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True Haunting’ Debuts on Netflix, Reported as No. 3 in Early Viewership

The five-part docuseries uses dramatized reenactments and first-person testimony under James Wan’s horror imprint.

Overview

  • Netflix released True Haunting on October 7 as a five-episode docuseries exploring alleged real supernatural cases.
  • At the time of reporting, the Mirror and Daily Record said the series ranked third on Netflix’s chart behind WWE Raw and Monster: The Ed Gein Story.
  • The series devotes three episodes to the 1984 Geneseo College ‘Eerie Hall’ account from Chris Di Cesare and two to a mid-2000s family haunting.
  • Ed and Lorraine Warren are depicted as becoming involved in the first case, reflecting their real-world prominence in U.S. paranormal lore.
  • Early viewer reactions on Reddit and X describe the show as chilling and terrifying, with some saying they were spooked enough to sleep with the light on.