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Netflix viewers have urged people to only watch the latest horror docuseries, True Haunting, during the daytime because it's so frightening.
The new show has been making waves online - not just for its chilling stories, but for the eerie aftermath it leaves with viewers.
The five-part series, executive produced by Saw co-creator James Wan, dives into two real-life paranormal cases using dramatized reenactments and first-hand accounts from survivors. But despite its mixed critical reception, audiences agree on one thing - it’s horrifying.
“Watch during daylight. There is no way I am turning off lights and watching this at night,” one viewer posted on X, formerly Twitter.
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Two True Stories: Haunted Dorms and a Victorian Nightmare
The first case, titled Eerie Hall, recounts the haunting of Chris Di Cesare, a college student at SUNY Geneseo in 1985.
Shortly after moving into dorm room C2D1, Chris began hearing his name whispered by an unknown voice. At first, he thought it was a prank, until both he and his roommate saw objects moving on their own.
Things escalated when a ghostly teenage boy appeared, his head lolling unnaturally to one side. In a chilling recording, Chris captured the spirit whispering: “Please help me, help me, please!”
His roommate left after the entity warned, “leave Chris alone,” and even an exorcism didn’t fully drive the ghost away - it simply moved to another dorm room, where it tormented Chris’s friend Beth.
Eventually, after an attack in the shower left Chris shaken, he begged the spirit to let him rest. After that, the disturbances stopped, but to this day, students say Erie Hall remains haunted. Some believe the ghost could be a boy named Tommy who died by suicide on campus.
The second story, This House Murdered Me, follows April and Matt Wilson and their two children after they moved into a 100-year-old Victorian home in Salt Lake City in 2003.
Renovation work seemed to awaken something sinister, especially after Matt discovered hidden rooms behind a closet wall.
Disturbing phenomena followed, such as doors slamming, the son being plagued by nightmares, and even the father seeing a ghostly figure braiding April’s hair.
Children’s apparitions called out for their “mommy,” and a paranormal investigation recorded a child’s voice crying: “I miss you mommy.”
A psychic brought in to help said an "evil man” had once “tortured or abused” children in the house, and that removing the closet wall had exposed his former hiding place. After a cleansing ritual, the hauntings reportedly stopped.
Viewer reactions
The impact on social media users has been intense. One horror fan admitted: “I love everything horror but that 'True Haunting' on Netflix ? Constant chills down my spine."
Another shared: "I watched True Haunting last night on Netflix. It was really good! Then I ended up having very dark and scary dreams."
A third said: "True Haunting on Netflix is one of the scariest documentaries I've seen in a long time. I'm a huge scream queen, and have probably watched every horror doc out there, but this one rattled me. #truehaunting #Netflix"
While a fourth echoed that sentiment: “As a horror film fanatic who NEVER gets nightmares (after watching scary movies) I will tell u all, watching two episodes of that Netflix show 'true haunting' ABSOLUTELY gave me nightmares. I’m way too grown for that omg.”
One more user offered a simple but firm piece of advice: “Pro tip: don’t watch that show True Haunting before bed.”