A ghostly mistake: Why Netflix’s The Haunting of Bly Manor is terrifyingly underwhelming

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The new haunted house series is an adaptation of classic horror story ‘The Turn of the Screw’ in the loosest sense, forfeiting proper scares in favour of obvious techniques and a focus on award-seeking drama. Annabel Nugent lowers her cushion

The 1898 novella is about an eerie old house in Essex, populated with the appropriate number of ghosts and creepy children . When the book’s narrator, an unnamed young woman, first arrives as the new governess to two cherubic yet tragically orphaned children, everything seems peachy. Of course, it’s not and soon enough she becomes convinced of a malevolent presence in the manor.

 

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It appears someone missed the point of a 9 episode series inspired by a novella which usually means it’s going to expand in storytelling. 🤷🏼‍♂️ HauntingOfBlyManor

Wokey dokey.

Switched it off.

I love it. I couldn't stand the Hill House one though. I fell asleep watching that one. This one is good. It reminds me of Japanese horror movies which are often more touching and moving than scary.

I enjoyed it

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