>>> ACTRESS ELIZABETH REASER FIRST GRABBED OUR ATTENTION AS
ONE OF "GREY’S ANATOMY’S" MOST
MEMORABLE GUESTS, A JANE DOE
THAT WAS INJURED IN A FERRY
ACCIDENT.
ACCIDENT. AND THEN, SHE PLAYED THE
MATRIARCH IN THE "TWILIGHT"
FILMS.
FILMS. >> AND NOW, SHE STARS IN "THE
HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE," AS FIVE
SIBLINGS COME TO TERMS WITH
TERRIFYING EVENTS.
TERRIFYING EVENTS. >> WHEN YOU SAID YOU WANTED TO
DO A BOOK ABOUT THE HOUSE, I
UNDERSTOOD THAT.
UNDERSTOOD THAT. >> I SENT YOU THE MANUSCRIPT, IN
CASE YOU HAD OBJECTIONS.
I DIDN’T HAVE TO DO THAT.
>> OF COURSE WE OBJECT.
I OBJECT, STEVE.
>> CALM DOWN.
>> YOU BE CALM.
IT’S NOT YOUR NAME IN HERE.
NOT YOUR FAMILY.
>> IT’S TO NICE TO HAVE YOU
HERE.
HERE. >> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
THIS SHOW OR THIS SERIES STARTED
ON NETFLIX A MONTH AGO AND IT
HAS A CULT FOLLOWING.
SO MANY PEOPLE WE WORK WITH HAVE
BEEN TALKING ABOUT IT.
AND TO WATCH IT, IT’S A DARK,
COMPLICATED SHOW.
COMPLICATED SHOW. HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE IT?
>> IT WAS DESCRIBED TO ME AS A
HORROR STORY.
HORROR STORY. BUT IT’S REALLY A FAMILY STORY.
IT’S ABOUT A DYSFUNCTIONAL GROUP
OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN TORN
APART BY TRAUMA AND HAVE TO FIND
THEIR WAY BACK, ARE FORCED BACK
TOGETHER AGAIN, TO DEAL WITH
SOME TRULY HORRIFIC THINGS.
>> DON’T SPOIL ANYTHING FOR ME.
I’M FOUR EPISODES IN.
IT’S SO WELL DONE.
IT’S SO WELL DONE.
THE CHARACTER YOU PLAY, YOU’RE A
MORTICIAN.
MORTICIAN. AS I UNDERSTAND IT, YOU ACTUALLY
SPENT SOME TIME WITH A REAL
MORTICIAN, WATCHING AUTOPSIES.
IS THAT TRUE?
THAT SEEMS LIKE A LOT.
>> I THINK IT TOOK IT TOO FAR.
I WATCHED TOO MANY AUTOPSIES ON
YOUTUBE.
YOUTUBE. >> YOU DIDN’T GO AND PERFORM
ANY?
ANY? >> NO.
>> NO. I FELT LIKE THAT WAS CROSSING A
LINE.
LINE. I FELT IT WOULD BE UNETHICAL TO
BE WITH SOMEONE’S LOVED ONE.
I DON’T NEED TO BE DOING THAT.
BUT I DID WORK WITH A MORTICIAN
IN GEORGIA, A YOUNG WOMAN WHO IS
AN ACCOMPLISHED MORTICIAN NAMED
BRITTANY.
BRITTANY. AND SHE TALKED ME THROUGH IT AND
IT WAS REALLY INTENSE.
>> ONE OF OUR MAKEUP ARTISTS
HERE WAS WATCHING IT AND SHE
STARTED SCREAMING.
STARTED SCREAMING. I NOTICED SHE HAD PODS IN HER
EARS.
EARS. IT’S REALLY A SCARY SHOW FOR
SOME PEOPLE.
SOME PEOPLE. DOES IT SCARE YOU OUT?
ARE YOU SQUEAMISH?
WHEN YOU GO HOME DOES IT FREAK
YOU OUT?
YOU OUT? >> NOBODY WAS SLEEPING ON THIS
THING, FOR NINE MONTHS.
WE SHOT IT IN ATLANTA.
OVER TIME, YOU START TO NOT
SLEEP ANYMORE.
SLEEP ANYMORE. >> OH, MY GOODNESS.
>> IT CUMULATIVELY MORE CRAZY AS
TIME GOES ON.
I’M EXTREMELY SQUEAMISH, TOO.
>> REALLY?
>> REALLY? >> LOOKING AT A RAW CHICKEN
CUTLET, JUST CLOSES ME OUT.
DOING AN AUTOPSY IS QUITE
INTENSE.
INTENSE. >> IS THE HOUSE REAL?
>> YES.
>> YES. AND THE INSIDE, THE INTERIOR, IS
BUILT ON A SOUND STAGE.
BUT THE OUTSIDE WAS AN ACTUAL
HOUSE IN GEORGIA, WHICH I REFUSE
TO GO INSIDE.
I’LL SHOOT OUTSIDE.
BUT I’M NOT GOING IN THAT THING.
THAT’S THE HOUSE, THAT PICTURE.
>> OH, MY GOSH.
>> IT IS SO TERRIFYING.
>> EVERYONE LOVES YOU IN THIS
ROLE, OBVIOUSLY.
ROLE, OBVIOUSLY. BUT A LOT OF FOLKS CAME TO KNOW
YOU TEN YEARS AGO.
THE "TWILIGHT" FILMS.
THAT WAS A DECADE AGO.
CAN YOU BELIEVE IT’S BEEN TEN
YEARS?
YEARS? >> I CAN’T BELIEVE HOW OLD I AM.
>> THAT’S NOT TRUE.
I REMEMBER MAKING THAT MOVIE.
WE WERE SHOOTING IN PORTLAND.
WE WERE JUST RUNNING AROUND IN
THE RAIN, PRETENDING TO BE
VAMPIRES.
VAMPIRES. >> AND LOOK WHAT HAPPENED.
>> LITTLE DID YOU KNOW.
>> SPEAKING OF WITCHHICH, I WAS
PREPPING THIS MORNING, IS IT
TRUE THAT YOU WERE IN A PLAY IN
LONDON AND TWO PEOPLE WERE IN
THE AUDIENCE?
THE AUDIENCE? IS THAT TRUE?
>> YES, IT IS.
>> TWO PEOPLE?
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. >> LOOK AT YOU NOW.
>> THEY HAVE A GREAT STORY TO
TELL.
TELL. >> THAT WAS THE GIRL FROM THAT
PLAY.
PLAY. IT WAS A REAL HUMBLING MOMENT.
>> IS THERE GOING TO BE ANOTHER
SEASON OF "THE HAUNTING OF HILL
HOUSE"?
HOUSE"? >> I WOULD HOPE SO.
I DON’T KNOW.
>> IT HAS ENOUGH OF A CULT
FOLLOWING.
FOLLOWING. >> MIGHT THERE BE OFFICIAL WORD?
>> I WOULD THINK ANY SECOND NOW.
>> YOU WANT TO ANNOUNCE
SOMETHING EXCLUSIVELY?
SOMETHING EXCLUSIVELY? >> NO.
>> NO. I WANT THEM TO CALL ME AND TELL
ME.
ME. >> IF WE WAIT LONG ENOUGH, MAYBE
IT WILL HAPPEN.
>> YOU’LL BE GETTING A CALL.
>> HOW DO YOU SHAKE IT?
I READ, THERE’S STILL LAUGHTER
WHEN YOU GUYS CUT.
HOW DO YOU BALANCE THE HORROR SO
YOU CAN SLEEP?
>> AND IT’S VERY SERIOUS.
>> IT WAS SO SERIOUS AND SAD.
THERE WAS A LOT OF GRIEF.
IT’S INTENSE.
IT’S INTENSE. YOU CAN’T REALLY SHAKE THAT.
A FEW MONTHS AFTER, I REMEMBER
OLIVER JACKSON COHEN WHO PLAYS
MY BROTHER, WE WOULD CALL EACH
OTHER AND GO, ARE WE STILL IN
THE RED ROOM?
>> THANK YOU FOR NOT SPOILING
ANYTHING.
ANYTHING. THAT WAS MY CHIEF CONCERN THIS
MORNING, TALKING WITH YOU.
>> TUNE IN.
>> THERE’S ANOTHER SEASON
COMING.
COMING. ELIZABETH JUST TOLD US.
I’M KIDDING.
I’M KIDDING. I’M KIDDING.
I’M KIDDING. >> "HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE" IS