Just in time for Halloween, Netflix dropped its latest hit series: The Haunting of Bly Manor.
The nine episodes were released all in one go, giving horror fans the chance to binge it all ahead of October 31 - or to save it for the day itself.
Created by Mike Flanagan - the director of Gerald's Game, Doctor Sleep - supernatural horror drama The Haunting of Bly Manor is loosely based on The Turn of the Screw, a novella that was published by Henry James all the way back in 1898.
Fans of The Haunting of Hill House are sure to love The Haunting of Bly Manor as it is the second in a planned anthology series from Netflix.
Netflix rarely releases any data regarding the number of people who have watched its series but there is no doubt The Haunting of Bly Manor has already proven to be another big success for the streaming service - even if it might keep you up at night.
A worthy follow-up to The Haunting of Hill House
When The Haunting of Hill House came out, it was a surprise hit for Netflix, so it is not a surprise to see the company commissioning more similar series to capitalize.
While The Haunting of Bly Manor was initially expected to act as a stand-alone series, it includes a lot of Easter eggs for people who enjoyed Hill House on its release.
Indeed, the links between the two series may be subtle but there is enough there that fans of Hill House are likely to have enjoyed Bly Manor and will be excited to see what comes next.
Victoria Pedretti and Oliver Jackson-Cohen both appeared in Hill House and return for Bly Manor, but only time will tell if they will crop up again in future series.
There is no doubt the Haunting anthology will continue with Bly Manor having already produced a lot of hype and talk in the media for Netflix, which is always hunting for the next big thing.
It has been a hit with critics too, having been certified fresh by reviews aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, while according to Metacritic, The Haunting of Bly Manor has "generally favorable" reviews and a score of 62 out of 100. While some critics felt that the story was too drawn-out and the series could have been shorter, others enjoyed the fact the plot is not rushed at all.
Of course, horror always has a moment in the media at this time of the year, so Netflix will be hoping that both Hill House and Bly Manor can prove to be more enduring rather than having a limited appeal around Halloween.
What's next for Bly Manor fans?
With the next series in the Haunting anthology likely to be many months away, fans of the Hill House and Bly Manor series on Netflix might have to look elsewhere for their scares.
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Mixed response to lesbian love story
LGBT viewers were initially thrilled to ed to see the lead character in Bly Manor was queer, but some felt the way she was written played into some common tropes.
It was inevitable that there would not be a happy ending in The Haunting of Bly Manor - when does a horror series ever provide that? - but the way it wrapped up was frustrating for some.
Trying to tie up all the loose ends is always going to be a challenge for a writer, but Bly Manor was settled in a particularly frustrating way.
Indeed, while Bly Manor's creepy feel and scares might keep you up at night, it might be the unsatisfying climax of the story that prevents its viewers from getting to sleep as well.