Although Mike Flanagan’s The Fall of the House of Usher only earned a Rotten Tomatoes audience rating of 81%, the miniseries remains a classic adaptation and the writer/director’s most underrated show so far. Mike Flanagan’s many horror TV shows prove he is the undisputed king of small-screen terror. However, his critical acclaim belies a surprisingly complicated career.

Flanagan’s two most recent movies, 2025’s Stephen King adaptation The Life of Chuck and 2019’s The Shining sequel Doctor Sleep , both underperformed at the box office upon their release. Similarly, although his Netflix shows were largely beloved, 2022’s The Midnight Club was canceled before its second season.

Flanagan had an entire second outing planned for the YA horror series, which blended characte

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