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No, although that would have made more sense than writing a completely different show and tacking on the name "Hill House" and some character names. A modern-day setting (with perhaps flashbacks to the the era when the Crains lived in the house) would have been interesting to watch.
The 1963 movie is a very faithful adaptation, with very few differences. There will always have to be *some*, but overall director Robert Wise and writer Nelson Gidding perfectly captured the plot and tone of the book. The Netflix show, on the other hand, is basically a revisionist work. So much so that it begs the perfectly reasonable question: why bother? Why go to the trouble of securing the rights to the novel when you're going to throw out 99% of it and retain only names and a few lines?
As Catbookss said, the original novel by Shirley Jackson is brilliant, *the* definitive haunted house novel. And Robert Wise's 1963 movie is very faithful to it; it's rightly regarded by many as one of the best horror movies of all time (it's one of Martin Scorsese's favorite films). The TV series isn't my cup of tea at all but each to their own. I highly recommend both reading the book and watching the 1963 movie though.
Yeah, totally different. To the extent that I'm wondering why they bothered calling it The Haunting of Hill House at all and just presented it as an original work with different character names.
I know, but I'm not referring to HDR content. Just griping about the palette choice of productions which insist on muted tones and washed-out colors that under-utilize the capabilities of modern TVs.
Yeah I had to adjust my TV too. We spend a small fortune on 4K TV sets which boast "huge dynamic range" and "superb contrast" and then they go and make TV shows and movies that throw out all the color and contrast.
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