10 Small Details You Only Notice Rewatching The Haunting Of Hill House

4. All Of The Ghosts

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When it comes to The Haunting of Hill House, you are almost guaranteed to see a hidden ghost in the background of any given scene. After the series was released, there were a flurry of posts all across social media; people were discovering more ghosts than they knew what to do with. Mike Flanagan even commented on these discoveries, claiming they’re barely scratching the surface of what his show has to offer.

If we had to name specific instances of ghosts appearing subtly behind a door, near a coatrack, or in a reflection, you’d be reading for a supremely long time. Instead, here's a suggestion. On your next re-watch, namely during scenes set in Hill House, scour the backgrounds of shots; look behind characters and through doorways. The best method for spotting ghosts is consistently keeping your eyes peeled on the dark corners of the screen, and dialling up your paranoia. Assume every hat-rack, hanging coat, or vaguely human-shaped object is a ghost, and more often than not, you’ll be correct.

So make like an A&E show, and go hunt some ghosts, that is… if you have the guts.

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