Just finished episode 4. Really enjoying it. Not as creepy, but the acting is really really good and the story has me hooked
Spoiler just finished episode 5. Hannah Gross at the bottom the well and her reveal, broken neck, etc. episode 5 season one is the bent neck lady. Pretty cool.
Spoiler so she dies right before dani shows up. That's why she never eats or drinks anything, but how is she able to hold objects, and touch others? She holds the mop, the coffee mug, and the wine bottle. She also touches people in the house. We saw other ghosts not be able to hold objects or touch others. Spoiler: Also why was her middle name Flora? Was it all just a story, or all in Dani's head?
Good season, but no where near as good as 1 and not creepy at all. Enjoyed it, but nothing great. Good, but not great
I thought it was pretty good. Agree it's not close to hill house, but that set such a high standard. It's like true detective. Season 2 was awful, but the original was just incredible TV, even if they put together a really good new season, it won't live up to the original. I do have some questions. Waiting for more to finish
It was quite different from season 1 but I actually enjoyed it a lot. But by most definitions it really wasn't horror.
It definitely still has some creepy moments and a lot of tension I suppose. Just not nearly as much as Hill House.
i got you, it’s definitely not horror for fans of horror movies. I rarely go to that genre but I loved hill house and hill house was also not real horror but a dark suspense. It got me uncomfortable a few times though. This one is softer but still gets me tense. but like I said I do not watch a lot of these
I'm definitely more of a fan of what this show does as opposed to traditional horror or whatever you want to call it. This makes you actually feel for the characters where a lot of horror fails to do that.
If episode 9 is not creepy for you guys I don’t want to know what type of crazy shit is going on in your bedroom
Spoiler It basically loops into how it ended. She's in the same position with the door cracked. So she does that every night I guess. Nothing major just something you wouldn't even think about when you start the show. [\spoiler]
Got it Anyone have any idea why Spoiler: Flora why Flora no longer went by Flora and it was just a middle name? Or if Spoiler: Dani was it all in her head and the haunting never happened? Why Jamie said it wasn't her story and why Henry and Owen didn't seem to remember the story? They made it clear the kids didn't remember, but you'd think Henry and Owen would. Last one Spoiler: Hannah why could she hold objects and touch others?
Spoiler I think she used her middle to name to hint at it but she probably didn't actually want them to remember their experiences at "Bly". Probably why she changed the name of the manor too. I did find it weird even Henry didn't remember but at the same time he was only there for five minutes of actual weird shit. [\spoiler]
Spoiler Also on Hannah I'm guessing it was something to do with her not realizing she was dead. Clearly the dead could touch things if they wanted because the Lady in the Lake had no issues. [\spoiler]
Spoiler but that's how Peter realized he was dead. He couldn't pick up the doll. Then Rebecca's hand went right through his. Maybe just looking too much into it.
Maybe I need to rewatch again to pick up the hints & references I’m sure I missed but this wasn’t in the same galaxy as Hill House imo
What’s Next for ‘Hill House’ and ‘Bly Manor’ Team? Season 3 on Hold for ‘Midnight Mass’ A third season of Netflix's "Haunting" anthology is not yet in the works, but Mike Flanagan is cooking up something original next. No spoilers in the article about Bly Manor, just spoilered for length Spoiler Mike Flanagan and his producer Trevor Macy are two for two when it comes to Netflix’s “Haunting” anthology series. After delivering one of the streaming giant’s biggest word-of-mouth sensations in 2018 with “The Haunting of Hill House,” the two have struck gold again as the 2020 follow-up “The Haunting of Bly Manor” currently sits atop Netflix’s most-watched chart. A third “Haunting” installment would appear to be a no-brainer for Netflix, but Flanagan confirms to Entertainment Weekly that a Season 3 is not in active development at the moment. Both “Haunting” seasons found Flanagan putting a remix on a famous literary ghost tale: “Hill House” was inspired by Shirley Jackson’s 1959 novel of the same name, while “Bly Manor” used Henry James’ 1898 ghost story “The Turn of the Screw” as its jumping off point. Neither Flanagan nor Macy have pinpointed the next ghost story they want to adapt, but creator and director Flanagan knows whatever story they choose will be a redefinition of the genre. “A ghost is an impact from the past on the present in every ghost story,” Flanagan said. “That’s all it really is, no matter how you dress it up. A ghost is simply an element of the past that refuses to live in the past and instead just encroaches upon the present that it alters the present. It changes the trajectory of the person who’s experiencing that little piece of the past… That link between memory and ghosts and between ghosts and the past, that is the lifeblood of the show.” Flanagan continued, “I feel like there’s no shortage of ghosts in the world for all of us. So, if we could find some common language with which to talk about them, then that’s something we always aspire to do this season or beyond, if that’s the way it goes.” The “Haunting” cast remains in the dark about Season 3 for now. Victoria Pedretti told The Wrap this week that she “doesn’t really know anything about future series,” while Oliver Jackson-Cohen added, “I think that it’s one of those where, if ‘Bly Manor’ does well, then I’m sure conversations will happen with Netflix. But it’s entirely up to Mike and entirely up to what ideas he’s got up his sleeve. But I think all of us would definitely collaborate and work with him again, if the opportunity arose. But there is genuinely nothing concrete as of now.” The wait for “Haunting” Season 3 might be indefinite at the moment, but fans of the series should take comfort in knowing Flanagan and Marcy are busy at work on their next Netflix horror offering: an original series titles “Midnight Mass.” The two men signed an overall TV deal with Netflix in 2019 and “Midnight Mass” is the first original TV project to come from the pact. Flanagan is directing the series and Macy is executive producing. “Midnight Mass” is set to run seven episodes and bares no relation to the Vertigo comic book series “Midnight, Mass.” Set in an isolated island community, the series follows the “miraculous events and frightening omens” that break out among the population after the arrival of a mysterious priest. Flanagan’s “Hill House” star Kate Siegel is appearing in “Midnight Mass” opposite Zach Gilford, Hamish Linklater, Annabeth Gish, Michael Trucco, Samantha Sloyan, and Henry Thomas, among others. Flanagan shared on social media that August 17, 2020 was the first day of production for “Midnight Mass,” which means the series is not expected to hit Netflix until 2021. There’s also Flanagan’s “Revival,” an adaptation of Stephen King’s 2014 novel of the same name. The director, who adapted King’s “Gerald’s Game” for Netflix and “Doctor Sleep” for Warner Bros., is working with the latter studio on the project and has described the adaptation as “relentlessly dark and bleak.” Warner Bros. has not announced a production start date, although it’s likely to begin some time in 2021 after Flanagan wraps “Midnight Mass.” With Flanagan busy on “Midnight Mass” for the remainder of the year and “Revival” to follow, a third “Haunting” installment might take longer to hit Netflix than the two-year gap that separated “Hill House” and “Bly Manor.” Both “Haunting” series are now streaming on Netflix.
I would rate that show as like a 10. Should go in the annals as one of the greatest works of horror ever put on film. Bly Manor is a 7. It probably would have been an 8 if it had debuted before Hill House though.
Watched Hill House and thought it was good until the finale. Just started watching Bly and had to leave the room after 20 minutes because the accents were awful. Wife and eldest child are still watching, so I'm sure I'll hear all about it.
Finished Bly last night. It definitely wasn't nearly as scary/creepy overall as Hill House, but it had it's moments. It was such a great season though despite that. I'd put episode 8 up there with the the funeral home episode of Hill House. Just absolutely beautifully written and shot. Can't wait for season 3 in two years.
Spoiler: Henry/Owen I thought they stated that Henry and Owen do remember in the scene at Owen's restaurant? Owen says only the kids don't remember, but that Henry remembers it all.