays Jenny, one of Prospero’s partners, is engaged to Gale. This cameo adds an intriguing connection between the series and Flanagan’s previous works, such as “The Haunting of Hill House.”
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