what is the fall of the house of usher based on

"The Fall of the House of Usher" is a supernatural horror story by Edgar Allan Poe, published in Burtons Gentlemans Magazine in 1839. The story includes themes of madness, family, isolation, and metaphysical identities. The story follows an unnamed narrator who is called to the country home of his friend Roderick Usher, who is unwell. The narrator explains that he recently received a letter from Roderick detailing his worsening mental illness and requesting the narrator’s company. Out of sympathy for his old friend, the narrator agreed to come. The story is carefully crafted to elicit feelings of dread, stress, and fear. The Netflix series "The Fall of the House of Usher" is based on the Edgar Allan Poe short story of the same name, first published in 1839. The series is a gothic horror drama miniseries created by Mike Flanagan, loosely based on the short story of the same name and other works by Edgar Allan Poe). The series brings to Poe’s work a modern twist, as the feuding members of the Usher family get killed off one by one.