doing it all for love

When he was a very little boy, he and his mother were placed in a wooden chest, and cast out into the sea by a very angry king. Alone, afraid. And at night, his mother would whisper in his ear. Hold fast, Perseus. Brave the storm that was made to break us, for we are unbreakable as long as we have each other.

Mike Flanagan horror series' as the five stages of grief: The Haunting of Hill House | Denial The Fall of The House of Usher | Anger The Haunting of Bly Manor | Depression The Midnight Club | Bargaining Midnight Mass | Acceptance

My character, Verna, is an anagram for raven. And so I am the raven. This was definitely a character that I could not go halfway with. She's not the devil. She's not even evil. She isn't human. You could say she is the executor of fate or the executor of karma. She manifests to each person at the moment before their death as they can see her. A character who isn't of this world but is able to seamlessly be in this world. Always, like a raven looking at things from a vantage point, from a perch. She sees you from the inside out as well. She allows people to tell the truth in a way that we rarely do. Mike Flanagan mentioned at one point, "Each of the Usher family members are like a different instrument. Verna is like symphony." Carla Gugino on her character, Verna, in The Fall of The House of Usher (2023)

dupin:

1. people saying 4 pages of dialogue to another person who will stare back at them, looking devastated

2. mike flanagan's wife looking unbelievably hot

3. gay activity

4. carla gugino scaring the shit out of someone