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The Haunting of Hill House (2018): TV Series vs Book

TV series · 2018 · Created by Mike Flanagan · Starring Michiel Huisman, Carla Gugino, Henry Thomas

About the tv series

A series about a family and the house that shaped them.

How close is it to the book?

Reimagined, only inspired by the book

The series keeps the house and a few names, but invents a new family and story.

Read or watch first?

Read the novel to meet the original, unsettling tale.

What the book gives you

The Haunting of Hill House cover

The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson

A beautifully eerie, slow-building story that sends shivers without gore.

Who will like it: Readers who love atmospheric, elegant ghost stories.

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