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Rory Mellon

Netflix just got one of the best Stephen King movies — and it's even scarier than “The Shining”

Ewan McGregor as Dan Torrance in "Doctor Sleep".

Mike Flanagan’s credentials as a modern master of the horror genre are without question. The man behind Netflix’s “The Haunting of Hill House” and the upcoming Prime Video series spin on Stephen King's first novel, “Carrie,” understands how to spook audiences in a way that few filmmakers can rival.

However, perhaps his most impressive feat to date is his 2019 feature film take on Stephen King’s “Doctor Sleep.” It's not necessarily Flanagan's best ever effort (that's still "Hill House" for me), but it was his most complex.

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