The Haunting of Hill House Season 1 Episode 3
Play Now The Haunting of Hill House Season 1 Episode 3 “Touch”
Flashbacks reveal that Theo is able to perceive feelings from people and impressions from objects when she touches them with her bare hands. An incident with Luke in the dumbwaiter leads to a secret cellar that was not mapped in the house’s blueprints, whereby Luke encounters a ghost that attacks him. Luke is upset that no one believes him, so Theo investigates and finds a hidden door leading to the basement. Olivia reveals to Theo that her grandmother (and by extent, she and her daughters) are “sensitive” and gives Theo a pair of gloves to protect her hands. While working as a therapist for children in foster care, Theo comes across a child that she can’t “read” and who claims to be tormented by “Mr. Smiley”, a monster that lives in the basement. Theo goes to the house where the little girl lives and discovers the truth of the situation through her touch; the foster dad was molesting the girl and Mr. Smiley was a manifestation of the abuse. Theo contacts the authorities and the foster dad is arrested. Afterwards, Theo goes to the morgue, takes off her gloves and touches Nell’s forehead. Theo then collapses and screams. Later, Theo opens up about herself to Trish. A flashback to their last night in Hill House reveals disturbing images when Theo touches her father on the way out, including Hugh and Olivia fighting and Olivia getting pushed up against the wall and hitting her head.
Keenly perceptive Theo sees shades of herself in a troubled young patient, a girl who’s haunted by the menacing grin of “Mr. Smiley.”
Creators: Mike Flanagan
Director: Mike Flanagan
Star Cast: Michiel Huisman, Carla Gugino, Henry Thomas, Elizabeth Reaser, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Kate Siegel, Victoria Pedretti, Lulu Wilson, Mckenna Grace, Paxton Singleton, Julian Hilliard, Violet McGraw, Timothy Hutton, Anthony Ruivivar, Samantha Sloyan, Annabeth Gish, Olive Elise Abercrombie
Producer (s): Dan Kaplow
Cinematographer: Michael Fimognari
Music: The Newton Brothers
Production House: FlanaganFilm, Amblin Television, Paramount Television
Original network / Official Sites: ViacomCBS Domestic, Media Networks, CBS Television Distribution, Netflix Streaming Services
Release Year: 12 October 2018
Runtime: 54 min
Genres: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller, TV Mini-Series
Country: USA,
Language: English,
Explores a group of siblings who, as children, grew up in what would go on to become the most famous haunted house in the country. Now adults, and forced back together in the face of tragedy, the family must finally confront the ghosts of their past, some of which still lurk in their minds while others may actually be stalking the shadows of Hill House.