A new horror series in the pipeline for Netflix

NETFLIX has a new series in the works that's a modern reinterpretation of Shirley Jackson's classic horror novel, The Haunting of Hill House, reports Variety.
Netflix is reportedly working on an adaptation of The Haunting of Hill House, a horror fantasy novel published in 1959 in the US, and lauded as one of the best horror novels of the 20th century by a certain Stephen King.
Steven Spielberg's production company Amblin TV is joining forces with Paramount TV to bring the book to the small screen with the help of Mike Flanagan, a regular of the horror genre.
The story revolves around Hill House, a mansion built in the 19th century by a rich industrialist. Now uninhabited, the house is supposedly haunted by the ghost of its first owner and is rumoured to be the scene of paranormal events. Dr. John Montague, an investigator of supernatural phenomena, decides to rent Hill House for a summer, inviting guests chosen because of their past experience with paranormal events.
Mike Flanagan will write and direct the 10 episodes reportedly ordered by Netflix. Flanagan has a track record in the horror genre (Ouija: Origin of Evil, The Mirror) and has previously collaborated with Netflix, which will screen his latest movie Before I Wake on April 28. The American filmmaker also previously adapted Stephen King's novel Gerland's Game – due out this year – for the big screen.
The Haunting of Hill House has previously been adapted as two movies, both titled The Haunting. The first black -and-white film, directed by Robert Wise, was released in 1963. The second version was released in 1999, starring Catherine Zeta-Jones, Owen Wilson and Liam Neeson. — AFP Relaxnews