![]() The Turning, starring Finn Wolfhard as creepy kid Miles, didn't get nearly as much attention or critical praise as its Netflix cousin, but the mere existence of a modern version of the more than a century old ghost story proves its lasting impact. The Turn of the Screw, as well as the equally influential The Innocents, have produced so many retellings that Bly Manor isn't even the first adaptation of the story to release in 2020, nor is "Sub Rosa" the only time Star Trek has referenced the work. Related: Hill House Was A Better Show, But Bly Manor Had A Better Ending Original screenwriter William Archibald based the film itself on his own 1950 stage play of the same name, while Truman Capote's rewrites called the reality of the ghosts into question and helped distinguish the movie from its source materials. It was the psychological horror masterpiece The Innocents, directed by Jack Clayton and released in 1961, that brought the novella to then-contemporary audiences and galvanized a wave of analysis about the ambiguous nature of the haunting. Since Henry James published The Turn of the Screw in 1898, the ensuing decade saw a diverse array of adaptations exploring multiple aspects of the original tale, from stage operas to feature films. ![]() ![]() ![]() The story's timeless ghost-as-metaphor premise-as well as its public domain legal status-has inspired countless interpretations throughout the years in a variety of different mediums, including as the basis for one of the most hated episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation: the overly campy soap opera of season 7, episode 14, "Sub Rosa". The Haunting of Bly Manor is just one entry in a long line of adaptations of Henry James' classic gothic horror novella The Turn of the Screw. ![]()
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