The Haunting Of Hill House: 10 Scariest Moments

Episode: 1x8 - Witness Marks

After Luke disappears from Shirley's funeral home following a storm, taking her credit card with him, Hugh and Steven follow, initially searching for him the places he used to buy heroin. Shirley soon gets a notification on her phone, telling her that her credit card has been used at a petrol station near Hill House. Luke is on his way back there. She and Theo then decide to travel there themselves.

So far, so normal. The sisters' subdued conversation on the road moves from Luke, to what Theo and Hugh saw at the funeral home, to the issue currently driving the sisters apart - Shirley catching her husband, Kevin, apparently cheating on her with Theo. As Theo tries to explain what really happened, the tension mounts. Voices rise. Verbal sparring ensues. And out of nowhere comes the show's greatest jump-scare.

But it's more than that. It's as if Nell was trying to stop her sisters from arguing. Her appearance compels Shirley into admitting that she's been seeing things just like the rest of her family has, and prompts Theo to explain her promiscuous behaviour.

It is an unparalleled, well-earned fright. So why is this only entry #3? Because of what comes next.