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The Haunting of Hill House - Part One
Oct. 17th, 2018 09:01 pmIn case you haven't heard, there is a new adaptation of Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House out on Netflix, directed by rising horror filmmaker Mike Flanagan. There have previously been two movie adaptations of this story, one of which is more or less faithful to the original novel, and one of which is . . . not.
Flanagan's take on this classic haunted house story is an unusual and highly creative approach. It reminds me of NBC's Hannibal in a way, taking advantage of the fact that the target audience is probably familiar with the source material, and using that familiarity to subvert and exceed expectations at the same time. It's very different from anything I could've expected, but stays true to the Gothic spirit of the original story beautifully.
Now, one thing you may have also heard is Flanagan suggested viewers stop mid-season, and go back and rewatch the first five episodes before moving on. In that spirit, I'm going to review the first half of The Haunting of Hill House, then go back and review the series as a whole. At this point, I have not watched further than Episode 5, "The Bent-Neck Lady."
There will be vague SPOILERS in this post, but only for the first half of the series.
( Come home, my love. )
Flanagan's take on this classic haunted house story is an unusual and highly creative approach. It reminds me of NBC's Hannibal in a way, taking advantage of the fact that the target audience is probably familiar with the source material, and using that familiarity to subvert and exceed expectations at the same time. It's very different from anything I could've expected, but stays true to the Gothic spirit of the original story beautifully.
Now, one thing you may have also heard is Flanagan suggested viewers stop mid-season, and go back and rewatch the first five episodes before moving on. In that spirit, I'm going to review the first half of The Haunting of Hill House, then go back and review the series as a whole. At this point, I have not watched further than Episode 5, "The Bent-Neck Lady."
There will be vague SPOILERS in this post, but only for the first half of the series.
( Come home, my love. )