Audiences and critics loved it, including one notable fan: Stephen King.

Close to a work of genius, really.

I think Shirley Jackson would approve, but who knows for sure."

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It’s high praise from King.

He took liberties with Shirley Jackson’s work.

Flanagan also opted to bring the supernatural to the forefront in a more traditional sense.

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In those three years, Flanagan flashed similar core characteristics as a storyteller as King.

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