Forgotten Stephen King Television Gem is Finally Streaming on Hulu
I recently wrote about the stunning architecture in Jan de Bont’s The Haunting, one of the ‘90s premier haunted house spectacles. Of note is the early involvement of one Stephen King whose first draft was ultimately excised. King would revise that script for 2002’s Rose Red, a generation-defining miniseries and gateway for an entire generation of future horror fans. If you’re looking to revisit the early aughts chills, have I got great news for you—Rose Red is now streaming on Hulu.
Per Hulu: A college professor and a team of psychics investigate an old abandoned house at the request of the man who has inherited it. Hoping to explain some of the mysterious deaths and disappearances on the property, the psychics stay in the mansion, but unleash a terrifying force that threatens to destroy them all.
Network television in the late 1990s and early 2000s was abounding with Stephen King material. I myself grew up watching Mick Garris’ The Shining and Riding the Bullet, Craig R. Baxley’s Storm of the Century, and even Mikael Salomon’s Salem’s Lot with an emo Rob Lowe. King was at his primetime peak during those years, though Rose Red is arguably the strongest among them. It’s wholly original material from King, and it even got the prequel treatment with Craig R. Baxley’s The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer a year later (and, yes, I rented it from Blockbuster a dozen times).
A who’s-who of network stars including Nancy Travis, Matt Keeslar, the late Julian Sands, Kimberly J. Brown, and Melanie Lynskey (among several others) round out a phenomenal cast of burgeoning psychics intent on reawakening whatever evil lurks within the titular manor, Rose Red. It’s a haunted house classic for a reason, and October is as good a time as any to revisit King’s phenomenal work here. What do you think? Do you plan to check out Rose Red on Hulu, either for the first time or for a rewatch? Let me know over on Twitter @Chadiscollins!
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