The Haunting of Hill House Explained in 17 Minutes 

abigail actually being real is the definition of plot twist

But someone has to say it. The kid who plays Luke is the cutest thing I’ve EVER seen 🥺

“We tend to binge three episodes at a time” Fools. I watched the whole thing in one sitting.

When the father told Steve that the man working on the clock was never there and that Steve had been seeing ghost all along gave me THE BIGGEST CHILL

I loved Nell she was undoubtedly the best sibling she did nothing wrong but even after her husband died nobody cared.

This is the most sad show I've ever seen. It had me in tears so many times. The end of episode 6 when Nell is saying "I was right here all along and you couldn't see me" both as a young girl and when she was the ghost at her funeral was the saddest thing I've ever seen

The kitten thing kinda freaked me out bc Nell (i think it was Nell anyway) said ''there's five of them, just like us'' and then one died so ig it was kinda foreshadowing

Imagine if all the hidden ghosts where just he camera crew accidentally getting in the way

Hill House wasn’t the scariest thing I’ve seen. However, what made me love this show more than anything was how amazing the story line was WITH the incorporated horror. It wasn’t over the top. It was amazing.

“There wasn’t a treehouse. We were planning on being there for up to 8 weeks! When would I have the time to build a gotdamn treehouse” CHIIIIILLLLLLSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS‼️

did anyone see the foreshadowing where the mom was warning the dad abt taking down the rope thats tied up next to the stairs and she said “u better tie this up before we have bodies floating around” only for her daughter to kill herself using that??

so many insane plot twists! the red room , abigail , the bent neck lady .. it’s crazy

When Nellie screamed in Shirley's car, I legit screamed. I have never ever done that.

"The bent-neck lady is still *hanging* around" ... smooth

The actress that played nell is so gorgeous

Anyone else notice how the kittens, like the kids, had just lost their mother to mysterious circumstances? And then one of the five dies (Nell). And the rest have inherited some disease (haunting or mental illness). I thought this was blunt but haven't seen anyone mention it.

the car scene with the sisters arguing was so scary and sad at the same time because the little sister wanted them to stop arguing I literally got scared and started crying right after

Well when Nell died all of them woke up and felt pain around their neck just like nell died

The most horrifying moment in the series was when they realized it costs $6,000 a month for Luke's rehab 😂

Did anyone else feel really dumb after seeing how many hidden ghosts there were???... 😬

Bawled when Nellie went "no no no no" at seeing her younger self and during the finale. Definitely an extremely well written horror series that makes you feel for all the characters.

This show was over hyped when it came to being scary (people were saying they were fainting and throwing up) but under hyped when it came to quality and how great of a show it actually is.

"The bent neck lady is still *hanging around* watching them." I see what you did there

The part that got me the hardest was when Theo was talking about that all-consuming nothingness she felt when she touched Nell. The anguish in her voice was palpable and voiced a lot of fears of mine. Superb acting.

I literally didn't notice a SINGLE damn background ghost.

Steve annoyed me greatly. He yelled about mental illness but capitalized on his family's mental illnesses and then neglected to give Luke and Nell emotional support. He was my least favorite sibling. Shirley was a raging hypocrite and constantly acted like the boss to her siblings. She made decisions for everyone and expected people to blindly follow her. Neither of them gave Luke the belief he needed to stay clean. They both really fucking annoyed me, but we aren't always going to fall in love with characters.

Has anyone else noticed at episode 6 when the mother goes searching for Nell that one of the statues turns to look at her when she comes out of the bedroom??? That was the most chilling moment for me.

This show is not scary in the sense that it will make you "faint" or "scream" (other than a few jump scares). What really gives me chills and still keeps me from sleeping at night even though I finished the show about two weeks ago, is the feeling of emptiness and loneliness this show brought. The most creepy scene in my opinion was the when Nell was dancing with her husband, and it transitioned to her dancing, in the dark, all alone. Its a terrifying thought to think that everything around you is not real and you are really standing alone, in darkness, surrounded by demons. To know that something so familiar and precious to you is bringing you one step closer to your death, and will eventually result in an afterlife of sorrow. You end up living in the same house you were tortured and scarred in, forever. But this has to become your new normal now. Its just soooooooooo scary and the whole thing is 2 good man i love when filmmakers care enough about the show and story to add extra details to enhance the effects, even though the audience may not recognize them right away. Their attention to detail is soo spot on im honestly shook.

I truly wanted the bent neck lady to be anything else, knowing she's nell was too devastating

I'm still crying. that ending when the husband brought his wife Clara back to the house- omg. this series isn't just about the horror, its the emotions and the sadness. i need a sequel oh my lord.

Anybody else notice Nells Psycologist got her killed by telling her to go to the house?

The real question here is: How was Luke able to sleep on the floor (during the sleepover with Abigail), having seen the floating man prior???? Like I wouldn't touch the floor at night even if I have to pee!

Was anyone else in love with the mother? Her looks, her personality. My goodness.

finally someone said that shirley's the worst sibling!!!

YOU’RE MISTAKEN! The scariest part of the entire show is the young father’s contact lenses... so otherworldly.

”I loved you completely And you loved me the same That’s all The rest is confetti” The most powerful three sentences in the series.

I was so shook with the bent neck lady being nellie. literally my face when I found out 😮

I straight up started to cry when Theo was in the basement and feeling what that little girl felt. That was so heart breaking! Nells death fucked me up for awhile to be honest. This show is so great story wise but I didn't get that scared, like who are the people that were fainting and what not!?

The monologue Mr Dudley gives when explaining why Liv should take some time away was so chilling and his acting was incredible. Every scene he was in was so good. He was great and imo the best acting in the show

This show is SO sad, I literally cried every episode like actual sobbing. It's amazing building the characters and making us relate to them

episode 4 (luke’s story) was by far my favorite. luke is my favorite. and i have to admit i cried during that episode, and is also cried when shirley told luke to leave nellies wedding. shirley was my least favorite. she’s so controlling and acts like she owns the whole family.

Nell’s death was so emotional. That beautiful waltz with Arthur, only to see the sad reality of Nell dancing alone in the dust. Then the fall from the top of the spiral staircase at the hands of her own tragically misguided mother ... 💔

The family dynamics of the Crains was so depressing, almost annoying. They were all so cold to each other, especially towards Nell and Luke. I mean yeah you've got a scarred childhood, but damnit get your shit together and support each other.

When Nell jumped out in the car my drink flew from my glass all over myself.. Scared the 💩 out of me 😂

Luke breaks my heart so much. Noone ever believed him since he's a child. While watching the show I just wanted to jump into the fiction and hug him and say "I believe you"

I personally believe that all the crain siblings have some sort of psychic ability. It was explained by carla gugino in her buzzfeed interview that the only way they can enter the red room is through their minds/psychic power. The reason hugh has never been able to go into the red room or have some sort of experience with the red room is because he doesn’t have a psychic ability. The kids being able to acquire that gene from their mother was able to be manipulated by the room depending on their mental and emotional needs. The only reason that steve and shirley rarely gets to highlight that psychic ability is because they don’t really believe that they possess such ability; steve thinks it’s a mental disease that runs in the family. Shirley on the other hand kept denying it and blames it on the more sound reasons. It’s only theo, luke and nell who embraced the idea that they might have inherited this psychic ability that’s why they were the ones who are mostly inapt to the paranormal experiences happening in and out of the hill house.

So happy I found this channel and can now retire CinemaSins. Their “sins” aren’t even really movie sins, no constructive criticism, no background info, nothing. Just the same jokes over and over. This is refreshing. Very informative and funny.

It was so good! Hard to find good horror that's not slasher porn.

Some of the ghosts you showed I was just looking at the picture like “what am I supposed to see?”😂

“Steve, who a lot of people think is the worst of the siblings- *It’s Shirley* ” 👏👏👏

Nell forcing her family to stop arguing in different episodes was so dope to me. When she stopped Shirl and Theo From fighting in the car I lost it. She really loved them all unconditionally.

I agree the bent neck lady & two storms are the most mind-blowing episodes of this series! It's the episode where you started connecting the dots and you can understand the story clearer. Overall this is a great series, Mike Flanagan has proven that good horror story doesn't have to rely on jump scare **cough, James Wan, cough** And... who the hell watch Netflix 3 episodes at a time? I finished the whole series in one sitting

I wish you'd focused on Theo's breakdown in Ep 8 a bit more. It is hands down my favourite scene in all 10 episodes because (about to go on a rant now) you get the sense that Theo holds things very close to the chest. And rightfully so, bc without the gloves, most of what she feels isn't even her own feelings. It's everyone else's bc of her psychic ability. And the one person who probably could've understood, could've helped her, her Mother, died by suicide when she was a kid. You just know that Theo wonders if Olivia's powers had a hand in her mental deterioration those last few weeks in Hill House. Bc everyone saw Olivia slowly, slowly lose herself to become this deranged personality who continuously lashed out at her family. Theo has to wonder if that's what's in store for her. Touching Nell's body and having that feeling of nothing encompass her until she couldn't even feel herself, she was that numb...... It must've made everything so much worse. And as she breaks down, completely loses it in front of the only sister she has left, you can hear the unspoken questions. Did this feeling of nothing ruin Mom? Is that why she died? Why she killed herself? (We know that's not true, somewhat, but Theo doesn't) Is this gonna happen to me too? And there's anger under all that fear too. Bc Shirley is standing in front of her. Shirley, who has always denied the existence of Theo's powers, always belittled her for having them. But Theo is still asking for her forgiveness for the Kevin thing, bc it wasn't her fault, and she can't lose her only sister. So she just really, really needs Shirley to believe her and forgive her. And dear God, Kate Siegel sells all of that and so much more so beautifully in that scene. I actually didn't realize until almost my 4th viewing of the scene that it's 3 long takes! They only cut away to show Shirley's reaction but aside from that, the camera is entirely on Kate as she just completely breaks down in-character. I'm sorry for the rant but that scene is just really special to me. Bc of what it means for and to Theo to finally say all that out loud, the way Kate portrays it, all the implications, all the layers to that breakdown. It's just..... God, this series is the one of the best things I've ever seen.

That scene of Nell being back in Hill house, showing her with family and dancing with Arthur, cutting to her dancing alone. Damn that was heart wrenching. Also that one take episode was wild, so we'll done. The crew would carry and run the child actors to their next spot so they could be back in front of the camera on time

Luke is my favorite character. When they did the fake out death of him I almost cried lol

The house manipulates them at the end. It still gets to eat and live on. BOOM - Hill House always wins! Fake happy ending, tho, when all of them face their demons in the outside world they buy some years of happiness... aka, a bargain.

Gonna miss the Crain family, really got attached to them throughout the season ;((

The mom, Olivia, gives me Lana del Rey vibes

I remember reading somewhere that originally after Luke blows the candle, the camera would show us that the siblings were actually in the red room, giving the whole ending a new meaning but Mike decided to give them happy endings because he had grown attached to them.

The Haunting of Hill House is a masterpiece in my opinion. Loved every minute!

This kinda reminded me of the first season of american horror story, where the ghosts lived in the horror house after they died there, and could never be ‘released’

SHE IS VERY GORGEOUS TO ME

After re watching this series, I actually grew to love every character. They all have really beautiful moments with the other siblings, it’s small things that I didn’t realize the first time around. Even Shirley and Steven had really sweet moments that made it easy to see how Nell forgave them in the end. Really great acting and writing all around

Have you ever noticed how Nell and Luke are the ones that got the most problems as adults, because when they were kids they saw their mother killing another child while also trying to poison them? This show is so good

Episode 5 deserves an award for the Cinematography😭🙌🏽

“The rest is confetti” - absolutely beautifully written. This series is a masterpiece even three years later. The script and overall message was absolutely amazing. It truly was a gothic love story. The cinematography in this is superb. The twists and turns are unlike anything I’ve seen before. This series was and still is a piece of art: just perfection.

Steve is basically Shane from buzzfeed unsolved

Luke, Nell, Olivia and Dad are my favorite family members. They are all the sweetest and the most caring.

Nell's husband asking "Do you drink coffee" and Nell's first reaction is one of the most adorable things ever.

Luke needs a Award for that scream.

Arthur was such a good dude. R.I.P.

Oh my god I swear I didn’t even notice ONE of the hidden ghosts, ew Edit: NEVERMIND! I’m rewatching this because like,, it’s amazing. And I remembered I saw the one under the stairs and thought that was gonna be the “scare”, so when that one was literally not addressed at all I was feeling unsettled for so long I must’ve repressed it hahah

I believed the black mold to symbolize infection of the mind, and the dangers of isolation and mental illness. And the main antagonist was the mind itself, how in life (the siblings), and in death (Olivia and Poppy) can be your worst enemy. The reason I say this is even though there are ghosts in every scene, there isn't black mold in every scene. Which, as the ending alludes, suggests that not all ghosts are evil. It was also interesting to me how the black mold enticed both parents to injure their hands, allowing the spores to further infect them directly into their bloodstreams, and how black mold can easily explain further agitation in the house, nightmares and miscarriages (as Steven would). But, it still doesn't explain how the family knows in specific what they know, similarly to any real life cases of people who claim to be enlightened or have seen ghosts. In many scenes, we see Hugh fixing things himself. We even see him attempting to rid of the black mold, the symbol of sickness of the mind, head on and alone. We even see a face and a silhouette of a ghost in the infected wall, and Hugh attempts in futility to repair the wall. I believe it was symbolic of how, despite how common and directly in your face mental illness can be, many choose to not see it. And it takes someone like Nell for people to actually take notice. And that is why I love this series.

Did anyone else realize that when they were trying to get Shirley to change her mind on who will be taking care of Nell's body that they recommended some guy name Carlisle? Carlisle was married to the woman who played Shirley's character in the Twilight series but as vampires lol. IDK maybe that wasn't set up to be that way but I thought it was kinda cool.

Nellies “confetti” speech broke me 😭

Did you catch the statue during the storm where the young dad is looking for his wife and the statue turns her head to look at him when he enters a room to check the statue is looking away and when he comes out of the room it's looking down at him?

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Nell and Arthur's romance was so pure and wonderful, and watching him die was a gut punch for me.

"Well, it turns out the house flips them..." lmao. That's actually a great way of putting it.

My mom kept screaming at episodes 5 and 6 I couldn't sleep...fyi my mom loves horror and never gets scared only on rare occasions

it wasn’t like Shitting your pants scary, but it was so depressingly sad

My favorite sibling is actually luke

“This guy still sees more ghosts than Luigi” brooooo😂😂

I’ve watched this series at least 4 times (suffice to say it’s one of my favorite shows ever), and you explaining Nell and the Bent Neck Lady arc still makes me tear up and get goosebumps 😞 My heart goes out to her character ❤️

my soul is haunted by The Haunting of Hill House, not that am scared or horrified by it, but more that am too attatched and keep thinking about it and want more of it, especially Olivia, that woman captivated my heart :(

SPOILERS BELOW ... ... I am not one to recommend horror movies or shows because I just don’t get scared of them anymore, generally. This show is an exception. Actually, it’s not even the show, it is just Nellie’s storyline. I’m extremely empathetic and putting myself in her shoes actually kind of gave me an existential crisis. It fucked with my brain and has been popping up in my thoughts randomly, freaking me out. I mean, Nellie lives and dies through an actual nightmare. Everything that has caused her traumatic grief in her life was caused by...her. And she had no idea until the end. The way she begs, “No,” over and over again as she hangs over her younger self... My God. It gives me goosebumps every time I watch it. I’ve been recommending this show to everyone because of that.

Saw the series last year and it broke my heart. The twins broke my heart. I want to hug them so bad. Protect adult Luke and give him all the love and attention he deserves.

I completely agree Shirley was definitely the worst sibling. It could have been Steve with all his annoying constant denial but he at least redeemed himself in my eyes by the end. Shirley was annoying from beginning to end for me. I couldnt stand how she always looked down on her siblings and acts Bossy and above them. Constantly guilt tripping them, giving them lectures and taking constant shots on them repeatedly. Then it REALLY didnt help that by the end we found out she was a HUGE hypocrite. She gave her husband so much shit for stopping Theo from kissing him all the while she actually cheated on him. And how she talks so much shit about accepting steves money yet she was sinking the business. Her and Steves character were competing for the worst for me and Shirley won by the end.

My favourite part is when young Nell and young Luke basically predicted their future

I love how mike flanagan has a bunch of the same actors in his productions, they’re all SO good and most of them I hadnt even heard of before watching his stuff. And the child actors in this were incredible!!

My favorite character is Theo. I love when she explains why she kissed her sisters husband I have chills every time I see that scene!!!!!

I hated that Nell basically let them off the hook for being such dicks to her, even though they were just as responsible for her depression and eventual "suicide" as the house was

The show is about love and confronting your fears and guilt so it doesn't haunt you, literally and figuratively. That's the entire point of it all, not jump scares or cheap thrills. Man I wish these writers had written Season 8 of Game of Thrones.

´"She is surrounded by dead people... Her equals"

shirley is the worst sibling. don’t @ me. theo is the best sibling. don’t @ me.

"and since he's holding onto his dead wife as well he's like-word" 13:30 *dead* 😂😭

Did y’all realize that the Dad didn’t see the Ghost till episode 9 when he went to go get Steve? Like the father had weird encounters during his time there but he never actually saw. I wonder if that’s when he started believing Nellie and luke

6:49 That coffee scene between Nell and Arthur was corny, hilarious and SAD at the same time. I was confused, I wanted to laugh but I felt so sorry for her. - 12 Jan 2019

"That's why she's always surrounded by dead people...." "Her equal" lmao

do you know how many times I've been in the middle of a RU-vid marathon, watched one of your videos, and dropped everything to watch a movie based on your recommendations? alot... I've done it a lot....