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Creepy new trailer takes you into Netflix and Mike Flanagan’s “THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE”

Wednesday, September 19, 2018 | News

By MICHAEL GINGOLD

What do you get when the director of one of the best recent Stephen King adaptations tackles an older horror classic? THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE, the Netflix series debuting next month. Jump past the jump to check out the new trailer, along with the poster.

Mike Flanagan, who helmed GERALD’S GAME as well as OCULUS, HUSH and OUIJA: ORIGIN OF EVIL, created and directed the HAUNTING series, based on the novel by Shirley Jackson, which launches globally October 12. The cast includes Michiel Huisman, GAME’s Carla Gugino, Timothy Hutton, Elizabeth Reaser, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Henry Thomas, HUSH star Kate Siegel, Victoria Pedretti, Lulu Wilson, Mckenna Grace, Paxton Singleton, Violet McGraw and Julian Hilliard. The synopsis: “THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE explores a group of siblings who, as children, grew up in what would go on to become the most famous haunted house in the country. Now adults, and forced back together in the face of tragedy, the family must finally confront the ghosts of their past—some of which still lurk in their minds while others may actually be stalking the shadows of Hill House.” The series’ Netflix page can be seen here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9OzG53VwIk

Michael Gingold
Michael Gingold (RUE MORGUE's Head Writer) has been covering the world of horror cinema for over three decades, and in addition to his work for RUE MORGUE, he has been a longtime writer and editor for FANGORIA magazine and its website. He has also written for BIRTH.MOVIES.DEATH, SCREAM, IndieWire.com, TIME OUT, DELIRIUM, MOVIEMAKER and others. He is the author of the AD NAUSEAM books (1984 Publishing) and THE FRIGHTFEST GUIDE TO MONSTER MOVIES (FAB Press), and he has contributed documentaries, featurettes and liner notes to numerous Blu-rays, including the award-winning feature-length doc TWISTED TALE: THE UNMAKING OF "SPOOKIES" (Vinegar Syndrome).