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"The Haunting of Hill House," directed by Mike Flanagan and released on Netflix, has garnered widespread acclaim for its innovative approach to horror and emotional storytelling. The series stands out for its effective blend of psychological horror and character-driven drama. By focusing on the Crain family and their traumatic experiences both past and present, the show delves deeply into themes of grief, trauma, and the supernatural. Each episode reveals more about the characters' backgrounds and their connections to Hill House, enhancing the emotional stakes and making the horror elements more impactful Flanagan's direction is particularly praised for its technical prowess. Episodes like "Two Storms," which features long takes and seamless transitions between past and present, showcase the director's skill in maintaining tension and emotional depth. The visual style, using a cold, eerie palette and strategically placed scares, helps create a haunting atmosphere without relying on cheap thrills Critics have highlighted the show's success in revitalizing the horror genre on television, providing a more substantial and lingering sense of fear compared to typical horror movies. The character development is robust, allowing viewers to connect with each member of the Crain family, making their fears and hauntings resonate more personally Overall, "The Haunting of Hill House" is considered a benchmark in horror television, balancing genuine scares with a compelling narrative and rich character arcs. It sets a new standard for what horror series can achieve, combining technical excellence with deep, emotional storytelling.

It is a great novel and the best one to start with. It's a story that revolves around a sibling and their lives which bring some unexpected twist and turns while living with their only single parent The plot of the story at the start wasn't clear except the plot of Boo Radley because the narrations would get deep into some incidents and suddenly change course, this happened a no. of times. Later we realize that these brief narrations depict the emotions that childrens feel as the story is narrated from 8 year old Scout's point of view. The upbringing of them is fascinating as they were well nourished and imparted with good values by Atticus. He is a man of his words and always had a view of every scenario in his certain way that would be honest, true, posses equality. He is a lawyer by profession and he provided a sense of freedom to his childrens in their thoughts and actions. For this he was criticized many a times but he tackled them in the best possible way. Although things did not go according to him which we saw at the end of the story but the story did end on a strong statement "Let the dead bury the dead" which means how right or wrong people are in this world, everything is accounted for and the bill comes due. This is a good novel to read.