ALREADY SCARED 😭 | The Haunting of Hill House | REACTION EPISODE 1 & 2

[@jthomann71]

This series is nothing but EMOTIONAL DAMAGE. Best long form ghost story I've ever seen.

[@nicholaslindsey7087]

I love that so many react channels are doing this series. For me, this is the best tv series produced in the past 10 years.

[@Centane]

I'm glad so many of us are watching it this year 🥳 so nice getting to talk about the episodes after 😄

[@buzzardbeatniks]

This is not based on a true story it is LOOSELY based on a 1959 novel that was then adapted into a 1963 movie called The Haunting. Also the dad (the younger version) is the little boy in E.T. which I know you've seen.

[@r2474ever]

🙌 HANDS DOWN 🙌 the best series in recent times. This show IS going to make you use all of the emotions you have inside of you, and I can’t wait to see it 😅

[@supafly7145]

It always amazes me how few people noticed the mother's hair floating when she was in bed talking to her husband about her migraines.😅

[@Hey_Jamie]

I’ll never get over how many reactors are starting this series at the same time. Absolutely FEEDING me! I will NEVER skip a reaction to this masterpiece

[@mckrackin5324]

"Time to come home". I'm so glad you caught that. So many don't. This is a great series. Can't wait to see your reaction to the rest.

[@DrewG-wd8ql]

"I like the dad." You've seen him before. He played Elliot in "E.T", back in the good old days.

[@Centane]

So interesting! ✨

[@leeswhimsy]

Yes, I believe. You are gonna absolutely love this show!!! And, btw, yeah, that rehab cost IS pretty normal. We looked at places for my son....we have insurance, and it was more than that. The one his psychiatrist WANTED him in was - are you ready? - $24,000 per week. It's really really disgusting. Also, sorry, but loads of people have "color storms" with their migraines. I've had two color storms myself.

[@Centane]

PER WEEK???? How do they expect people to be able to pay that? 😭

[@NativeNewMexican]

@@Centane There's a cartel called the AMA which limits the # of care providers that can be certified to provide care in the USA. Guess who approves the creation of a new hospital? Existing hospital bureaucracies whose bottom line is undercut if they approve new ones. When government regulation is captured by business you get awful outcomes almost as bad as government bureaucrats deciding everything. Prior to the AMA (before it was called that) healthcare in the USA was the most cost effective, best growing technologically health main tenance system in history. Now, because of government selling corruption to the highest bidder, the USA is insanely expensive; only better than universal care systems and 3rd world dictatorships.

[@leeswhimsy]

@Centane exactly. Hate to sound jaded, but it really makes you mad. And then they villainize addicts and guilt them and attach a stigma to addiction. Any addict who is not swimming in money can't get well..at least not in their system.

[@le_petit_calimero]

This is by far the only series where I can watch several reaction channels reacting to it and it never gets boring and i am excited every time :) Be prepared for an emotional rollercoaster!

[@mckrackin5324]

When I was 8 or 9 years old, my dad came in to tell my little brother and me that there was an emergency and he and my Mom had to leave right away. We were already in bed and Dad said somebody would be in to check on us in a little bit. A few minutes after they left, my Grandpa showed up and came in to check on us. He told us not to worry about the adult things going on and to go to sleep. Everything was going to be just fine. I trusted him and went to sleep. Early the next morning, I went to the kitchen and my Mom was crying. My Dad took me to the living room and sit me down. Then, he cautiously told me that my Mom's Dad had died. My Grandpa. The one that sit on the edge of my bed and told me everything was going to be okay. He died about an hour before that conversation. Do I believe? Yes. I'm 55 now and remember that like it happened last night.

[@thesilky0ne899]

This Bly manor & midnight mass are some of the best shows netflix has ever done straight 🔥

[@Xervello]

You're mistaking the description with the movie House on Haunted Hill. This series is loosely adapted/inspired by the book Haunting of Hill House.

[@krakenbutt]

Yep. I've read the novel and as far as I remember it's a very short story about people spending a night in a haunted house and the characters' names are same. So, if anyone is looking for reading the exact same story as adapted here, they're gonna be dissapointed. Still a good read, though.

[@Kendoom93]

You'll love it. It's a little bit of horror, a lot of drama, but actually it's a love story.

[@jhornacek]

Bly Manor is a love story, but I wouldn't call Hill House a love story. It's more of a family story.

[@uhhyeah-ok1794]

A lot of the quirky things you see here are callbacks to the original movie from 1963. The pounding noises, doorknobs jingling, and Nellie's dance. This, of course, is a completely different story than that movie.

[@Geoglyph89]

A perceived absence does not imply the presence of something else.

[@keef5]

“Something between heaven and earth” … I don’t think there’s anything to be in between of. No heaven. No afterlife. Just us.

[@5my9other93half]

Your intro goes SO hard, I'm always hyped getting into your videos! ✊🏿

[@Centane]

Yay! Thank you! 💞🥳

[@soniaiboyako4023]

What was Shirley supposed to blame on herself though..? lmao like her immediate reaction to the call aside (and even then that's debatable) what did she say that was actually on her?

[@davidhart6291]

This show is an absolute masterpiece. The first two episodes are a little slower, and have to establish a lot of character building, but from here on it just gets better & better.

[@pjsebadoh5412]

Ok... 5:38 These people need nite-lights... and maybe Sam and Dean Winchester 🤷‍♂️

[@a.mcfire9459]

Trivia: at 19:55 you can see the Lasser Glass, the mirror from the 2013 Mike Flanagan's movie Oculus (which has been my favorite movie for years, so I had to point it out) :D

[@dannyb9209]

Oculus is so underated..you never hear anyone mention it

[@dannyb9209]

Oculus is so underrated you never hear anyone mention it

[@myboatforacar]

Yes, some people absolutely do get visual disturbances and other sensory weirdness with migraines. :) Also, I don't believe in the existence of ghosts separate from the human mind. Which is not to say that they're not "real", in a sense. It's complicated.

[@BrittanyNgo01]

I'm really pleasantly surprised with how you reacted to the embalming explanation! Everyone gets grossed out or find it creepy but you watched it with compassion and appreciation. It was lovely And yes, you can possibly see colors when getting a migraine. It's called an aura. I get aura before migraines too but my aura is like a small spot of TV static in my vision which eventually spreads everywhere. Then I go blind for a few minutes. Then suddenly its like a light switch flips and I can see clearly but that's when the migraine hits. For people like Liv and I its an early warning system for migraines and typically can give us some time to take migraine medicine preemptively.

[@Centane]

My migaine with aura is just pitch black 😭😭 cant see anything and it lasts for hours 🥲 Much rather see colors than darkness :')

[@BrittanyNgo01]

@Centane That's essentially what happens to Liv, they lose all color all of the sudden 😭.

[@sps8807]

I cant say that I believe in ghosts, mainly because you always hear ghost stories about ghosts from 100 years or more ago, and never about a ghost from 2002 lol

[@tonydeluna8095]

This is such an awesome show!

[@Centane]

I'm really liking it so far, but it's so sad 😭😭

[@mehmetcakir2347]

@@Centane you cant imagine.

[@mjkjelland13]

One of the best shows I have ever seen, compelling story, incredible acting by everyone, and a good amount of jump scares. Michael Flanegan also went to the trouble of hiding a ton of ghosts in the background, I have located 87, but the is supposedly over 100.

[@potofsenzu4445]

Steven, Theo, Luke and Nell are fictional character from novel. This isnt a true story.

[@bumblebear5536]

8:30 I don't believe in it myself, but I understand the comfort that believing in that stuff can bring; I do enjoy listening to stories of others' experiences, watch paranormal investigations, and do go to 'haunted' houses/places. The way I see it is that everything being experienced is just the brain messing with you, especially if you go somewhere knowing it's 'haunted,' which is why I did try to get my sister when she was young to go on a house tour with me and my mom, but not tell her that it's supposed to be haunted to see if she would say/experience something.

[@bujin1977]

I don't believe in ghosts. Never experienced anything personally to convince me. But a few people I know have had experiences which leave the door very slightly ajar for me. I was a paranormal investigator for two years and not once did anything happen that could even remotely be classed as paranormal.

[@lynetteoliva1256]

Chica, chica, chica, this is not based on a true story. It's very loosely based on author Shirley Jackson's book The Haunting of Hill House. The only things that are the same are main Character 1st Names, except for Shirley which was taken from the author, the last name Craine, Mr. & Mrs. Dudley who leave the house before dark & Hill House which may be haunted. A couple of quotes were also used. Mike Flanagan's version is a very different story from the book. Both deal w/whether/not hauntings are real or just psychological. In the series, Shirley is a funeral home director she has a prep room in the basement. It's where they prepare the bodies for viewing. It's actually quite common to have a type of morgue in a funeral home. I do believe in ghosts. Believe it or not, I've heard & seen them throughout my life. U asked who would take a picture of graves, I have. I've gone paranormal investigating w/a friend of mine.😊 THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE is my favorite out of all the Mike Flanagan Netflix series. O, 1 more thing, THE HAUNTING OF BLY MANOR isn't really a sequel. It's a different story w/different characters although Flanagan used some of the same actors. I will talk more on that one when u get to it. I really enjoyed your reaction & am looking forward to ur reaction to the next couple of episodes.😊

[@chriswhinery925]

One of my favorite shows of all time. OF ALL TIME! I look forward to seeing the rest of your reaction to this masterpiece. I don't believe in ghosts myself, I'm a materialist, I think the physical universe is all there is. But I love ghost stories, I do WISH they were real, because the world would be more interesting with ghosts and magic in it. Finally, it always bothered me in episode two when Shirley is all like "You have to get two men to an airport, get it done!" like it's just a simple thing. I know it doesn't sound hard, but like, does she know how many people live in LA? It's a LOT of people. Like seriously a lot. Trying to locate one person in that city with no clues or leads on where they might be is like being told to go catch a particular fish in the ocean.

[@blueroninstudios]

Definitely keep watching. This was one of the best written and acted series ever. The kids and all their standalone episodes represent the five stages of grief.

[@greycryoclasm1350]

Look out for hidden ghost in the background of the show. Sometimes they're close and some time far away. Have fun!

[@nandam3779]

Not a true story, don’t worry! It’s based on the novel by Shirley Jackson. The novel is very different from the show but they’re both excellent. The novel is also very short. I highly recommend it.

[@wilhelm-z4t]

Steve clearly saw Nellie's ghost. He's seen other ghosts, too, he said, except he doesn't believe any of them are ghosts. Remember how his parents had raised him to be a skeptic. "There are more things in Heaven and Earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy," says Steve, presumably about the Gospels Mrs Dudley mentioned. However, that's rather ironic because in Shakespeare the line means that Hamlet has a deeper understanding of humanity than Horatio's classical knowledge and commonsense can explain. This is what Mrs. Dudley was getting at in her rejoinder to both Olivia and Steve. The Dudleys obviously "know." Kudos to this reactor for properly recognizing that Hugh did the right thing making the safety of the children the priority on the "last night." Any parent knows that the kids come first in situations like that. Strangely, the adult Crain children don't seem to realize that. Steve certainly blames and resents his dad for leaving his mother behind. Also, the children blame their dad because they had to go live with Olivia's sister, their Aunt Janet. Evidently, somehow, she was able to convince a court Hugh was an unfit parent. Course, Hugh isn't exactly a fan of Aunt Janet, either. Clearly, the Crain children are psychically connected, they all woke-up at 3 after the hour, significantly, clutching their throats. We can also safely assume the things the Crain's see are real because both Shirley and Theo heard the banging on walls. Also, all the kids hear the spectral dogs barking. So far, we know Steve and Shirley she ghosts. We also know Shirley's dreams and sleep-talking give her a window into the spirit realm. So, we're not talking some sort of PTSD etc., here. Reactors really have to pay close attention to the details in the episodes. The details and events are all interrelated and interconnected and are important in explaining the end result. For example, consider the parallel between the diseased 5 kittens and the 5 Crain children and the fact that two of the kittens were singled out. Also, the purple box which we saw 3 times. Some of the motifs in the series so far: The kittens The "Red Room" "Fixing things" "Time to come home" Time/Clocks - the sound of a ticking clock

[@hotsauce69247]

47:58 Yeah I’m not sure how common it is in real life, but I think they’re portraying it as a lean, family-run small business with no (or few)other employees.

[@jthomann71]

$6,000 a month for good rehab is pretty normal here in the US. As someone who worked in a nursing home in a civilized country with socialized medicine you probably don't want to ask how much nursing homes cost in the US, even bad ones which make up the majority of them. This country has the worst medical system of any civilized country.

[@Centane]

I find this so crazy that people pay so much. Another one said $24,000 per week 😭

[@Fire91ful]

Civilized country? Pfft, get off your armchair.

[@jthomann71]

@@Fire91ful Tell me you're a conservative American without telling me.

[@airborngrmp1]

Keep a close eye on the periphery of Hill House throughout the series. There are ghosts everywhere, in plain sight.

[@taylortyler1867]

You are going to _LOVE_ this show. Best thing I've seen on TV in 20 years. Btw, bring some Kleenex for the later episodes. _SO_ much more than a horror show. On the subject of migraines, over the years, I've heard some people say things about migraines as if they don't know what one is. I remember the broadcast team on a basketball game say that Michael Jordan played the game with a migraine. As someone who has _HAD_ migraines, I can tell you , that's 100% bullspit. It hurts to _BREATHE_ when you have one. There's no way in _HELL_ you're going to run, jump and do everything else required to play basketball. I _LITERALLY_ could barely see and had to feel my way to the bed to lie down. After about half an hour I could see again, but my head hurt so bad, it made me throw up....and _THAT_ hurt too. Thankfully, I only had them for a short time and they never came back. (knock on wood).

[@foreignmilk]

hill house and bly manner have nothing to do with eachother other than mike flannigan and much of the cast. while hill house was astoundingly good, bly manner missed the mark imo. however, flannigan did another show that i thought was almost as good as hill house, which was midnight mass. so if you enjoy this, i urge you to give that a look as well.

[@StreslaManagement]

This is a great series that's easier to watch and more engrossing with each episode. Definitely has that Netflix series feeling of it could have been one or two episodes shorter, but still one of my favs.

[@1trumantucker1]

I love that more reaction channels are doing this one again. What a beautifully haunting show...

[@Eternal82Soul]

There is no sequel to this show. There is another show from Mike Flanagan called The Haunting of Bly Manor. But despite the similar title and the use of some of the same actors, story-wise, there's no relation between Hill House and Bly Manor. The actors all play different characters. I highly recommend you watch and react to Bly Manor, too, as well as Midnight Mass and The Fall of the House of Usher. They are all great, but very different from one another.

[@andrewmcgee5060]

This show is for real scary and I don’t scare easy.

[@reactionjunkie7891]

I wish I could give this video more then 1 thumbs up lol. I am so excited for your reactions to this phenomenal show.

[@CrownlessKing88]

This is just based on a book. Not real events either. Loosely based

[@stephenknox2346]

Awesome show, one of the greatest. Can't wait to see these reactions.

[@pjsebadoh5412]

Luke's problem is way scarier then any frakking ghost...to me. 😔

[@DavidMacDowellBlue]

I believe somehow or other impressions of events create "echoes" in places. I believe that from personal experience. Other than that, I simply do not know. Having watched this entire series several times (and it is EXCELLENT btw) I can tell you two things I walked away with: I genuinely grew to love this dysfunctional messed up family. And I hate that house down to the marrow in my bones. Prepare to be surprised over and over again. Just saying. You are picking up a lot of details on the first watch that I did not. Brava! Oh you did this as a nursing assistant? Wow! So many reactors just get squeamish. I thought what she was doing showed great care and compassion. Steven and Shirley tend to be the least popular siblings, but they always broke my heart--even when I wanted to slap them up side the head. Looking so forward to these reactions.

[@19nzinga]

I don’t believe in ghost but I do believe in Angels & demons, & heaven & hell.

[@CrimsonGhost269]

My fave of all three shows was Midnight Mass

[@KenWins1]

This show is so many things, one of the best I’ve seen in a long time, all I can say Is buckle up it’s going to get interesting

[@pheerstringer]

I see colors with mine… yellow gold and black shapes

[@user-ww8fb6oy8p]

It’s a very good show, disguised as horror… I bet this will be your favorite of the month

[@tomswift3482]

The idea for the Shirley Jackson novel came from an item about paranormal experiments. The novel is vastly different. It was originally made into a movie - "The Haunting" (1963) - never the 1999 remake - it would be cool for you to experience it, at some future date, so you could see the bits and pieces this show referenced - sort of like shout outs - from the original. This is also a homage to the original, old school idea of horror movies, not gore, but psychological fear, tension, and superb jump scare moments. This is also, of the first 3 Flanagan series, the absolute best - the Haunting of Bly - in my opinion - is just too long, too slow, for a small payoff in the end. Midnight Mass - I watched a few of the episodes, and stopped - maybe too soon, but I found it slow and tedious as well. The fourth by Flanagan - The Fall of the House of Usher, I have heard good things about, but have not watched it yet. In the US, $6000 a month for rehab is probably cheap. Nursing homes, assisted living, etc are very expensive as well $7000-$8000 a month is normal. Many Mortuaries in the US also conduct funeral services, organized and led by the mortician. Common. I hope you enjoy the rest of this series. It is time well spent.

[@plothole181]

I don't remember the exact order, but, somewhere between Bly Manner and House of Usher, Mike Flanagan also released a horror series called The Midnight Club. It somehow managed to have the same feel and also a different feel than the other Flanagan shows. Definitely made for a different audience, but written by the same hand.

[@AchtonsVideos]

I really enjoyed Midnight Mass, but it does have a slow start. It's a vastly different type of show from Haunting though.

[@a88304]

Best show Netflix has ever made!

[@Musabre]

Centane, if you love this show, you HAVE to watch and react to MIke Flanagan's other similar series 'Midnight Mass'. It is as, if not scarier than hill house but in different ways and it is brilliant! (and alot of the same cast are in it ^_^ )

[@billyrepko5038]

This show will break you heart into tiny little pieces.

[@loba4207]

Damn that's a nice treehouse

[@shade01977]

😏

[@heinrichmay7169]

The subscribe was quiiiick with this one

[@paulalexandredumasseauvan2357]

you are BRAVE! i admire that 😉 enjoyed your reaction 👍☺

[@Centane]

thank you 🥹🩷

[@sharonjoan1970]

So Excited 🖤♥️🖤 Masterpiece

[@goodguykonrad3701]

29:00 Just cut off before 29:07. Much better, much more unsettling

[@atuuschaaw]

♥

[@fish_bacon]

damn someone likes RedBull!

[@Centane]

so lucky they sent me 4 trays 🥹❤️

[@fish_bacon]

@@Centane I like it too. Always wished they made the same flavour without the caffeine bit.

[@lgbtorion]

36:37 did you ever think that maybe Shirley does blame herself and that's why she blamed Steve too? Also, she was clearly in shock and going through the grieving process at that point.

[@Centane]

I did "ever" think that, in this exact video I also say: "Do you think Shirley feels the guilt of not helping her, and that's why she feels the need of fixing her?"

[@soniaiboyako4023]

I find it so sad that Shirley feels guilty for "not answering" even though she tried calling her back and had Steve check up on her... like she did everything she could

[@YouOnlyIiveTwice]

The show can scare the hell out of you and make you cry all at the same time. BTW Bly Manor was a pretty big letdown for me compared to this show, but some people liked it.

[@EllisThings]

Woohoo. Yeah it's kind of a masterpiece isn't it. Flanagan doesn't miss. Seems like about twenty reaction channels are getting to this now lol, but I will be watching again with you here

[@laughingman9574]

The Haunting of Hill House is based on classic novel, The Conjuring is based on the lies of the couple of frauds.

[@Hey_Jamie]

17:38 whats this about lol

[@Galiant2010]

I'm guessing something got a copyright warning so she just cut it out? Though, if it's the same upload and she used the YT editor it should cut out the empty space?

[@23Prospero37]

Please watch Abigail the movie

[@frankducky6130]

😍😍

[@rickaspentv]

Did Cassie inspire you to watch it lol?

[@Centane]

our patreon did 💞 so many requested this last year too 🥳

[@rickaspentv]

@@Centane This show is amazing! Scary and some jumpscares but you just cant stop watching it because you want to know what happend to the family!

[@scarlettmi]

I don’t know where you read that blurb from, but that’s not true.

[@Centane]

it was the first thing Google gave me when I wrote "Is the Haunting of Hill House based on true events" 😭

[@rockerojerez349]

sooo scary

[@dukerollo1116]

Not gonna lie ive watched this series many times and had no.idea it was based on real events

[@myboatforacar]

It isn't. She got it confused with another movie

[@Flesharrower]

Love this series, it's great film making. But as for "supernatural" things, absolute nonsense. Good for telling stories but, a lot like religion, basically there to comfort people through loss, for trying to attach meaning to meaningless things.

[@Kahh-oi6dm]

39:35 perfectly said😃🤭✋

[@clarkmichaels822]

It´s funny how Shirley goes ´Everyone dumps their shit on me, because I´m the oldest and that´s my job. No wait, you´re the oldest´ to Steve. She´s lamenting everyone dumping their shit on her by dumping all their shit on Steve.

[@soniaiboyako4023]

Well, yes.. if you reread the first quote the idea is that the oldest is the one onto whom everyone's shit gets dumped on, and he's the oldest so... yeah We don't have to agree with the sentiment (i don't even think she does) but it's neither hypocritical nor ironic of her to say, it literally makes sense

[@ZachParks21]

Bly isn't the second part. Skip Bly imo, its boring. Midnight Mass is really good though.

[@mnomadvfx]

Fall of the House of Usher is also great.

[@DavidMacDowellBlue]

Bly is not a sequel. It is less frightening, but in some ways more heart-wrenching. I love them both.

[@bujin1977]

Bly is not boring. It's different, not as scary, but definitely not boring.

[@ZachParks21]

@@bujin1977 it is boring imo, only a bit better than Midnight Club and both aren't worth the time. Midnight Mass is great and FHOU was good. His movies Hush and Doctor Sleep are both good too.

[@jhornacek]

@@ZachParks21 LOL at Bly being "boring".

[@simonwilson6022]

Blye manor is not as good as this, I would skip it and go straight to the fall of the house of usher, I’d say it’s on a par with this.

[@bujin1977]

Counterpoint: Usher is nowhere near as good as Hill House, Bly Manor or Midnight Mass.

[@simonwilson6022]

Didn’t mind midnight mass, but Bly manor is crap.

[@bujin1977]

@@simonwilson6022 In your opinion, which is thankfully not shared by a very large number of people.

[@simonwilson6022]

Sounds like I’ve upset you , do you run the Bly manor appreciation society.

[@bujin1977]

@@simonwilson6022 No, you haven't upset me at all. I'm just providing a counterpoint to your view that Bly Manor is "crap". Many people think the opposite. I think you have some growing up to do.

[@hinesmaster99]

Another great reactor taken over by a series instead of movies.

[@Centane]

"taken over" I just went for posting 3 videos a week instead of 2 :')

[@Musabre]

Oh Booo hoooo, this series is awesome! Perfect theme for October.

[@johnstewart2473]

I don't get reactors taking on an 8 to 10 season series, but a show with 1 or 2 sessions is great. I could watch reactions to this show all day

[@mnomadvfx]

There are only so many good movies to watch. if you only watch movies you will blow through all the possible worthwhile content and be left with B movies and nothing much besides. Any reactor that intends to do it seriously has to think of the long term, which inevitably includes TV/streaming serial content.

[@ganggreen9012]

10 episodes, less total run time than The Lord of the Rings or Harry Potter, probably pretty close to The Hunger Games or The Pirates of the Caribbean. It's not like investing 80-100 hours in Game of Thrones or The Walking Dead.

[@Tristan_Anderwelt]

Very good choice. You will love it. I am still watching it since the years