Although that one has only the partial title but the Netflix one has the full title so people will get confused thinking the Netflix one is the truest adaptation, and now I’m stuck for the rest of my life explaining another movie batch over and over. If we want a more faithful adaptation, The Haunting (1963) will never be beat. Loosely based upon the 1959 classic gothic horror novel of the same name by Shirley Jackson, Hill House is deftly adapted by horror veteran Mike Flanagan with equal parts terror, suspense, and melancholy. 'Within, walls continue upright, bricks meet neatly, floors are firm, and. The Haunting of Hill House is one of Netflix’s best original series.
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Since she said her goal with the story was to shock readers, that was mission accomplished and chalk one up for ol’ Shirley.Īllegedly The Lottery is getting its own feature-length expansion, although again it isn’t suited for feature treatment.Īh well, anyway, let’s enjoy the Netflix ghost story on its own terms, as we have to by default with most adaptations. Netflixs Haunting of Hill House ends on a much cheerier update of Shirley Jacksons chill-inducing opening paragraph. Inside these walls echo the haunted footsteps of those trapped here for all time. That post also mentions the initial reaction to Jackson’s story in print she got hundreds of angry letters chewing her out for the story. But one blogger over at Dangerous Minds recalls that seeing this film in a classroom was shell-shocking. All homes filled with dysfunctional families are alike each house cursed by ghostly manifestations of past and present sins is haunted in its own. Now, maybe that grabbed you or maybe not. Julian Hilliard in 'The Haunting of Hill House.'. Haunting of Hill House Courtesy of Netflix We are over halfway through Netflix’s The Haunting of Hill House, and we still don’t know what happened on the Crain family’s final night at.