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New video: Mike Flanagan talks directing Netflix’s “THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE”

Tuesday, October 2, 2018 | News

One of today’s top directors of horror features, Mike Flanagan (GERALD’S GAME, HUSH, OCULUS) now turns to streaming series with THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE, coming to Netflix this month. He takes us behind the scenes in a newly released video.

Flanagan created, helmed and executive-produced THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE, based on the classic novel by Shirley Jackson, which launches globally Friday, October 12. Michiel Huisman, Carla Gugino, Timothy Hutton, Elizabeth Reaser, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Henry Thomas, Kate Siegel, Victoria Pedretti, Lulu Wilson, Mckenna Grace, Paxton Singleton, Violet McGraw and Julian Hilliard star. 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.” Visit the series’ Netflix page here.

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).