'Oculus' Director Mike Flanagan Brings 'The Haunting' TV Series to Netflix
One of the greatest classic horror films of all time, "The Haunting," is becoming a 10-part Netflix series with Mike Flanagan, director of "Oculus," "Hush" and "Ouija: Origin of Evil," at the helm.
As long as it's not anything like the laughably awful 1999 remake, we're on board!
It's being called a "modern re-imagining" of Shirley Jackson's 1959 novel, "The Haunting of Hill House," per Deadline.
Robert Wise directed the subtle 1963 black-and-white film, which documents a quartet investigating a notoriously haunted mansion. Julie Harris starred as the fragile Nell, for whom the house holds particular interest; alongside Claire Bloom as a stylish psychic; Richard Johnson as the doctor conducting the experiment; and Russ Tamblyn ("Twin Peaks") as the skeptical heir who's there to protect his inheritance.
Flanagan -- who's demonstrated his skill with psychological horror -- will write, direct and executive produce the series.
Enjoy the shivery trailer for the original film.
The Haunting
Dr. Markway, doing research to prove the existence of ghosts, investigates Hill House, a large, eerie mansion with a lurid history of violent death and insanity. Read the Plot