“Endings are hard. Any chapped-ass monkey with a keyboard can poop out a beginning, but endings are impossible. You try to tie up every loose end, but you never can. The fans are always gonna bitch. There’s always gonna be … Continue reading The Haunting of Hill House: S01E10, “Silence Lay Steadily” Recap/Review

The cold opening of the episode starts off in what should be an endearing moment between parents. Olivia holds her sleeping twins in her arms and wishes they could be that little forever. It’s a sentiment most parents are familiar … Continue reading The Haunting of Hill House: S01E09, “Screaming Meemies” Recap/Review

When we left off, the Red Door was opening and Hugh was running in. So naturally the episode starts off with Steve and Leigh sitting inside a fertility clinic. Yeah, that’s right. We’re not getting into the nexus of Hill … Continue reading The Haunting of Hill House: S01E08, “Witness Marks” Recap/Review

“You know who I wish would write a book? Your dad”. It’s a line uttered by Irene in the first episode that echoes in my head louder with each passing episode. As fascinating as I find the series and getting … Continue reading The Haunting of Hill House: S01E07, “Eulogy” Recap/Review

If you’ll indulge me for a moment, I’m going to take a brief moment to revisit “The Bent Neck Lady” and specifically something I addressed in regards to what I now consider an unwarranted criticism. I just couldn’t stop thinking … Continue reading The Haunting of Hill House: S01E06, “Two Storms” Recap/Review

The Haunting of Hill House has used the first half of its inaugural season to slowly tell us the tale of the Crain family instead of the tale of the house.  Like any youngest child, Nell would have been resigned … Continue reading The Haunting of Hill House: S01E05, “The Bent Neck Lady” Recap/Review

Whenever I talk to other addicts and we recall times when we were using, it’s a lot like telling a good old fashioned campfire ghost story. They’re set in past times, often starting off innocently enough, gradually building leaving the … Continue reading The Haunting of Hill House: S01E04, “The Twin Thing” Recap/Review

The cold open for Episode Three is one of those classic horror moments that sends chills up your spines. Lying in bed, she feels Nell cuddle up behind her, wrapping an arm around her and clutching onto her hand. Theo … Continue reading The Haunting of Hill House: S01E03, “Touch” Review/Recap

Episode Two brings us back to the moment Shirley sits up in bed and says her sister is in the Red Room. She immediately drops back down to sleep forgetting that moment of insight. Not that there was much she … Continue reading The Haunting of Hill House: S01E02, “Open Casket” Review/Recap

In 1959, Shirley Jackson released The Haunting of Hill House which would go on to be revered as an American classic novel and a staple of the horror genre.  While it has inspired many works of fictions, so far only … Continue reading The Haunting of Hill House: S01E01, “Steven Sees a Ghost” Review/Recap