Bag of Bones
Beware the lake.
Created by Stephen King
On A&E
A supernatural horror miniseries that uses ghostly visitations and a cursed lake to explore grief, guilt, and unresolved communication with the dead.
Bestselling novelist Mike Noonan, unable to cope after his wife's sudden death, returns to the couple's lakeside retreat in Maine, where he becomes involved in a custody battle between a young widow and her child's enormously wealthy grandfather. Mike inexplicably receives mysterious ghostly visitations, escalating nightmares and the realization that his late wife still has something to tell him.
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Is Bag of Bones scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 98% of series.
Is Bag of Bones sad? Yes, very. More sad than 98% of series.
Is Bag of Bones easy watching? No. Less comforting than 94% of series.
Does Bag of Bones leave you hopeful? Barely. Less hopeful than 88% of series.
Is Bag of Bones violent? Yes. More violent than 81% of series.
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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
