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3 Turns of the Screw: The Nightcomers, The Turning and Netflix’ The Haunting of Bly Manor

Oct 17, 2020

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by

coolpapae

in 1 Star, 2 Stars, 4 Stars, CPE, Criterion, Horror, Lists, Movie Reviews, Netflix

Of the three James’ inspired works, The Haunting of Bly Manor is the one that is truly inspired, even if it’s not as scary as we’d hope.
The Turning (**) doesn’t make it all the way around

Feb 1, 2020

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by

coolpapae

in 2 Stars, CPE, Horror, Movie Reviews

There isn’t enough here to qualify for halfway satisfying. If they had pushed a little harder to complete the circle, maybe. Not this. This is an incomplete scare handed off into thin air.