History Series / TheHauntingOfBlyManor

* TheGhost: [[JustForPun Aside from the literal ghosts in the series]], there's Owen's mother, who despite being mentioned frequently and providing a few plot points never actually appears. It becomes particularly noticeable in the finale, when there's no photograph of her where you might expect one to appear [[spoiler:in Owen's restaurant alongside Hannah's]], presumably because no-one was ever cast in the role.

->''"Alright, then. A ghost story. Again, this story isn't mine, but it is full of ghosts of all sorts. And if a child gives the effect, another turn of the screw...what do you say to two?"''

''The Haunting of Bly Manor'' is the second season of the ThematicSeries ''The Haunting'', following ''Series/TheHauntingOfHillHouse''. This time, its time-spanning ghost story adapts the works of Creator/HenryJames, specifically ''Literature/TheTurnOfTheScrew'' and ''Literature/TheRomanceOfCertainOldClothes''. It is again created and directed by Creator/MikeFlanagan, and features the return of several actors from ''Hill House'': Creator/VictoriaPedretti (as Dani Clayton), Creator/OliverJacksonCohen (as Peter Quint), Creator/HenryThomas (as Henry Wingrave), Creator/CarlaGugino (as the Storyteller), Creator/KateSiegel (as Viola Lloyd) and Catharine Parker (as Perdita Lloyd).

** Former ''Series/TheHauntingOfHillHouse'' alums Creator/CarlaGugino and Kate Siegel make small but pivotal appearances.

* LighterAndSofter: Arguably compared to ''Series/TheHauntingOfHillHouse''. The characters are all generally better adjusted than the Crain family, there is certainly much less bickering and death, the overall tone is less frightening, and [[spoiler:the source of the Manor's haunting is much less malevolent, more an unwitting force of nature. And while it cannot be fully defeated, it is at least stopped for long enough to release all of the souls bound by it before coming back for a total of two souls bound, compared to ''Hill House'' where ''everyone'' who died remains forever bound within the house.]]

** Peter and Rebecca tell [[spoiler:Flora and Miles]] to think of their "Forever House." This was the same term meaningfully used by Olivia Crain in [[Series/TheHauntingOfHillHouse the previous series]].
** Hannah passes a message [[spoiler:to Owen through Henry’s spirit as he hovers between life and death. She ends with “the rest is all...” and is cut off by Henry’s revival before she can say the last word, [[Series/TheHauntingOfHillHouse "confetti"]].]]

The full series began streaming on Creator/{{Netflix}} in October 2020. It is followed by the third installment in the series, though not premiering under ''The Haunting'' title, ''Series/TheFallOfTheHouseOfUsher2023'', in October 2023.

The full series began streaming on Creator/{{Netflix}} in October 2020. It is followed by the third instalment in the series, though not premiering under ''The Haunting'' title, ''Series/TheFallOfTheHouseOfUsher2023'', in October 2023.

The full series began streaming on Creator/{{Netflix}} in October 2020.

-> "I liked your story, but I think you set it up wrong in the beginning. You said it was a ghost story. It isn't. It's a ''love story''."
-->--'''The Bride reacts to the Storyteller's tale'''

* DramaticIrony: During the flashback episode "The Two Faces Part 1," Peter tells Rebecca his purpose on this earth is to leave behind more than he took. The audience at this point already has been informed that Peter went on to rob from the ten-year-old orphan Miles' inheritance before vanishing, and that Rebecca committed suicide in the aftermath. [[spoiler:It becomes more and more ironic as the show goes on and Peter is very clearly shown to be the most selfish member of the cast, murdering Rebecca just so he wouldn't be alone and Hannah seemingly just out of spite, and trying to steal the lives of Flora and Miles so he can escape Bly and still live out the life he wants for himself and Rebecca.]] Peter took a lot, and left behind little else but pain.

* DramaticIrony: During the flashback episode "The Tow Faces Part 1," Peter tells Rebecca his purpose on this earth is to leave behind more than he took. The audience at this point already knows that Peter would go on to rob from the ten-year-old orphan Miles' inheritance before vanishing, and that Rebecca committed suicide in the aftermath. [[spoiler:It becomes more and more ironic as the show goes on and Peter is very clearly shown to be the most selfish member of the cast, murdering Rebecca just so he wouldn't be alone and Hannah seemingly just out of spite, and trying to steal the lives of Flora and Miles so he can escape Bly and still live out the life he wants for himself and Rebecca.]] Peter took a lot, and left behind little else but pain.