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I am a Stephen King and haunted house story fan, so I was excited to watch this prequel to King's movie, Rose Red. Set in the early 1900's a young and naive Ellen falls in love with and marries a much older and very powerful oil tycoon, named John. However, soon after thier marriage her feelings of love and admiration for him turn into love/hate, as she discovers he has an unsatiable and depraved sexual appetite and has committed numerous marital indiscretions. She wants his love and attention, yet it is always just out of her reach. She also begins to feel ashamed by her own feelings of sexuality- feelings that being with John brings out in her... Then strange things begin to happen. It begins when one of John's mistresses disappears in her house (which she has affectionately named, Rose Red). At first she believes that the house is acting as her allay- to punish those who have betrayed her. But later she realizes that the power that lies in the house is much deeper and darker than she could ever have imagined... I was pleasantly surprised by the amount of continuity between this movie and Rose Red. The background/theme music and even a few of the same actors are the same. Although this movie is only LOOSELY based on the book of the same name, the main themes and end results are much in the same. The strong sexual component that is found in the book is also present in the movie (although the movie doesn't take it nearly as far as the book does). I would have enjoyed this movie much more if there had been more resolution at the end. It didn't seem as finished as the book ending. The story just kind of stops. If you like this movie I highly recommend watching Rose Red and reading the book- The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer. [**NOTE that both Rose Red and this movie are based on the book, The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer, which was NOT written by King- along with stories about the real-life Winchester Mansion in CA. Rose Red focuses on the story of the HOUSE, while this focuses on the story of ELLEN.**]Read full review
Along with Stephen king's rose red the diary of Ellen rimbauer is the story of her captivating moments at her elegant mansion built just for her..which later she discovers how haunted the estate is... Upon Ellen and johns first arrival she names rosered. One of my favorite haunting stories best to watch the diary of Ellen rimbauer first
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A very nice prequel to the "Rose Red" series. This movie explains how the house got it's name and it's fame and how it progesses to terrorizing it's inhabitants. It also explains why Ellen had such an attachment to the house, and was trapped by it. The book goes into more details, but the movie does pretty good justice to the book. Stephen King strikes again!! While there are some "nail bitting" moments, I wouldn't call this a horror movie, even if it's about a house that is alive. This movie is not near as scary as "Rose Red" is.
Great movie.
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