Stephen King just tweeted his reaction to 'The Haunting of Hill House'

He's a fan.
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Sam Haysom
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Okay, fine, I guess I'm going to have to watch The Haunting of Hill House.

Ever since the nightmare-inducing trailer came out I've been half-intrigued, half-wary (I'm embarrassingly easy to scare when it comes to supernatural, jumpy stuff). But now Stephen King has waded in, so I guess that seals it.

On Tuesday night, the King of horror posted the following tweet.

"Close to a work of genius, really." You can't get much higher praise than that, can you?

Here's another look at the trailer, just so you can make sure you're fully prepared:

*Gulp*...

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Sam Haysom

Sam Haysom is the Deputy UK Editor for Mashable. He covers entertainment and online culture, and writes horror fiction in his spare time.

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