The Haunting of Hill House 1x5 Full Length
Added 2024-05-02 00:40:09 +0000 UTC
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I loved this story! It was jump scary but also a great story. It was so well filmed, and all the actors were incredible. I feel for Blake. That is how I am for unnecessary gore. No Texas Chainsaw Massacre or Rob Zombie movies for me.
Heidi Louise
2024-08-23 20:56:31 +0000 UTCI am probably one of the least interested in horror from all your subscriptors, and I didn't watch this show when it came out. I hate gore, I hate jump scares, I find the horror genre in general quite repetitive and often just a thin-veiled excuse to see women suffering and/or terrified (obviously, there are exceptions; every genre has its masterpieces, but as much as I'll watch the most mediocre sci-fi and have no regrets, I'd rather watch actual paint dry than a mid horror for the sake of it, is what I'm saying). I share with Blake a love of camp and well deployed tropes and witty dialogue (despite our irreconcilable differences re Star Wars! I generously forgive him for being wrong ;) ) I say all that because I should hate this show as much as he apparently does, but I am actually really enjoying it! I think it's because there's amazing *craftsmanship* in it. And because, as a languages major, all the layers of symbolism and meaning are like catnip. A lot of the time, just feeling the puzzle pieces fit together and the story starting to click and make sense in different dimensions is just a damn pleasure. The storytelling is really masterful. You can attack it from so many angles and find stuff for your brain to chew on: It's a trauma exploration; it's about family dynamics and dysfunction; it's about different responses to abuse; it's the siblings each being one of the five stages of grief; it's actually five different kinds of neurodivergent people; it's the five senses and what they each notice; it's about unearthing past history; it's about realizing your parents are flawed... or it's maybe just ghosts. It reminds me at every turn of that Leo Tolstoy quote: "all happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way". I think part of the difficult time Blake has with it might actually be from having to have a ~reaction~ to it, while I have the luxury to just be analytical about it as an audience. But I hope he can maybe enjoy it from a different angle of seeing how well it's all done!
Lola Lirola
2024-05-04 14:53:35 +0000 UTCI gotta say, I love scary stories, I love dramas, and I love the whole family dynamic. This is one of my favorite shows! Loved the reaction!
Adam Ramirez
2024-05-02 07:46:07 +0000 UTCSo just finished watching this and then the YouTube reaction. As for why I like this show personally, like everyone has been saying it's so much more than just horror. As someone who probably started watching horror at too young of an age, this show is rare for me in that it evoked so many different emotions. It explores how different people process and deal with trauma. I think most can sympathize and relate to one or more of the characters based on their own experiences and coping methods. When people say this show isn't scary they may not be taking the tension into enough consideration because IMO once you've seen it you appreciate it more for the emotional notes and relationship dynamics more than the scares (even though there are epic ones). I felt bad for Blake on this one, this was the most distraught I recall seeing him. Looking back I personally found this episode the most consistently anxiety inducing of the series. I hope he sticks it out.
Salvador
2024-05-02 04:38:49 +0000 UTC
