New Netflix Series : The Haunting of Hill House

The Haunting of Hill House is a horror series released in October 2018 on the Netflix platform. It is an adaptation of Shirley Jackson’s famous Gothic novel, published in 1959, but whose events appear on the screen differ from the original work. Flanagan has a proven track record in the horror genre including Oculus and Ouija. He collaborated on many occasions with Netflix since his latest film “Gerald’s Game” (from Stephen King’s novel of the same name) was released on this platform in 2017 as well as Hush and Before I Wake in 2016.

When it comes to highlighting a new production, Netlfix does not skimp on communication. This is the reason why I was waiting for this series with a lot of enthusiasm, but also with a certain dose of apprehension I must admit. And after a binge watching of the extreme, I must admit that I was not disappointed.

The purpose of the series can be summed up as follows: in the summer of 1992, the Crain couple moved into an old Baroque residence called Hill House to renovate it and sell it to the highest bidder. They integrate this unusual place with their five children, Steven, Shirley, Theo, Nell and Luke. But soon, this house is the seat of supernatural events, which will lead the protagonists despite themselves, in the most absolute horror …

There are even more films and horror series, as this genre has been exploited and re-exploited, and sometimes even to excess. Flanagan meanwhile, has returned to a “primary” form of terror. From the first episode, the dark and melancholy atmosphere of the show breaks the screen. The plot reveals itself with a lot of poetry and is reminiscent of the aesthetics of Del Toro’s Gothic work, Crimson Peak. The photography is sumptuous, and contributes greatly to the macabre immersion of history.

The show alternates between two periods, that of the arrival in the house, and the adult life of the children Crain, with editing games to pass skillfully between these two eras. Beyond a quality aesthetic, the show has a casting licked. We find Henry Thomas, who was discovered through the character Elliott (you feel it come this shot of old …) the young child who is fond of an extraterrestrial in ET Thirty-six years afterwards, he is still moving in the role of this father who is ready to do anything to save his children. He is accompanied by Carla Gugino who has already collaborated with Flanagan in Gerald’s Game. Olivia Crain is a woman as beautiful as tortured.

We can already hope to find this series in the form of an anthology as the rumor suggests. In any case, it is a first season, which in spite of a few lengths, was able to enthuse my little heart and which I hope will seduce you by its macabre beauty and its phantasmagoria. As for, ** Flanagan ** it will be necessary to wait a little, before finding it. He is announced to take care of the adaptation of * Doctor Sleep *, a novel by ** Stephen King ** that follows the * Shining * cult and is scheduled to be released in 2020.