I first thought it was another simple horror tv show. It’s deeper than that. The storyline is great and it’s very suspenseful. Although it might have some annoying lengths sometimes.

I think Mike Flanagan is quite competent in most of what he does, but nothing of his ever blew me away. This show is no different as he certainly is aware of today's tropes and crafts an unusually slow paced horror story more focused on the psychological impact of the haunting than scares, but after so many scene transitions between the story's timelines it gets quite tedious. It is really the later half of the series that tainted my enjoyment with more focus on melodramatic elements, monologues and a conclusion that had me feeling like I just wasted quite a lot of time...

Fantastic series, for once we are given a show that doesn't hold our hand and lead us through the story. I don't know why people need shows that explain every moment, this is gripping stuff throwing up more questions than answers.

Hell, if Stephen King loves it you know there is some great interpretation of the original story.

Update on my previous comment:

I was a bit disappointed by the last episode, it felt as if they were stuck between finishing the story or making room for a new season. Even more disappointing was the obligatory ... 'and the moral of the story is ...' where I felt we were being told to love one another and be happy bunnies. We know that's what we should do, but I don't want to be forced fed this in a horror series that I was enjoying so much. We watch this stuff for our own psychological torture not moral advice!

I watched the whole season this weekend. I liked it and thought the story line was interesting. What I didn’t like was the annoying relationship between the family members. Other than that, it was good

This show is the closest one to the definition of a horror masterpiece.

So much more than just a horror series about a haunted house. The story of this show goes very deep and especially the story of Nell is one to pay close attention to.
The kids are so well cast because not only are they really great young actors but they also look so much like their grown up versions.
You get sucked into the story fast and what I love is that when you finished you'll have gone full circle. Mysterious family drama, must watch even if your not a fan of the ghost genre like myself, this is just such an interesting story with great characters portrayed by excellent actors.

I loved this show because it had great build-up and kept that general tension with minimum jumpscares. It gives off a _Hereditary_ atmosphere and it was brilliant.

[spoiler] The plot and the characters, however, felt a bit far-stretched, e.g. every character had an occupation that resulted from the house, and in the finale every character had a dream with unnaturally long dialogues. The finale was not as good as expected, but the story wrapped up nicely. There's still material for further seasons. [/spoiler]

I watched 4 episodes, but this is not for me, flashback,flashback, flashback, boring. Stopt watching.

Ghosts are no match for terrible parenting

I have never experienced a horror based show that look so surreal, that it can make me chop my nails off. 10/10