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The Fall of the House of Usher
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The new king of horror, Mike Flanagan, is back with his latest Netflix series, The Fall of the House of Usher. Loosely based on the works of Edgar Allan Poe, you can see elements of “The Raven”, “The Tell-Tale Heart”, “The Masque of the Red Death”, and so many of Poe’s stories throughout the series.
Obviously it’s been updated, but these horror stories are timeless, so fans will recognize and love this modern update.
This new Flanagan series The Fall of the House of Usher, is about the Usher family. The head of the family is Roberick Usher with his twin sibling Madeline Usher. Roberick has six bastard children, and he loves them all… but suddenly each of his children dies in horrific ways.
The story starts with Roberick confessing that he was responsible for all of his children’s deaths… and so the story unfolds and you find out what led to each Usher’s death.
After a few deaths, the family thinks they’re intentionally under attack… but little do they know, it’s from a supernatural entity that haunts the family.
While I love Poe’s work and I love Flanagan’s dialogue-driven storytelling, I find it hard to like the Usher family. They’re ruthless, they’re not likeable, so as they die, one by one, you don’t really have any sympathy for them.
I’ve loved Flanagan’s first debut horror film Oculus and have seen most of his horror television shows, starting with The Haunting of Hill House (2018), then The Haunting of Bly Manor (2020), and really loved Midnight Mass (2021). His 2022 project, The Midnight Club, was pretty good… except Netflix won’t renew it for Season 2 based on lack of viewers.
P.S. I love that Mark Hammill (Luke Skywalker) is almost unrecognizable in The Fall of the House of Usher. He plays the family fixer and enforcer.
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The new king of horror, Mike Flanagan, is back with his latest Netflix series, The Fall of the House of Usher. Loosely based on the works of Edgar Allan Poe, you can see elements of “The Raven”, “The Tell-Tale Heart”, “The Masque of the Red Death”, and so many of Poe’s stories throughout the series.
Obviously it’s been updated, but these horror stories are timeless, so fans will recognize and love this modern update.
This new Flanagan series The Fall of the House of Usher, is about the Usher family. The head of the family is Roberick Usher with his twin sibling Madeline Usher. Roberick has six bastard children, and he loves them all… but suddenly each of his children dies in horrific ways.
The story starts with Roberick confessing that he was responsible for all of his children’s deaths… and so the story unfolds and you find out what led to each Usher’s death.
After a few deaths, the family thinks they’re intentionally under attack… but little do they know, it’s from a supernatural entity that haunts the family.
While I love Poe’s work and I love Flanagan’s dialogue-driven storytelling, I find it hard to like the Usher family. They’re ruthless, they’re not likeable, so as they die, one by one, you don’t really have any sympathy for them.
I’ve loved Flanagan’s first debut horror film Oculus and have seen most of his horror television shows, starting with The Haunting of Hill House (2018), then The Haunting of Bly Manor (2020), and really loved Midnight Mass (2021). His 2022 project, The Midnight Club, was pretty good… except Netflix won’t renew it for Season 2 based on lack of viewers.
P.S. I love that Mark Hammill (Luke Skywalker) is almost unrecognizable in The Fall of the House of Usher. He plays the family fixer and enforcer.
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Rachael Sage
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The “Jewish Norah Jones” Rachael Sage recently released her new video “No Regrets”, which was directed by Nick Clark and filmed by Mike Flanagan. The video shows Rachael and her Dad as they enjoy the small things that make a life – strolling through Central Park, journaling together, savoring a cold drink and simply reveling in a loved-one’s company.
Talking about the song, Sage said, “‘No Regrets’ is the first song I’ve ever written based on someone else’s poem, and that someone happened to be my wonderful Dad. He had written a few poetic lines on a little notepad while he was recovering from lymphoma, and they were so touching to me that I didn’t ask for permission – I just started immediately setting them to music. Thankfully his health returned fully within some months, and due in large part to music, which he enjoys so much and was absolutely a major part of his healing. Honestly, I’ve never met anyone who loves music more than my Dad – especially the ‘oldies’ and songs that bring him back to a more innocent time. I asked him what other things he’d like me to include in the song that inspired him the most, and the list was much longer than I could ever incorporate but ultimately he was very pleased I focused on his friendships, his affection for ping-pong and Loretta Lynn – and his strong penchant for rhyming!"
You can watch it on YouTube.
The song is taken from her album The Other Side and the song features Jack Petruzzelli on guitar (Rufus Wainwright) and Russ Johnson on trumpet (Elvis Costello).
Rachael Sage just played the Bowery Vault in Nashville today (October 20). Her next appearance is at the Beacon Bonfire Music + Art Festival, in New York.
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The “Jewish Norah Jones” Rachael Sage recently released her new video “No Regrets”, which was directed by Nick Clark and filmed by Mike Flanagan. The video shows Rachael and her Dad as they enjoy the small things that make a life – strolling through Central Park, journaling together, savoring a cold drink and simply reveling in a loved-one’s company.
Talking about the song, Sage said, “‘No Regrets’ is the first song I’ve ever written based on someone else’s poem, and that someone happened to be my wonderful Dad. He had written a few poetic lines on a little notepad while he was recovering from lymphoma, and they were so touching to me that I didn’t ask for permission – I just started immediately setting them to music. Thankfully his health returned fully within some months, and due in large part to music, which he enjoys so much and was absolutely a major part of his healing. Honestly, I’ve never met anyone who loves music more than my Dad – especially the ‘oldies’ and songs that bring him back to a more innocent time. I asked him what other things he’d like me to include in the song that inspired him the most, and the list was much longer than I could ever incorporate but ultimately he was very pleased I focused on his friendships, his affection for ping-pong and Loretta Lynn – and his strong penchant for rhyming!"
You can watch it on YouTube.
The song is taken from her album The Other Side and the song features Jack Petruzzelli on guitar (Rufus Wainwright) and Russ Johnson on trumpet (Elvis Costello).
Rachael Sage just played the Bowery Vault in Nashville today (October 20). Her next appearance is at the Beacon Bonfire Music + Art Festival, in New York.
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The Linda Lindas
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California’s The Linda Lindas recently announced their cover of The Music Explosion’s “Little Bit O’Soul.” The song is in Amazon Prime’s comedy horror film Totally Killer.
We saw the group in July 2022, and wrote, “For a young (literally teenagers), new band, they sure had plenty of songs under their belt, as they played a rock/punk fun 43-min set on the first night of the tour.”
Tour dates:
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California’s The Linda Lindas recently announced their cover of The Music Explosion’s “Little Bit O’Soul.” The song is in Amazon Prime’s comedy horror film Totally Killer.
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The Linda Lindas (11 July 2022)
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Tour dates:
11/13 - The Showbox - Seattle, WA !
11/14 - Revolution Hall - Portland, OR !
11/16 - The Regency Ballroom - San Francisco, CA !
11/19 - The Observatory North Park - San Diego, CA !
11/20 - Observatory - Santa Ana, CA !
* w/ Thundercat, Smino, Zack Fox
! w/ illuminati hotties
11/14 - Revolution Hall - Portland, OR !
11/16 - The Regency Ballroom - San Francisco, CA !
11/19 - The Observatory North Park - San Diego, CA !
11/20 - Observatory - Santa Ana, CA !
* w/ Thundercat, Smino, Zack Fox
! w/ illuminati hotties
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