The Haunting of Hill House (miniseries)

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The Haunting of Hill House
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Genre
Created by Mike Flanagan
Based on The Haunting of Hill House
by Shirley Jackson
Directed byMike Flanagan
Starring
Composer The Newton Brothers
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes10
Production
Executive producers
ProducerDan Kaplow
Cinematography Michael Fimognari
Editors
  • Jim Flynn
  • Brian Jeremiah Smith
  • Mike Flanagan
  • Ravi Subramanian
Running time42–71 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network Netflix
ReleaseOctober 12, 2018 (2018-10-12)
Related
The Haunting of Bly Manor

The Haunting of Hill House is an American supernatural horror drama television miniseries created and directed by Mike Flanagan, produced by Amblin Television and Paramount Television for Netflix, and serves as the first entry in The Haunting anthology series. It is loosely based on the 1959 novel of the same name by Shirley Jackson. The plot alternates between two timelines, following five adult siblings whose paranormal experiences at Hill House continue to haunt them in the present day, and flashbacks depicting events leading up to the eventful night in 1992 when the family fled from the mansion. The ensemble cast features Michiel Huisman, Elizabeth Reaser, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Kate Siegel, and Victoria Pedretti as the siblings in adulthood, with Carla Gugino and Henry Thomas as parents Olivia and Hugh Crain, and Timothy Hutton appearing as an older version of Hugh.

Contents

The series premiered on Netflix on October 12, 2018. The Haunting of Hill House received critical acclaim, particularly for its acting, directing, and production values. A follow-up series by Flanagan titled The Haunting of Bly Manor , with most of the same crew and some of the same cast but a different story and characters, was released on October 9, 2020.

Synopsis

In the summer of 1992, Hugh and Olivia Crain and their five children—Steven, Shirley, Theodora (Theo), Luke, and Eleanor (Nell)—move into Hill House to renovate the mansion in order to sell it and build their own house, designed by Olivia. However, due to unexpected repairs, they have to stay longer, and they begin to experience increasing paranormal phenomena, resulting in a tragic loss and the family fleeing from the house. Twenty-six years later, the Crain siblings and their estranged father reunite after another tragedy strikes them, and they are forced to confront how their time in Hill House has affected each of them.

Cast and characters

Main

Recurring

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
1"Steven Sees a Ghost" Mike Flanagan Teleplay by : Mike FlanaganOctober 12, 2018 (2018-10-12)
2"Open Casket"Mike FlanaganMike FlanaganOctober 12, 2018 (2018-10-12)
3"Touch"Mike FlanaganLiz PhangOctober 12, 2018 (2018-10-12)
4"The Twin Thing"Mike Flanagan Scott Kosar October 12, 2018 (2018-10-12)
5"The Bent-Neck Lady"Mike Flanagan Meredith Averill October 12, 2018 (2018-10-12)
6"Two Storms"Mike FlanaganMike Flanagan & Jeff HowardOctober 12, 2018 (2018-10-12)
7"Eulogy"Mike Flanagan Charise Castro Smith October 12, 2018 (2018-10-12)
8"Witness Marks"Mike FlanaganJeff Howard & Rebecca KlingelOctober 12, 2018 (2018-10-12)
9"Screaming Meemies"Mike FlanaganMeredith AverillOctober 12, 2018 (2018-10-12)
10"Silence Lay Steadily"Mike FlanaganMike FlanaganOctober 12, 2018 (2018-10-12)

Production

Development

On April 10, 2017, Netflix announced that it had ordered a 10-episode adaptation of the classic horror novel The Haunting of Hill House, with Mike Flanagan and Trevor Macy as executive producers, and Amblin Television and Paramount Television as co-production companies. It is the first scripted series to be made for Netflix by Amblin. [9]

Production on the series began in October 2017 in Atlanta, Georgia, with location filming in the city and its environs. [10] [11] Bisham Manor, former name of the property located in LaGrange, served as the exterior of "Hill House". [11] [12] The house's interior settings were filmed at EUE/Screen Gem Studios in Atlanta. [11]

Music

The soundtrack was composed by The Newton Brothers. On October 31, 2018, Waxwork Records released the soundtrack on a double LP. [13] [14]

Track listing

The Haunting of Hill House (Music from the Netflix Horror Series) [15]
No.TitleLength
1."The Haunting of Hill House (Main Titles)"1:06
2."Come Home"5:11
3."Larks and Katydids"4:33
4."Darkness and Chaos"1:45
5."That Night"1:47
6."Take Her Down"1:26
7."Whatever Walked There, Walked Alone"1:04
8."Hill House"1:10
9."Go Tomorrow"2:37
10."Science vs. Religion"0:54
11."What Did You Really See"1:19
12."The Red Room"1:11
13."Missing Things"1:06
14."I Believe You"1:42
15."12:00 A.M."1:45
16."In the Shadow of Ghosts"1:34
17."I Want to Wake up So Badly"3:16
18."Luke"1:28
19."Approaching the House"2:39
20."Haunted Past"1:51
21."You Remember"1:57
22."Feel Nothing"2:39
23."Beginning of the End Movement I"3:28
24."Beginning of the End Movement II (Tea Party)"2:44
25."Beginning of the End Movement III"2:29
26."Beginning of the End Movement IV"3:27
27."The End"2:48
Total length:58:56

Reception

Critical reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, The Haunting of Hill House has a 93% rating based on 103 reviews, with an average rating of 8.4/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "The Haunting of Hill House is an effective ghost story whose steadily mounting anticipation is just as satisfying as its chilling payoff." [16] On Metacritic, it has a weighted average score of 79 out of 100 based on 18 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [17]

Corrine Corrodus of The Telegraph graded the series with a 5/5 rating, calling it "the most complex and complete horror series of its time." [18] Brian Tallerico of RogerEbert.com gave unanimous praise to the Netflix adaptation, describing it as "essential viewing", and stated that "[the show] contains some of the most unforgettable horror imagery in film or television in years." [19] David Griffin of IGN gave the series a rating of 9.5 out of 10, calling it "a superb and terrifying family drama", [20] and Paul Tassi of Forbes described it as "absolutely fantastic" and stated that "it may actually be Netflix's best original show ever." [21]

Horror author Stephen King, who holds considerable admiration for Jackson's novel, tweeted about the series, "I don't usually care for this kind of revisionism, but this is great. Close to a work of genius, really. I think Shirley Jackson would approve, but who knows for sure." [22] [a]

In January 2020, filmmaker Quentin Tarantino said, "My favorite Netflix series, with no competition, is The Haunting of Hill House." [25]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominee(s)ResultRef.
2019 Writers Guild of America Awards New Series Meredith Averill, Charise Castro Smith, Mike Flanagan, Jeff Howard, Rebecca Leigh Klingel, Scott Kosar, Liz PhangNominated [26]
Art Directors Guild Awards One-Hour Period or Fantasy Single-Camera Television SeriesPatricio M. FarrellNominated [27]
Fangoria Chainsaw Awards Best Series Mike Flanagan Won [28]
Bram Stoker Award Superior Achievement in a Screenplay Meredith Averill for "The Bent-Neck Lady"Won [29]
Saturn Awards Best Streaming Horror & Thriller SeriesThe Haunting of Hill HouseNominated [30]
Best Actor in a Streaming Presentation Henry Thomas Won
Best Actress in a Streaming Presentation Carla Gugino Nominated
Best Supporting Actor in a Streaming Presentation Michiel Huisman Nominated
Timothy Hutton Nominated
Best Supporting Actress in a Streaming Presentation Victoria Pedretti Nominated

Home media

In August 2019, it was announced that The Haunting of Hill House would be released on Blu-ray and DVD from Paramount Home Entertainment on October 15, 2019. The release includes extended director's cuts of three episodes ("Steven Sees a Ghost", "The Bent-Neck Lady" and "Silence Lay Steadily"), all of which also have audio commentaries from Flanagan, and an additional audio commentary for "Two Storms". [31]

Follow-up series

In October 2018, Flanagan said that a possible second season would not continue the story of the Crain family, specifying, "it's done." [32] On February 21, 2019, Netflix renewed the series for a second season as an anthology series, titled The Haunting of Bly Manor , and based on The Turn of the Screw by Henry James. [33] It was released on October 9, 2020. [34] [35] [36] The second season features the return of several Hill House actors portraying new characters, including Victoria Pedretti, [37] Oliver Jackson-Cohen, [38] Henry Thomas, [39] Kate Siegel, Katie Parker and Carla Gugino. [40]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Mike Flanagan also wrote and directed two films adapted from novels by King, 2017's Gerald's Game , also for Netflix, and 2019's Doctor Sleep . [23] [24]

References

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