The Haunting

Question: If High Crain has the power to control the house, why doesn't he destroy the ornate doors that can trap and defeat him?

Question: How is Crain able to keep the spirits of the children trapped in the house? What gives him the power to do it?

Question: How come neither of Crain's wives reports his murders of the children to the police?

Question: How could Eleanor be related to Hugh Crain if all of Hugh's children died at birth?

Answer: Crain had two wives. All of his children from his first wife, Renee, died at birth and then Renee killed herself. Later we find out that Crain had a second wife, Carolyn, and they did have a child who survived. Carolyn is Eleanor's grandmother.

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Answer: Nell learns she's the descendant of Hugh Crain's second wife (who ran away after learning of Crain's murderous nature).

Question: What type of "power" does Nell have that prevents Crain from harming the child ghosts while she's in the house?

Answer: She has faith and the courage to face him without fear. After years of bring used and abused, she finally had enough. The only way to conquer your fears is to face them.

Question: Who exactly was it that called Nell and told her to look up the ad about the insomnia program?

Answer: Another possibility is the spirits of the children. As long as Hugh Crain was inside the house, the children were trapped inside too. They could have called Nell because they needed her help in being set free.

Answer: Hugh Crain. He knew Nell was a descendent of his second wife, Carolyn.

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Mistakes

Continuity mistake: While they're all having their first dinner at Hill House, everyone has a little red wine. The wine levels in Lili Taylor's glass go up and down between different shots. (00:24:35)

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Quotes

Theo: You feel cut off from the world, but the world has missed you. Happy tossing and turning.

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Trivia

Trivia: When Eleanor is in her bedroom, look in the mirror: both times you see children heads or portraits.

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