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Netflix True Haunting has chilling real life Mormon story that's creepier than the ghosts
The nights are darker, pumpkins are back in supermarkets, and there’s a chill in the air, which can only mean one thing: spooky season has officially arrived.
And this year, Netflix is making sure horror fans have plenty to scream about.
The streaming giant has dropped True Haunting, a new five-part documentary series produced by James Wan, the mastermind behind The Conjuring, Insidious, and Malignant.
But unlike Wan’s usual jump-scare-heavy hits, this time the horror is real, or at least, it’s based on the true experiences of people who claim to have lived through them.
A blend of real accounts and dramatic re-enactments
Each episode of True Haunting explores a different real-world encounter with the paranormal, blending chilling firsthand accounts with expertly shot re-enactments that bring the alleged hauntings to life. And viewers can’t get enough or, in some cases, can’t even finish an episode.
One fan posted: “Binged it today… one word? GOOSEBUMPS!” while another confessed they’d been waiting to watch but were now “too scared to press play.”
Reddit threads are flooded with reactions from fans calling it “very scary” and “beautifully shot,” with one user admitting that the series “freaked my husband out so much he left the room.”
The story everyone’s talking about: the ex-Mormon “murder house”
But it’s the second episode, called 'This House Murdered Me', that has really gripped audiences, and it’s not just because of the ghosts.
The episode follows April, a former Mormon woman who left the church after having two children out of wedlock.
In her attempt to rebuild her life, she took a job working for an escort service; a decision that, according to her family, would come to haunt her in more ways than one.
In a tense scene, April recalls revealing her job to her mother.
Her mother’s reaction is cold and devastating: “She said I brought this on myself, and because of the job that I was in, I was the one that brought this evil to the home.”
April’s mother believed that leaving the Church (and her line of work) had “invited the devil” into her daughter’s life.
Faith, shame, and the supernatural collide
While the haunting itself delivers plenty of chills, it’s April’s emotional story that viewers can’t stop talking about.
On Reddit, April herself responded to discussion about the episode, writing: “It’s my truth and I had to spill it all out to show the world I’m not afraid to speak my truth. Especially when controlled by the Mormon faith community. I never wanted to be placed in a box and told to be quiet.”
She added that her experience gave her a new purpose: “There are spirits that need help. We helped them go to the light and now that is my passion: to help people get the shadows out and stop living in the past.”
Viewers can’t tell what’s scarier, the ghosts or the judgment
True Haunting has quickly become one of Netflix’s most talked-about horror docuseries, not just because of the paranormal encounters, but because of the deeply human stories at its core.
Fans say that the ex-Mormon episode, in particular, captures something far scarier than ghosts: the weight of guilt, fear, and rejection.
As one Reddit user put it: “It’s creepier because it’s real, not just the haunting, but how people treated her.”