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Usually Netflix tries to at least keep their original content somewhat interesting or at least decent caliber entertainment, but this show is down right ridiculous on all levels. They focus on "true" haunting accounts that showcase people that I just could just not even attempt to take seriously due to their hysterical demeanor and almost over the top claims that made it seem like they were paid actors to appear actually haunted. Now I'm not saying that some of these people haven't actually been victims of some form of hauntings, but the embellished stories on this show seem like watered down cliche horror shorts that the production team/Netflix came up with to pass as true accounts. The emotions portrayed just don't seem authentic from the people at all and the show overall seems like a cheap addition in time for Halloween. The production value is decently solid for the re-enactments with some ok visuals no matter how ridiculous. The only episode that was at least passable and effective at times was the abduction story which had some genuinely well done visuals and intensity though it might be embellished as well. As a whole, the series is almost more comical than anything.

I don't know if the people telling these stories are actors or if they're real and they believe what they're saying. Either way, this show is freaking depressing. I've watched two episodes, and both hinge on small children who have suffered neglect and abuse witnessing violent murders. I have a feeling all of the episodes are going to be this way. If these people are real, then what they need is professional help, not a tv show exploiting their trauma and encouraging the delusions they created to cope with it. If they're just actors, then presenting the storytellers as real and their miserable stories as true is in seriously poor taste. This show is not scary, just sad. I love horror, and I love the types of stories that make me suspend--or even question--my disbelief in the supernatural. This show didn't make me suspend disbelief; it just made me want to get the storytellers to a therapist.

So many bad reviews just because your tiny mind can't comprehend ghosts/demons obviously don't exist in such a massive/infinite universe. Also yes it says it's a true story, but didn't they say the same thing about paranormal activity? It's just to make it that tad more spooky to watch at night imagining if it was real. Yeah sure the dock part is cringy af, but I'm judging this from a normal horror series point of view, and I think it's got some good spooky vibes and decent scares. Just watch it like any other horror movie/series and you'll enjoy it more. (Giving this a six because Haunting of Hill House was just perfect).

Beggining with episode 1 i was intrigued, but my questions kept piling up.. then when it came to episode 2 i stopped watching. Netflix needs to understand they have to give more information to these accounts. it's one person telling their story, poorly. there are no names, facts or evidence period. I'm really aggravated with Netflix's sloppiness on this show because it had potential to be very interesting. After watching the second episode, you will have one million questions & zero answers leaving you completely unsatisfied.. Would absolutely not recommend to anyone.

What made this series so poor was that it is advertised as supposedly true stories based on interviews from the victims. Perhaps the "true story" aspect was intended to make it seem scarier, but in reality, it was a distraction. First of all, as other reviewers are saying, there was no evidence to back up any of these accounts. Second, the stories were so over the top that it was highly unlikely they were true. If they would have left out the true aspect, cut out the interviews, and just made this a scary anthology series of ghost stories, it could be pretty good.

First of all, You can't look at this from a "where are the facts" kind of way. It doesn't claim to be an investigative series. It's like telling ghost stores around a campfire. It says based on a true story bc the people telling it believe it to be true. Nothing about this show is actually factually based and I believe that to be the point. It's cool cinematography and is a bit scary/troubling. The slaughterhouse episode is outlandish, but it's meant to be taken at face value. Its not a damn documentary, like these people making the other comments are expecting it to be.

I suppose that most horror stories, have to have their roots in some sense of fact. The shows don't always ring true, but it is entertaining. I mostly liked the story telling format, told from the aspect of the actual victims. It's interesting.

Not sure whether this is real or not but I suspect the storytellers are just bad actors. The stories aren't believable or even scary. The episode about the alien abduction had me questioning why aliens always arrive in saucers and yet NASA send rockets into space - should somebody telll NASA saucers are more practical. Also why nobody noticed she was being abducted or why she didn't set up CCTV to prove her story. Too many unanswered questions and an insult to viewer's intelligence.

As the title suggests, this is a show about people with untreated PTSD... All of them have experienced something traumatic at a young age, and now they see ghosts.

Really, instead of exploiting them on TV, these people should be offered councelling, or some other forms of help.

If any of this is true it's just sad. I'm two episodes in and it's just children experiencing trauma that never gets treated and they suffer from delusions. If you think this is about paranormal stuff, don't watch it, because it's not. Literally just exploiting trauma. If an inch of any of this is true the police and psychotherapists need to be involved. Just. Pathetic. No explanations for anything. I'm shocked that this is so terrible, but I guess not really. Thanks for wasting my time, Netflix.

I know this is a Netflix original, but it's not as good as Shudder's British mini-series 'True Horror." Same exact concept, but those guys just did it better. Watch both and come to your own conclusion. So far though, my vote goes to True Horror. Better directing with the re-enactments and none of their friends are sitting around in set designed 'spooky rooms' nodding their heads. Bad decision on whoever's idea that was. True Horror guys, look it up and watch it.

I've seen a million horror movies that spoof series that claim to uncover real Haunted places, but have never watched an episode of a series like that myself. I have, however, seen hundreds and hundreds of horror movies, and I'm hard to scare. I think like a storyteller (I'm a journalist) so finding something that feels nuanced is rare. This is an interesting hybrid of real stuff that supposedly happened to real people and fairly high budget re-enactments. It's also a hybrid of real-life horror (violence, neglected mental illness, crime) and supernatural occurrence, which makes it a little more unsettling than a regular movie. It's also a recounting of actual crimes and very real trauma that has destroyed lives. Whether or not you believe in the supernatural, the people who lived through what they lived through definitely believe it, and as bleak as it is, for these first two subjects. there's no real happy ending in sight. I'm not curious to see what the next few episodes reveal, as it's too bleak and depressing to be enjoyable. It's not for the faint of heart, it's disturbing on several levels, and it needs to be said that for the people starring in this show, the real PTSD they've been experiencing and living with deserves some very real healing. My advice, watch the first episode and call it a day.

This show just seems so exaggerated that you immediately think that it isn't real. These are people making up stories who trying to make a quick buck. I'm only two episodes in but if any of these events occurred, some newspaper or someone would have tried to make it known. Ridiculous.

To everyone wanting proof and evidence... Umm, really? These are stories told by individuals, and recreated for entertainment. Like anything supernatural, it's up to the viewer to choose if they want to believe. The production value is well done, and tends to be creepy. I have enjoyed my time with the program, not needing validation. If you can take this program for what it is, then you won't be disappointed.

Not understanding why there is so much hate, this is a show where you believe it or you don't. These things happened when they were young how do you prove the supernatural if you don't experience it?

I can't tell if this is supposed to be horror or comedy, but either way it's so hilariously bad that I can't help but love it. This show takes itself so seriously and yet it's completely unaware of how absolutely ridiculous it is. These "true" paranormal events are about as Hollywood as it gets, and they're all reinacted by quite possibly some of the worst actors I've seen in a LONG time in a Netflix original. If you're looking for something genuinely creepy to get you into the Halloween spirit, don't watch this show. There is plenty of legitimately good horror content on Netflix that can do the job far better than this. HOWEVER, if you want to watch something with literally zero self-awareness that you can point and laugh at after having a few drinks with your friends, please do watch this, it's amazingly entertaining in that context. My sides were hurting halfway into the first episode I was laughing so hard, this is on almost the same level as The Room in terms of great bad entertainment.

The first episode drug me in.... very good, very believable 10/10! The second episode was just the opposite. I just sat there shaking my head... 1/10. I continued to watch the short series hoping for another like episode 1, but all the rest were just somewhere in the middle... Don't waste 3 hours of your life