Rose Red

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kish b ★★★★☆ Stephen King’s Rose Red is a gloriously over-the-top, old-school haunted house miniseries that feels like The Shining decided to throw a three-night party inside the Winchester Mystery House, and everyone got gloriously drunk on atmosphere. This 2002 ABC event is pure early-2000s King comfort food: a massive, creaky mansion that literally grows new rooms when it’s hungry, a team of psychics who probably should’ve read the job description twice, and enough foggy corridors, ghostly children, and rotting statues to satisfy any horror fan who grew up wishing The Haunting (1999) had been four hours longer and twice as unapologetic. Nancy Travis is perfect as the skeptical-but-secretly-terrified professor, Matt Ross steals every scene as the smarmy psychic showboat, and Julian Sands brings just the right amount of doomed arrogance. The effects swing between genuinely creepy practical work and hilariously dated CGI (that roaring stone lion will never not make me laugh), but somehow it all adds to the charm. It’s too long, occasionally cheesy, and the last hour drags a bit, but when Rose Red is firing on all cylinders (those hallway perspective shifts, the drowning ballroom, the garden statues coming to life), it’s legitimately unsettling and ridiculously fun. Four stars because it’s flawed as hell… and I still rewatch it every October without fail. Perfect rainy-weekend, lights-off, don’t-think-too-hard horror comfort. Turn your brain off, grab the popcorn, and let the house eat you alive. 🏰❤️ Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 11/17/25 Full Review Horror fan 4 A very good movie with some great effects. Great cast and characters. The ending did drag out a little bit but still a scary good time. Tim Treakle Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 09/01/25 Full Review Audience Member I like it a lot and will watch all episodes but,as a reader of Stephen King’s books, it contains boring dialogue and a couple of unrealistic scenes. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 06/14/25 Full Review Charlotte B Although hard to follow along at some points, Rose Red is a great watch if you're a fan of Stephen King. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/13/25 Full Review Dallas H This wouldn't be my favorite adaptation of a Stephen King story. It feels a bit washed out and bland. The character of Emery Waterman is an absolute caricature and comes across as an irritation more than anything else. I would consider this to be a forgettable story. I have watched other haunted house movies with more of a drafty chill and scare than this one. Maybe I should read the written text it is based upon, as I might get more of an entertaining kick from it. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/06/24 Full Review Alexander O Rose Red captivates viewers with its chilling atmosphere, intense storytelling, and spine-tingling encounters. The miniseries pays tribute to Stephen King's supernatural mastery, providing a memorable and satisfying journey through the nightmarish halls of Rose Red. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/16/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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