Originally posted by: quiet_chaos
So I watched it. I found it pretty spooky....sleep has been drenched with dreams of a house trying to kill me lol. Overall it is a great show - with horror not being central, or not the typical kind? Pain, loss and life stressors/emotions anchoring these experiences....quite enthralling.
Fluttering thoughts:
- Bent Neck Lady twist was so brilliant, and so horribly sad - to be haunted as a kid to only realizing at the end who it was
- The twins on the morgue beds, talking to their mom
- Best episode, Two Storms, intertwining the funeral scenes to the past....the camera work was quite nice
- The casting - like dude, the kids looked their adult counterparts - I enjoy small details
- Nell haunting her siblings - I braced myself
- The cellar scene deceased me
- The tall ghost dude with the cane deceased me
- Two Storms was great, but deceased me every second I feel
- The car scene deceased me (I think I lost a few years there and thank God I had nothing to drink for a few hours. I could not continue the show for a bit lol)
- Thank goodness there is reincarnation with all the deceasing I went through.
What I learned:
- I do not think my heart can handle this, but I'm already thinking of what to watch next...maybe not as scary lol
- My hubby indeed has patience that no other human can possess - even I can't deal with my emotional swings - I've exhausted myself
- Maybe I can handle series better than horror movies
- I am my own biggest enemy - not sure why I am doing this to myself
Oh wow! I am deceased after reading your review!! I am so glad you noticed the small things like the casting wrt how the kids looked like the adults.
yes, it's not a horror show per se, as it deals with the themes of grief, loss, trauma, and love intertwined with supernatural elements. It's an essay on the family's psyche and strained relationships.
Two Storms is undoubtedly the best episode. Do you know they shot a 17-minute sequence in one take? Brilliant cinematography!
The car scene deceased me too lmaooo, I had to stop watching after that as well.
As I re-watch the show I feel more sad than scared especially because I grew to like Luke and Nell so much. Of all the trauma inflicted on Nell, I found it perverse that they used Arthur to finally trap her. :((
You can give Bly Manor a try, it's not nearly as good as HH and it is a love story rooted in horror so you won't be that scared tbh.