Screen Rant

The Haunting of Bly Manor is an adaptation of Henry James' classic gothic horror novella The Turn of the Screw. 1 / 8

James' work was adapted multiple times since its original publication in 1898 for a variety of different formats. 2 / 8

Jack Clayton's The Innocents was the first time the story was adapted for a feature film, and it remains a horror staple. 3 / 8

The Innocents serves as the basis for one of the most hated Star Trek: TNG episodes, "Sub Rosa." 4 / 8

Bly Manor captures the emotional intensity of The Turn of the Screw and is as much a tragic romance as it is a ghost story. 5 / 8

Sub Rosa tries to follow this same route, but a gothic romance in a sci-fi setting makes it seem more like a melodramatic soap opera. 6 / 8

Gothic fiction can sometimes fall into this trap, as even the criticisms against Bly Manor like the show to a soap opera. 7 / 8

Still, comparing Bly Manor to Sub Rosa shows how tone and presentation can make all the difference in gothic fiction. 8 / 8