Why Critics Are Raving About The Haunting Of Hill House

The Haunting of Hill House
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Oculus, Absentia, and Ouija: Origin Of Evil - a prequel far superior to its predecessor - also comfortably fit into his back catalogue, which is only further testament to both his adept directing ability as well as sensibilities for original, bone-chilling horror. If anyone is going to make this series great, it's this guy. And if you need more convincing, then here's Tom Philip's own rave review for GQ:

"The Haunting of Hill House is the first great horror TV show ever. [...] It's not for the faint of heart, and it's !*$% fantastic."

Whilst all the ingredients are surely coming together to make one brilliantly crafted Halloween cake, the one criticism that seems to follow the new series is that it takes it's time in setting up the premise. Arguably, this isn't even a bad thing - but viewers should bear it in mind that The Haunting On Hill House might take a little bit of 'bearing with' before you get to the juicy stuff.

Packed with a solid cast, a well-worked premise, and a director capable of magic when it comes to spooky screen work, the stars seem to have aligned in all the right ways for Netflix's latest endeavour. Critics only seem to be confirming what would be suspected to be a great thing anyway.

The Haunting of Hill House will hit home streaming services with as a full 10 episode series on October 12th - just in time for some seasonal spookiness before Halloween rolls around.

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