The mini-series "The Fall of the House of Usher," based on the eponymous work by Edgar Allan Poe, tells the story of an unnamed hero. He receives a letter from a person with whom he was close friends in his early years - Roderick Usher. After reading the letter, the hero sets off to Roderick's estate. Only upon crossing the threshold of the mansion does he realize that something is not right with the owner of the house and his sister. Apparently, they have fallen victim to an hereditary illness that manifests itself in very strange ways.