His representatives say she’s a liar who just wants money, while she tells the world she is
a survivor who wants to speak her truth. Which actor from The Haunting anthology found himself
in a sexual assault dispute? Stay with us and learn everything from, inappropriate scandals,
near death experiences to possible onset romances from one of Netflix’s newest and
most thrilling shows The Haunting of Bly Manor and its predecessor The Haunting of Hill House. Don’t
forget to subscribe to our channel as we uncover more secrets from some of our favorite TV shows.
Before we carry on this is your spoiler alert warning. So if you haven’t seen the
series before be sure to go check them out before carrying on with this video. Or if
you’re just interested to uncover the scandals and stories of the cast just keep watching.
THE HORROR OF WATCHING A REAL MORTICIAN EMBALM A BODY
Former Twilight actress Elizabeth Reaser was cast for the role of Shirley Crain Harris,
one of 5 siblings, in The Haunting of Hill House. Although the actress has said that she is grateful
for her role she has mentioned in many interviews that it wasn’t an easy journey for her. During
press tours, the actress was forced to relive her uncomfortable and intense preparation for
the role of a mortician. Reaser has spoken about how director Mike Flangan had to warn her about
the emails he had sent her, in preparation for the role. Flanigan had sent the actress videos
of real morticians embalming a body. Although they didn’t use a real cadaver on set, Reaser
says that it felt so real because of the intense detail that went into creating a life-like corpse.
From working with a real mortician on set to cutting open a chest cavity
and taking out the organs of a body, it’s safe to say it was a difficult process for the actress.
When talking about the fake corpses that they used on onset the actress said that they looked so real
it was as if you could smell them. The process was intense for Elizabeth and in interviews,
she tends to shy away from talking about it too much as she said [...]
HAUNTING’S POWER DUO Oliver Jackson-Cohen
and Victoria Pedretti are without a doubt The Haunting anthology’s most powerful duo,
but could this powerful duo also be potential love interests? On or off screen? Despite the
fact that the two first played siblings and that Oliver is dating an Australian actress,
fans can’t help but notice the intense chemistry between Oliver and Victoria.
Viewers have not only spotted a spark between the two actors, but they have
also noticed that Oliver hasn’t posted about his long term girlfriend on social media since 2015.
Are fans looking for signs that aren’t there? We can’t be so sure just yet. Fun fact: Oliver was
supposed to play Victoria’s love interest instead of actress Jamie Amelia Eve, in the first draft of
the second season, The Haunting of Bly Manor. Netflix however, decided to go against it as
they thought that it might be a bit disturbing, seeing as though the two played siblings in the
first season. This however did not stop fans from wondering if this was the real reason.
After watching how the two interact with each other we wonder, however, if there is something
more than meets the eye. Just like her co-star, Pedretti is also very private on her Instagram
and doesn’t post often and tends to keep her content more political than social. Is it because
there is something specific in her personal life that she doesn’t want the media to speculate on?
RUN-INS WITH THE LAW Wondering where you have seen this
guy before, but you just can’t seem to put your tongue on it? Well we will give you a hint […].
Okay, so this is probably one of the most talked-about fun facts of the series. But,
in case you didn't know, actor Henry Thomas, who played a young Hugh Crain,
also had the iconic role of Elliot in the classic Spielberg movie 'E.T.' Now years
later Henry Thomas is making a comeback in his opposing roles in The Haunting anthology series.
Unfortunately, like many other child stars, it hasn’t been all sunshine and daisies. In 2019,
Thomas was arrested for driving under the influence of intoxicants, which led the actor to
a year-long diversion program and a breathalyzer being installed in his car. Tough break!
FEAR OF GOING AGAINST THE GRAIN And how can we forget our favorite
shaved head beauty T’Nia Miller. Fans can’t get enough of the free-spirit who plays housekeeper
Hannah Grose in the Haunting of Bly Manor. Although Miller presents herself as extremely
confident to the public, she claims that she wasn’t always as confident in her younger years.
Miller explained that she discovered her newfound freedom to be exactly who she is,
when she decided to shave off all of her hair. In an interview, Miller said that she used to
constantly hide behind her hair, until she had a lightbulb moment, and decided to cut it all off.
Although at the time, Miller had plans to grow an afro, it was love at first sight
when she first saw her bald head and she has never turned back since. Miller has said how
going bald had the total opposite effect on her than what she had feared. “This was born out of
an integrity of loving the self and not having to hide, and loving the fact that I'm an African."
PRIDE FAMILY From year to year, actress
T'nia has presented herself as a lesbian and stated that she belongs to the LGBTQ community.
But another actress who came out as bisexual in 2008, is one of the Haunting Anthology’s favorites
Kate Siegal. When referring to playing a gay character in the first season of the Anthology,
Kate spoke about sexuality as only one aspect of her personality. She goes on to say “Theo
is a great example of that – someone who is next wave lesbian because she came out,
her parents were accepting of it, and she’s just been that way. That is not what tortures her.”
Both T’nia and Kate have spoken highly of how the show presents on-screen gay romances,
and how uniquely the show portrays them. According to T’nia the romance between characters Dani and
Jamie, in the second season, is not about coming out: “It just is. It’s just beautiful in the same
lens as any heterosexual relationship. I think that’s a testament to Mike, of not making it a big
deal like ‘Ooh. There’s two women together.’” A PSYCHIC DETERMINING FATE
Actor Michiel Huisman, who plays Steven Crain in the first season,
almost didn’t become an actor. Before pursuing an acting career,
Michiel tried to make it as a dutch musician. Huisman was in a band called ‘Fontane’ before
embarking on a solo music career. He released his debut solo album with the whole album sung in
dutch. But then he was faced with a career defying decision. Michiel was choosing between whether he
wanted to be an actor or a musician when he decided to go and see a psychic in New York.
Although his intentions were just to have fun, he turned out to be completely blown away by
the experience and says that it changed his life. The psychic told him she could see that
he was juggling two careers. He left the session knowing he needed to choose to become an actor.
NEAR-DEATH EXPERIENCE Another actress we have loved seeing in the
spotlight again is none-other than the alluring Carla Gugino. You might be wondering why you don’t
see much of Carla. It's probably due to the fact that the actress prefers to star in independent
films and sometimes goes for “bit-player” roles rather than a lead. We can’t help, but wonder
if this has anything to do with her wanting to shy away from the media. Many don’t know this
but Carla had a near death experience as a child. Carla had a severe brush with illness at age four,
which led to surgery on one of her kidneys. This kind of surgery can be risky for a child
since the amount of anesthetic needed would have to be regulated constantly and dialled
down to ensure a person doesn’t go into shock. The actor credits the experience as the reason
she chose to become an actor, as it inspired her to take more risks and live life more fearlessly.
CRIMINAL ASSAULT SCANDAL The biggest scandal among the Haunting
of Hill House cast is without a doubt the sexual assault scandal around actor Timothy Hutton.
In 2019, Canadian ex-model and former child actor, Sera Dale Johnston came out with claims
that actor Timothy Hutton sexually assaulted her in a Vancouver hotel room while another
man looked on and participated when she was 14 years old. Hutton’s representatives said the
actor “completely and unequivocally denies” the story. In a statement,
Hutton claimed that he has been targeted by Johnston to extract millions of dollars from him.
“She threatened that if I did not meet her demands, she would go to the press
with a false allegation that I sexually assaulted her 37 years ago in Canada,”.
A report stated that Hutton did agree to a payment of 135 thousand dollars, a lot less than the
1.5 million her lawyer proposed, but Johnston walked away due to the terms of that deal which
included Hutton’s denial that anything happened. After starring in The Haunting of Hill House,
Hutton starred in a Fox show “Almost Family” which was canceled after Hutton’s assault claims.
Although the case has not been closed, Hutton was not asked to return to The Haunting of Bly Manor.
We have no doubt that the Haunting anthology has redefined what horror could be. We’re excited
to see what else we can learn from the lives of each cast member, but this might be difficult as
many of them seem to have a way of keeping their personal lives extremely private. Nevertheless we
are grateful for the incredible cast even though some of them might have left us unable to sleep
for a few nights. Which of the cast members are you excited to see return in the possible third
season of The Haunting anthology? Let us know in the comments down below.