Season 1 – Stephen King's Rose Red

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Craig B @Boundsy Jun 4, 2026 A laborious watch with some very wooden acting. Not scary at all; more a traditional ghost story. Got through the first 2 hours... not sure if I can suffer through another 2 hours... See more kish b @RT00429023 Nov 17, 2025 ★★★★☆ 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. 🏰❤️ See more Katie C @RT25446585 Apr 12, 2025 I love this mini series, I understand It can be difficult to follow, if everyone watches the Pre sequel Ellen Rimbauer diary, they will receive more depth, minor changes but I think this show is amazing and one of my top favorite steven king shows or movies, honestly they could have kept going, I still want to go see the Winchester house See more wesley r @RT50329283 Feb 25, 2025 Kept wondering when something would happen. Wondered for a very long time. Watchable but nothing special. (This was on dvd. Temptation to skip was very strong). See more Piper W @RT45232281 Oct 2, 2023 Skip it. Not a genuine scare, chilling or terrifying moment to be found. Stephen King missed on this one. Direction was pedantic and unimaginative, the acting uninspiring. See more Cees T @RT15093300 Sep 24, 2023 Nice to have ghost-savvy leads for a change, but inconsistent characters and longwinded even at double speed. Instead of ridiculous drama that makes characters unlikable, try adding some real-life consequences of the deaths. 6.1/10 - Watch A Pup Named Scooby-Doo instead. See more Read all reviews

Stephen King's Rose Red — Season 1

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