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Bag of Bones

2011 · 1 season

A somber, ghost-haunted lakeside mystery that unfolds slowly, mixing grief and dread with a creeping sense of supernatural menace.

Created by
Stephen King
Genres
Drama, Mystery
Tagline
Beware the lake.
Overview
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.
How it feels
Dark, melancholic, eerie and tense. Measured and needs your attention.
About
Grief, isolation, parenthood, obsession
Content
Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
Note
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Created by
Stephen King
Genres
Drama, Mystery
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How it feels

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Full breakdown
Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • isolation
  • parenthood
  • obsession
  • fate
Places
  • single country house
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror7
Humour1
Realism5
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, mystery
Created by
Stephen King
Written by
Matt Venne
Starring
Pierce Brosnan, Melissa George, Annabeth Gish, Anika Noni Rose, Matt Frewer, Jason Priestley, Caitlin Carmichael, Peter MacNeill
Cinematography
Barry Donlevy
Length
1 seasons, 2 episodes
Network
A&E
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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