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* The whole story of Hugh Crain's children and their deaths. It is quite unsettling to see how insane and twisted Crain is. His obsession with having a house 'always echoing with the laughter of children' by abducting children from his mills has not-so-subtle[[Pedophilic PædoHunt]] undertones.

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* The whole story of Hugh Crain's children and their deaths. It is quite unsettling to see how insane and twisted Crain is. His obsession with having a house 'always echoing with the laughter of children' by and abducting children from his mills so he can play hide-and-seek before murdering them has not-so-subtle[[Pedophilic PædoHunt]] clear [[PedoHunt pedophilic]] undertones.
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* The whole story of Hugh Crain's children and their deaths. It is quite unsettling to see how insane and twisted Crain is.

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* The whole story of Hugh Crain's children and their deaths. It is quite unsettling to see how insane and twisted Crain is. His obsession with having a house 'always echoing with the laughter of children' by abducting children from his mills has not-so-subtle[[Pedophilic PædoHunt]] undertones.
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* As Nell works on an assessment test, a strange breeze draws her attention to the metal curtain which screens the fireplace. From out of nowhere, what [[NothingIsScarier appears to be]] an enormous statue head of black metal (presumably Hugh Crain's?) lunges against the chains.

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* As Nell works on an assessment test, a strange breeze draws her attention to the metal curtain which screens the fireplace. From out of nowhere, what [[NothingIsScarier appears to be]] an enormous statue head of black metal (presumably Hugh Crain's?) Crain's; see the WMG page) lunges against the chains.
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* As Nell works on an assessment test, a strange breeze draws her attention to a curtain of metal railings which border the entrance to the fireplace. From out of nowhere, what [[NothingIsScarier appears to be]] an enormous statue head of black metal lunges against the railings.

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* As Nell works on an assessment test, a strange breeze draws her attention to a the metal curtain of metal railings which border the entrance to screens the fireplace. From out of nowhere, what [[NothingIsScarier appears to be]] an enormous statue head of black metal (presumably Hugh Crain's?) lunges against the railings.chains.
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* The sequence with the drifting black shadows, angry decor-eyes, and frosted-glass face is pretty tense.

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* The sequence with the drifting black shadows, angry decor-eyes, and frosted-glass face is pretty tense.tense.
* As Nell works on an assessment test, a strange breeze draws her attention to a curtain of metal railings which border the entrance to the fireplace. From out of nowhere, what [[NothingIsScarier appears to be]] an enormous statue head of black metal lunges against the railings.
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* [[OffWithHisHead Luke's death]] is this...even though it also comes off as a bit silly.

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* [[OffWithHisHead Luke's death]] is this... even though it also comes off as a bit silly.
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* [[OffWithHisHead Luke's death]] is this...even though it also comes off as a bit silly.

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* [[OffWithHisHead Luke's death]] is this...even though it also comes off as a bit silly.silly.
* The sequence with the drifting black shadows, angry decor-eyes, and frosted-glass face is pretty tense.
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** In general, Neil's behavior. While Neil may not behave as unhinged as in the original, her DissonantSerenity in the face of everything that happens around her can be quite unsettling.

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** In general, Neil's Nell's behavior. While Neil Nell may not behave as unhinged as in the original, her DissonantSerenity in the face of everything that happens around her can be quite unsettling.

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* The carved cherubs in the bedroom.

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** In general, Neil's behavior. While Neil may not behave as unhinged as in the original, her DissonantSerenity in the face of everything that happens around her can be quite unsettling.
* The carved cherubs in the bedroom.bedroom.
* The whole story of Hugh Crain's children and their deaths. It is quite unsettling to see how insane and twisted Crain is.
* Mary being injured by the harpischord and the kind of scars, disfigurement or other injuries she might face are not for the squeamish. Even if [[NothingIsScarier we don't see much]], it's pretty horrifying to hear her scream in pain.
* [[OffWithHisHead Luke's death]] is this...even though it also comes off as a bit silly.
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* The scene in the mirrored carousel room has some genuinely disturbing shots of Nell/Carolyn wherein she has lost all sense of who she is, and her own face is replaced in the mirror by Carolyn's. Both Carolyn seeming happy to be given flesh once more and her stretched, distorted face a few moments later count as a NightmareFace.

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* The scene in the mirrored carousel room has some genuinely disturbing shots of Nell/Carolyn wherein she has lost all sense of who she is, and her own face is replaced in the mirror by Carolyn's. Both Carolyn seeming happy to be given flesh once more and her stretched, distorted face a few moments later count as a NightmareFace.NightmareFace.
* The carved cherubs in the bedroom.
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* The MindScrew of the house.
* The scene in the mirrored carousel room has some genuinely disturbing shots of Nell/Carolyn wherein she has lost all sense of who she is, and her own face is replaced in the mirror by Carolyn's. Both Carolyn seeming happy to be given flesh once more and her stretched, distorted face a few moments later count as a NightmareFace.

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