![]() ![]() Nell wants her older brother to look after her in the present and past, yet he seems no longer willing to. The first episode focuses on Steven in the present, as we are introduced to him admitting that he’s never seen anything haunting in his life. I would have liked some more explanations at the end about the ghosts of Hill House as there was a lot to take in on the last episode, but let’s hope that a second season will focus on the origins of Hill House because I definitely want to find out more. The detail that’s gone into this series is incredible, and the phenomenal performances of both the older and young characters top it off perfectly. ![]() Not only are there the visible ghosts that haunt Hill House and the siblings in the present, but there are also ghosts hidden in the background of many of the scenes which I didn’t see on first viewing. There are so many levels to it, with the siblings themselves representing the five stages of grief in the order they were born – denial (Steve), anger (Shirley), bargaining (Theo), depression (Luke), and acceptance (Nell) – with each of these issues being explored at a brilliantly raw depth. We often forget about the emotional attachment that people can have to ghosts, rather than just seeing them as something to be afraid of.Īnd that’s why I absolutely loved this series. It’s a series that will not only make you jump out of your skin and keeping you watching until it starts getting light outside, but one that will also leave you sobbing your eyes out.Ī horror story has never done that to me before, but ghosts are, after all, loved ones from our pasts, memories that we can’t erase, and a reminder of what once was. Set across 26 years, The Haunting of Hill House is a horror story that explores many haunting themes: grief, trauma, loss, mental illness and depression. The story follows five adult siblings – ( Michiel Huisman), Shirley ( Elizabeth Reaser), Luke ( Oliver Jackson-Cohen), Theo ( Kate Siegel), and Nell ( Victoria Pedrettias) – and flashes between past and present as they confront haunting memories of their old massion, Hill House, and the terrifying events that drove them and their parents – Hugh ( Henry Thomas) and Olivia ( Carla Gugino) – from it. Created by Mike Flanagan and a re-imagining of the 1959 novel of the same name by Shirley Jackson, The Haunting of Hill House premiered on Netflix in October 2018. ![]()
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