The Haunting of Hill House

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I rarely see things with Henry Thomas in them, but every time he was on screen a little voice in my head would say El-li-ot.

Also, it was really ridiculous that he go back to his kids without arranging a change of clothes:


Oh, it’s paint, honey. Mmm, even 6 year olds aren’t that dumb.

Here’s the pix:
https://www.imdb.com/tv/editors-picks-haunting-of-hill-house/ls040688415/mediaviewer/rm1549760512

[Anonymous]

I am loving this show!! Really well done and captivating!

[Anonymous]

The ghost with the cane terrified me. One of the scariest things I’ve seen on screen ever.

[Anonymous]

Stupidly, I decided to try this show last night at 2:30am. I only got through half of the first episode and was scared to death. Not sure if I can pick it back up, but if I do it’ll have to be during broad daylight!!!

[Anonymous]

I didn’t like the final mixed messages in the series. Is Hill House a terrifying house of horror that you should stay far away from so it doesn’t get you too, or the place of light and love where you will be reunited in eternal happiness with your loved ones?

Maybe I missed something and need to watch again.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I didn’t like the final mixed messages in the series. Is Hill House a terrifying house of horror that you should stay far away from so it doesn’t get you too, or the place of light and love where you will be reunited in eternal happiness with your loved ones?

Maybe I missed something and need to watch again.

No, you didn’t miss anything. I’m a big fan of the book and the original movie (not the horrific remake from 1999) and the show was spot on vis a vis the house until the last episode. The house would never have allowed them all just to leave. It would not have “made a deal.” The eternal promise absolutely would’ve been that you have to keep people out of the house, forever, because it is dangerous, full stop.

I overall liked the show and thought it was very respectful toward the source material. But the ending was totally from left field.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I didn’t like the final mixed messages in the series. Is Hill House a terrifying house of horror that you should stay far away from so it doesn’t get you too, or the place of light and love where you will be reunited in eternal happiness with your loved ones?

Maybe I missed something and need to watch again.

No, you didn’t miss anything. I’m a big fan of the book and the original movie (not the horrific remake from 1999) and the show was spot on vis a vis the house until the last episode. The house would never have allowed them all just to leave. It would not have “made a deal.” The eternal promise absolutely would’ve been that you have to keep people out of the house, forever, because it is dangerous, full stop.

I overall liked the show and thought it was very respectful toward the source material. But the ending was totally from left field.

People like schlocky happy endings. For a horror genre, it ended on the tritest happiest notes it could for the characters. What a let down.

[Anonymous]

I loved the show up until the ending. It didn’t make any sense.

Neither did the dead kittens. I kept thing the dead kitten would come back but they didn’t. I don’t get why they were in the series now.

But all in all, a fantastic pre-Halloween binge!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I loved the show up until the ending. It didn’t make any sense.

Neither did the dead kittens. I kept thing the dead kitten would come back but they didn’t. I don’t get why they were in the series now.

But all in all, a fantastic pre-Halloween binge!

I thought the kittens were supposed to be the formative experience behind Shirley’s desire to “help” people after death via her career as a mortician. There was also the message about the kittens being utterly dependent on the mother, and not thriving in her absence.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I loved the show up until the ending. It didn’t make any sense.

Neither did the dead kittens. I kept thing the dead kitten would come back but they didn’t. I don’t get why they were in the series now.

But all in all, a fantastic pre-Halloween binge!

I thought the kittens were supposed to be the formative experience behind Shirley’s desire to “help” people after death via her career as a mortician. There was also the message about the kittens being utterly dependent on the mother, and not thriving in her absence.

I thought it was saying to the mortician, "you fixed her."

The kittens were sad and creepy. Much more effective imagery than the boy in the wheelchair or the really boring flapper ghost.

[Anonymous]

i liked all the creepy ghosts in the background. Even at the woman's house talking about her husband's death (first episode, i think). It's so cool.

[Anonymous]

I finally finished everything last night. The last episode felt really heavy handed, but I still thought it was great overall. The Abigail storyline was heartbreaking. I couldn't figure out if she was real or a ghost, so the big reveal really shocked me - though others probably spotted it a mile away.

The only thing I don't really get was the red room. Did everyone enter other rooms in the house (or the tree house), but they were really in the red room? Is that why they said the architecture of the house kept changing? Still... that was very confusing to me.

[Anonymous]

I really enjoyed it. That being said, I didn't feel scared AT ALL by it. I love horror and just didn't feel like it was creepy enough. I'm not sure what would have made it better. I liked the characters and the plot though.

[Anonymous]

Another vote for great until the ending. Made no sense!!

[Anonymous]

What was with Henry Thomas' incredibly fake electric blue eyes? I couldn't figure that out.