Netflix's Animated Series Haunted Hotel Blends Horror Humor in Family-Run Haunted Setting

Netflix's new animated comedy series "Haunted Hotel," created by Matt Roller of "Rick & Morty" fame, blends humor and spooky supernatural elements to create a fun and accessible show for the spooky season. The series centers on Katherine, a single mother running the haunted Undervale hotel with her ghost brother Nathan, voiced by Eliza Coupe and Will Forte respectively, alongside their children and a demon named Abaddon, voiced by Jimmi Simpson. The show is praised for its strong character dynamics, particularly the interplay between Katherine's grounded nature and Nathan's ghostly antics, as well as Abaddon's humorous anachronistic perspective. Visually, it employs clean, simple animation with vibrant, atmospheric effects during supernatural scenes, reminiscent of 90s Cartoon Network style. Critics note the show balances episodic storytelling with a warm, quirky tone, differentiating itself from other adult supernatural comedies by being both warm and funny without overwhelming cynicism. While the first episode can feel a bit overloaded with world-building, the series overall is regarded as an amusing, well-voiced, and visually engaging addition to Netflix's animated lineup.