


They have a degree in Economics, specialized in pre-law, and minored in both political science and applied mathematics. Josie's writing experience comes from their background in academia.

Joséphine Michèle (Josie) is a movie and TV features writer for Screen Rant. Except there was a dance studio at Hill House because the Red Room created one specifically for Theo. Based on the home's previous residents (who still lived there as both hidden, and not so hidden, Hill House ghosts), it wouldn't have made any logical sense for Hill House to have a dance studio. Theo went to the club because dancing was her way of de-stressing. Theo even went clubbing after a particularly difficult day at work when she learned that one of her patients was being abused by her foster father. Adult Shirley (Elizabeth Reaser) commented that there was a never-ending parade of women Theo would bring home from the bar, showing that she went there frequently. Adult Theo (Kate Siegel) spent a lot of nights going clubbing at a bar where she could dance. The studio even had large mirrors and a barre. Theo played music and dance videos on the TV while she practiced. The wooden studio floor was empty, and the little furniture that was in the room was pushed out of the way, against the walls. Below is a full list of everything the Red Room pretended to be.įor Theo, the Red Room was a dance studio, an important detail about Theo’s character. The Red Room in The Haunting of Hill House was there to slowly feed on the house's residents, but it could only do so if they were comfortable enough to go inside, so it played pretend. This time, they were all able to see what it really looked like. It happened again 26 years later in “Silence Lay Steadily” when the Crain family woke from nightmares to find themselves in the Red Room once again. This happened in "Screaming Meemies" when Olivia walked into the room and brought Nellie, Luke, and the Dudleys' doomed Hill House daughter Abigail with her. Only when the house was ready to finish them off completely would the Red Room open its real door and let them see inside. It wanted them to get comfortable so it could take its time feeding on them. The Red Room needed to become the room that each family member wanted most to ensure they spent plenty of time inside. Related: Midnight Mass Cleverly References Haunting Of Hill House’s Tall Man They each had their own room perfectly suited to them to spend time in, and there was a sinister reason why. The Red Room was locked, but it needed the Crains to spend time inside so it could feed off of them. It did this over and over to lull the Crains into a false sense of security. The always-locked Red Room was secretly designing rooms catered to each of the Crain children and their mother Olivia (Carla Gugino). Created and directed by horror master Mike Flanagan for Netflix, The Haunting of Hill House skillfully handled one of the show's most shocking twists by hiding it in plain sight.
