Revisiting – THE HAUNTING OF THE HILL HOUSE
By: Aditi Subhash
There are only a handful of horror movies or series that can actually scare the living daylights out of you. ‘Haunting of the hill House’, it is definitely one such show. This supernatural horror series streaming on Netflix can actually scare you to death.
Based on the 1959 novel Haunting of the hill House by Sherley Jackson, this series is helmed by Mike Flanagan and produced by Amblin Telivision and Paramount Television. It has an ensemble cast featuring Michiel Huisman, Elizabeth Raser, Oliver Jackson, Kate Siegel, Victoria Pedretti, Henry Thomas, Carla Guzino and Timothy Hutton. Consisting 10episodes, the series is a testimony of some great acting, astute direction, intelligent use of colours, fascinating costumes and amazing photography. The effect it produce is by leaving audience wanting for more. No matter how many times you watched this show, the scary scenes will never fail to frighten you. This is the beauty of the show making it a must watch show for those who thrive on adrenaline horror rush.
Its sequel, Haunting of the Bly manor sadly turned out to be a less scary affair as compared to the former.