Forgotten Stephen King Gem On Hulu Continues to Terrify Fans: “Time to relive childhood fear”

Chad Collins |

Oct 16, 2023

A forgotten Stephen King gem continues to terrify audiences on Hulu. Rose Red, an original television story from the master of horror himself, continues a healthy showing on Hulu where fans new and old have been delighting in King’s opus of bad houses doing bad things. Check out the trailer and synopsis below!

Per Hulu: A college professor and a team of psychics investigate an old, abandoned house at the request of the man who has inherited it. Hoping to explain some of the mysterious deaths and disappearances on the property, the psychics stay in the mansion, but unleash a terrifying force that threatens to destroy them all.

Rose Red stars Nancy Travis (bad Tim Allen sitcoms), Matt Keeslar (Scream 3), and Melanie Lynskey (Yellowjackets). Rose Red was one of several Stephen King miniseries released in the late nineties and early aughts. Alongside the likes of Riding the Bullet, Salem’s Lot, and Storm of the Century, the television landscape at the time was Stephen King’s domain—it was his world, we were just living in it.

Fans have been no less thrilled to see Rose Red on Hulu. A formative experience for burgeoning horror fans everywhere, Rose Red has long been absent from streaming. Its arrival on Hulu is a big, big deal for millennials everywhere. Check out what they’ve had to say about Stephen King’s miniseries below:

https://twitter.com/hipsterblood/status/1713744072874262777?s=20

“Pizza Guy” from the “Rose Red” miniseries by @StephenKing is my favorite character. #StreamingSundays @hulu
— sliderwave (@sliderwave) October 15, 2023

I haven’t been able to watch Rose Red for like 10 years. Thank you Hulu. I needed this today.
— Princess Haelie (SPICY 0F ALWAYS ON SALE) (@hae_solo) October 15, 2023

I’ve been bemoaning the absence of Stephen King’s Rose Red from streaming services for years, so imagine my delight when it popped up on Hulu in all its campy glory. Go check it out if you haven’t before. It’s a fun ride. https://t.co/iV9YI01L1l
— Amber @ ambtam.bsky.social (@mahoujosei) October 15, 2023

I forgot Melanie was in Rose Red….and now that I found the movie again (it's available on Hulu)
and I saw her and I'm just like MELANIE?!!!??!??!
— ghosty (@spitefulabyss) October 15, 2023

When you see Rose Red is now on Hulu.. pic.twitter.com/FsNhGtHnAW
— PhntmGaming (@PhntmPhoto) October 15, 2023

They put rose red on Hulu time to relive childhood fear
— soph?@ lesbian weed (@cactuarboxin) October 14, 2023

So happy Hulu added ROSE RED. It’s a great haunted/ghostly miniseries, plus, since SK wrote the screenplay himself, we get that full, weird-yet-strangely-familiar dialogue from him (mainly from Emery, natch.) I watched it in 3 before sunrise mornings in a row, which was perfect. pic.twitter.com/bq9BUpEKo5
— Stephanie Crawford (@scrawfish) October 13, 2023

Y’all need to watch Stephen kings rose red show on Hulu if yall wanna be in the halloween spirit
— DANGERDOLL (@xovehane) October 12, 2023

Just found the miniseries ROSE RED on Hulu so I’m set for the week. Yes, it is a bit uneven. But I love it. It’s Stephen King’s love letter to Shirley Jackson and has some terrifying moments.
— Our Lady of Perpetual Zoom ??? (@RebeccaBromels) October 12, 2023

Rose Red is not The Haunting, though curiously, King wrote the original draft of the 1999 blockbuster. After creative disagreements, he reworked his script into what would become Rose Red. Also, it has Melanie Lynskey. Come on. What could be better than that?

What do you think? Do you plan to check out Stephen King’s Rose Red on Hulu? Which other Stephen King shows do you plan to catch this Halloween? Let me know over on Twitter @ChadisCollins!

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