Episode 65: HALLOWEEN SPECIAL: The Haunting of Hill House, or, problems that could be solved by simply talking? (with Braaains Podcast)

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In a perfect meeting of minds, Steph is joined by Braaains podcast hosts Heather and Sarah Taylor, sisters of podcasting, filmmaking and mental health & disability awareness. Which means of course it’s just a light casual chat about the devastatingly terrifying Mike Flanagan series The Haunting of Hill House. We get deep into what makes this show so affecting, what it says about trauma and family’s tendencies to deal with it in all the wrong ways, and how we see our own family in the triumphantly dysfunctional Crains.

Happy Halloween Psychocinemaniacs!!!

CONTENT WARNING: suicide, suicidal behaviour and self harm, child abuse (including sexual abuse), death, grief, child death, substance use & addiction, paranormal activity.

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Netflix Behind the Scenes Featurette

• Netflix’s The Haunting of Hill House is a slow-burn family nightmare - Vox
• Who Are All the Ghosts in 'the Haunting of Hill House'? (insider.com)
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• 'You' Star Victoria Pedretti on Growing Up in an Abusive Household — Femestella
• The Haunting of Hill House Talks A Lot About Mental Illness, But Says Very Little | by Diana | Medium
• How 'The Haunting of Hill House' Uses Horror As A Metaphor For Mental Health, According To The Show's Cast (bustle.com)
• What The Haunting of Hill House Gets Right About Mental Illness - Meesh Says Things
• Why ‘The Haunting of Hill House’ Is a Perfect Portrayal of Mental Illness (themighty.com)
• Haunting of Bly Manor's Victoria Pedretti On Having ADD | Glamour UK (glamourmagazine.co.uk)
• Bly Manor's Kate Siegel on Why Love—Not Rage—Drives the Lady in the Lake (elle.com)
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• Actor Gugino feathering her empty nest with roles | Features | postandcourier.com
• The Haunted Mind of Shirley Jackson | The New Yorker
• The Haunting of Hill House Ending’s Message, Explained (vulture.com)

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