Netflix’s greatest horror TV show,The Haunting of Hill House, is actually a miniseries, and it only takes ten hours to watch all the way through. Thecatalog of miniseries on Netflixis strong, perhaps not as strong as the one on HBO, but there are still some excellent short-format TV shows to watch.
What Netflix does have is a strong catalog of unique and unusual horror movies and TV shows, and though it’s not as extensive as something like Shudder, it’sabout as fun a horror collection as you can find on a streaming app. So it makes sense that one of Netflix’s best miniseries would also be a horror show.
Seven Years Later, The Haunting Of Hill House Is Still Netflix’s Best Horror Show
Mike Flanagan’s Miniseries Is Atmospheric And Chilling
The Haunting of Hill Housepremiered on Netflix in 2018, and seven years later,it’s still the streamer’s best horror show. The only series that get close to matching it are the otherhorror miniseries also created by Mike Flanagan:The Haunting of Bly Manor,Midnight Mass,The Midnight Club, andThe Fall of the House of Usher.
Based on the 1959 novel of the same name by Shirley Jackson,The Haunting of Hill Housefollowsfive adult children of the Crain family who have all experienced paranormal eventsgrowing up in the Hill House. The series jumps back and forth between timelines, showcasing how the Crains' lives have changed due to their experiences.
The story slowly draws you in, building an ever more terrifying atmosphere with each episode until it breaks the tension with impeccably timed and well-earned jump scares.
The series has a 93% onRotten Tomatoesand is generally ranked among thegreatest horror TV shows ever. The story slowly draws you in, building an ever more terrifying atmosphere with each episode until it breaks the tension with impeccably timed and well-earned jump scares.
You Only Need 10 Hours To Get Through The Haunting Of Hill House
The Series Flies By Very Quickly
There are only ten episodes inThe Haunting of Hill House, witheach episode clocking in at around 42–71 minutes, meaning it only takes around 10 hours to finish the show. It’s long enough to explore different avenues to scare and the complex story, but short enough so that we don’t get burned out by the atmosphere.
BecauseThe Haunting of Hill Housealso features an ensemble cast,the show jumps around from viewpoint to viewpoint, so each episode never feels quite so long. The mysteries that weave through the story require information from the past and present to solve, as well, making each break in the story feel like the end of a chapter.
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A lot of horror TV shows have to rely on scaring the audience with atmosphere and mood, because keeping horror tension alive for multiple episodes is a much more difficult task than it is in an hour-and-a-half movie.The Haunting of Hill Housemanages to keep up that tension for ten hours.
