Rose Red
Rose Red

Rose Red

2002TV ShowEnded2 SeasonsEnglish

Dr. Joyce Reardon, a psychology professor, commissions a team of psychics and a gifted autistic girl to find out the truth about an old, supposedly haunted mansion called Rose Red.

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IMDb6.4/10
Director: Craig R. BaxleyGenres: Horror, Mystery, Thriller, Supernatural

Plot Summary

A team of parapsychologists investigates the legendary Rose Red mansion, a Seattle estate with a dark history of disappearances and murders. As they delve deeper into its secrets, they unleash a malevolent entity that feeds on fear and begins to pick them off one by one. The house itself seems to come alive, playing on their deepest anxieties and blurring the line between reality and hallucination. The surviving members must find a way to escape or confront the entity before they too become permanent residents of the cursed mansion.

Critical Reception

Rose Red was met with a mixed to positive reception. While some critics praised its atmospheric tension, effective scares, and Stephen King's iconic storytelling, others found its length to be excessive and some of the plot elements to be predictable. Audiences generally enjoyed the miniseries for its classic haunted house tropes and suspenseful narrative.

What Reviewers Say

  • Praised for its effective build-up of suspense and creepy atmosphere.
  • Hailed as a solid haunted house story with a compelling narrative.
  • Criticized by some for its lengthy runtime and occasional pacing issues.

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Fun Fact

The exterior shots of the Rose Red mansion were filmed at Thornewood Castle in Lakewood, Washington, which is itself a historic and reputedly haunted location.

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GenerationofSwine

GenerationofSwin...

His problem is...he doesn't know how to end things. At least most of the time with King the pay off is the build up and that build up is really fun to read...or in this case watch. But it ends like The Stand, with a solid "meh." And the ...