Rose Red

We get it Steve you like Shirley Jackson

From master plagerizer/storyteller Stephen King comes this uncredited ripoff of "The Haunting" which bears more similarities to the Shirley Jackson story than the 1999 remake. The normally awesome Nancy Travis, horribly miscast as Liam Neeson, leads a very talented cast (minus the token autistic kid; she's awful) into a rollercoaster ride of cliche-ridden haunted house gags and made-for-tv jump scares. Thank you Stephen King for finally proving you COULD do worse than "Maximum Overdrive".

Your enjoyment of this series will depend on your enjoyment of Stephen King. If you're willing to sit through dozens of familiar plot devices (telepathic autistics and a band of misfits, to name a few), you'll find that this is a well-made, suspenseful series. Possibly more visually creative than the Haunting remake, this is well worth a viewing by horror fans and Stephen King fans alike.

This is a terrible failure, Im suprised no one in the filmcrew destroyed the whole thing before it was released to poor humanity.

A sprawling haunted-house melodrama that lives more on atmosphere and Stephen King-style character sprawl than on pure terror. The mansion has a nice old-world menace to it, and the length gives the unease time to seep in, but the film’s television softness keeps the dread from ever becoming truly overwhelming. Engaging, eerie, and just a little too padded to fully possess. 6/10 — Gothic chill, soft edges.

Awesome movie! Great horror :D start of a genre of haunted house horrors ;)

Doesn't answer enough of the questions it poses. Ultimately entertaining, but somewhat unsatisfying in the end.

A strong first act, but the haunting itself is standard issue. Watching it in hour-long chunks allowed it to keep my interest well enough despite some very slow parts. Dr. Miller drops out distractingly, but the actor died so I can't blame them (Rose Red's curse?). Loved King's cameo.

a four hour mess

you're good to go 'till the part where you see "them".