While investigating a ghost story for his latest novel, a skeptical Steven receives a call from his sister that triggers a chain of fateful events.While investigating a ghost story for his latest novel, a skeptical Steven receives a call from his sister that triggers a chain of fateful events.While investigating a ghost story for his latest novel, a skeptical Steven receives a call from his sister that triggers a chain of fateful events.
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- TriviaYoung Luke is drawing pictures with his crayons. The lunchbox he keeps his crayons in is one that features E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982). Featured on the lunchbox is a drawing of a young Henry Thomas. In addition to this, the closing Amblin Entertainment logo features an animated graphic of Elliott and E.T. flying across the moon, giving Henry Thomas three different appearances in this episode.
- GoofsWhen Nell calls Hugh in the middle of the night, he is in Jacksonville, FL. He tells her he will drive to Orlando to catch a flight to LA to be with her. Jacksonville has its own airport, and Orlando is over two hours away by car. Driving to Orlando to catch a plane makes no sense in an emergency situation.
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Steven Crain: I've seen a lot of ghosts. Just not the way you think. A ghost can be a lot of things. A memory, a daydream, a secret. Grief, anger, guilt. But, in my experience, most times they're just what we want to see. Most times, a ghost is a wish.
- Alternate versionsThe DVD and Blu-ray releases feature new and extended scenes:
- The Crain parents talk about having a hard time sleeping in the new house - they say it's too quiet, but then start to hear the house making sounds, which they blame on the pipes.
- More details are added to the story the woman tells to Steven about the ghost of her husband visiting her at night.
- Mrs. Dudley tells a young Steven in the kitchen, "In the night, in the dark."
- Steven sees a car wreck while driving. His publisher calls him and asks him how the meeting went with the woman who says her husband visited her at night. He tells his publisher, but his publisher says Steven doesn't sound too enthusiastic. Steven then pitched an idea about haunted highways. As the two discuss what will sell, his publisher suggests that he write a sequel to "The Haunting of Hill House," which visibly irritates Steven.
- ConnectionsFeatured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Scariest "The Haunting of Hill House" Moments (2018)
Featured review
Establishes characters and creeping dread
A family who lived in what appears to be a haunted house start to relive the horror.
This starts off with a scary atmosphere as we see the Crane family living in Hill House. The imagery used in the opening scenes filled me with dread pretty much from the first few seconds. Having vulnerable characters just about visible in big dark rooms where the background is in darkness never fails to create tension.
The story jumps to different points in time to drip feed information about Hill House and to establish who and where the characters are in the present time. Some are more interesting than others but it did pique my interest in what's to come.
Cinematography, sound and editing are all top notch and have the desired affect. The camera moves with deliberate slowness and make us wonder what could be behind people or round the corner. There are a few great scenes that appear normal on first glance at the image before something is revealed that swiftly makes that same image quite disturbing.
It might not be enough to creep out hard core fans of the horror genre but as its a mini-series it's wise not to use up all the scary sequences too early. That being said there were a few jump-scare moments but really just to set a creepy tone for what is to come.
This starts off with a scary atmosphere as we see the Crane family living in Hill House. The imagery used in the opening scenes filled me with dread pretty much from the first few seconds. Having vulnerable characters just about visible in big dark rooms where the background is in darkness never fails to create tension.
The story jumps to different points in time to drip feed information about Hill House and to establish who and where the characters are in the present time. Some are more interesting than others but it did pique my interest in what's to come.
Cinematography, sound and editing are all top notch and have the desired affect. The camera moves with deliberate slowness and make us wonder what could be behind people or round the corner. There are a few great scenes that appear normal on first glance at the image before something is revealed that swiftly makes that same image quite disturbing.
It might not be enough to creep out hard core fans of the horror genre but as its a mini-series it's wise not to use up all the scary sequences too early. That being said there were a few jump-scare moments but really just to set a creepy tone for what is to come.
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- snoozejonc
- Oct 18, 2020
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