The horror series "Hemlock Grove" is close to a deal with Netflix, with producer and director Eli Roth making his first television foray, reports Deadline.com.

Roth, who’s behind the "Hostel" film franchise, based the series on Brian McGreevy’s soon-to-be-published horror novel of the same name, the piece notes.

The purchase of the 13-episode series would mark Netflix’s third original series pickup, after buying "House of Cards" and "Orange Is the New Black," the article points out.