Why Mike Flanagan's The Haunting of Hill House Is Ideal for Binge-Watching

In October 2018 Netflix premiered Mike Flanagan's The Haunting of Hill House, a haunted-house thriller praised for its raw emotion and a strong ensemble that includes Victoria Pedretti, Kate Siegel, and Carla Gugino. The series quickly became one of the most talked-about examples of the genre.

The show's binge-release format suits its storytelling. Unlike some of Flanagan's other Netflix work — The Haunting of Bly Manor, The Midnight Club, The Fall of the House of Usher, and Midnight Mass — Hill House moves with a momentum that benefits from consecutive viewing.

Its 10 episodes are packed with reveals, jump scares, and shifts between the Crains as adults and children that make it natural to watch one episode after another. Those continuous viewings help the flashbacks and character arcs land: questions such as what happened to Nell, what the Red Room is, and the mystery of the Bent-Neck Lady build across episodes.

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