#i made my mom watch thohh once and there's The Plot Twist that left my mom speechless for a full 20 minutes

[hexesandroses]

YOU SAW HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE??!?!? how was it

Sister Mira you don't understand the gravity of your question... The conversation that you have just initiated...

Dramatics aside it's the sort of show that sticks with you forever. I'd say don't watch it if you're going through something right now but also if you do... It'll just be that much more impactful 😭 I watched it in high school and I'm now in my 3rd year of uni, still tearing up whenever I think too hard about it.

It's a genuinely beautiful show. Not faithful to the book but Mike Flanagan's version is gutwrenching; you can tell how much thought and passion he put into creating the show. The adult actors are phenomenal - what with the amazing Victoria Pedretti who debuted with this show and did so incredibly - but so are the child actors, who were surprisingly good given how challenging some of the episodes were to film. Every scene is a delight to watch as you learn more and more about the Crain family and the trauma they experienced living in Hill House, and how that trauma affected the entirety of their adult lives. There are so many details you can miss during your first watch but once you do notice them you're left in awe of how good the show is. The music is hauntingly (lol) beautiful, the horror aspect of the show is great, the story itself and the main theme of it stays with you long after finishing the series. Basically I could not recommend THOHH enough. It's my go-to recommendation for a show and anyone who hasn't watched it (cough cough VIVI) is missing out big time. Genuinely Netflix's underappreciated gem. I love it so much

Also: among the five Crain siblings that the story follows there's like a 99% chance you'll find The One that is painfully relatable to you in a way you can't put into words. Be on the lookout for The One if you do end up watching thohh ;)