History YMMV / TheWitchsHouse

* KarmicOverkill: While it was very naïve ([[GoodIsDumb even outright foolish]]) of [[spoiler:the real Viola to be suckered into trusting Ellen to swap bodies with her body [[BlatantLies "for a day"]] when it was clear as day that she was only going to double-cross her, [[TearJerker/TheWitchsHouse the absolutely horrific fate she ends up suffering]] as a result -- namely, her [[CruelAndUnusualDeath agonizing, drawn-out death]] at the hands of [[EtTuBrute Ellen and her]] ''[[EtTuBrute own father]]'', Ellen [[EvilGloating sadistically mocking her for it]] and leaving [[DeaderThanDead Viola's soul to be outright obliterated]] by the Black Cat Demon before [[KillAndReplace triumphantly going on to take over her life]] --]] was way, way, '''way''' too cruel a punishment for a single poorly thought-out decision [[spoiler:done with kind intentions]].

* KarmicOverkill: While it was very naïve ([[GoodIsDumb even outright foolish]]) of [[spoiler:the real Viola to be suckered into trusting Ellen to swap bodies with her body [[BlatantLies "for a day"]] when it was clear as day that she was only going to double-cross her, [[TearJerker/TheWitchsHouse the absolutely horrific fate she ends up suffering]] as a result -- namely, her [[CruelAndUnusualDeath agonizing, drawn-out death]] at the hands of [[EtTuBrute Ellen and her]] ''[[EtTuBrute own father]]'', and Ellen [[EvilGloating sadistically mocking her]] as [[KillAndReplace she triumphantly leaves to take over her life]] before leaving [[DeaderThanDead Viola's soul to be outright obliterated by the Black Cat Demon]]--]] was way, way, '''way''' too cruel a punishment for a single poorly thought-out decision [[spoiler:done with kind intentions]].

* TheWoobie: Viola is the innocent daughter of the huntsman who happens to befriend a girl in the woods named Ellen. [[spoiler:When the latter tricked Viola into [[FreakyFridayFlip switching bodies for one day]], it was revealed that Ellen mutilated her legs and gouged out her eyes, which causes Viola to experience extreme physical pain. Annoyed at Viola's screams, Ellen then gave her a throat burning medicine which rendered Viola mute and helpless. When Viola tries to get her body back from Ellen, the latter then manipulates her father into shooting Viola under the pretence that Viola was a monster chasing her; [[{{Sadist}} laughing at her suffering as she taunts Viola]] that [[KillAndReplace she will take everything that Viola loves]]. '''Then''', just to make sure not even a trace of her remains, [[DeaderThanDead Ellen leaves Viola's soul to be eaten by the Black Cat Demon]]. MV's new ending adds that Viola didn't die from the bullets, but suffered DeathByDespair (which is the only way for a witch to die); her father not recognizing her and calling her a monster, shooting her dead, and Ellen taunting her in her own body [[DespairEventHorizon pushed her over the edge]]]]. With the absolutely ''horrific'' fate she suffers, it's no wonder the poor girl's considered a shining example of how NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished.

* KarmicOverkill: While it was very naïve ([[GoodIsDumb even outright foolish]]) of [[spoiler:the real Viola to be suckered into trusting Ellen to swap bodies with her body [[BlatantLies "for a day"]] when it was clear as day that she was only going to double-cross her, [[TearJerker/TheWitchsHouse the absolutely horrific fate she ends up suffering]] as a result -- namely, her [[CruelAndUnusualDeath agonizing, drawn-out death]] at the hands of [[EtTuBrute Ellen and her]] ''[[EtTuBrute own father]]'', having [[DeaderThanDead her soul outright obliterated by the Black Cat Demon]] and [[EvilGloating Ellen mocking her]] as [[KillAndReplace she triumphantly leaves to take over her life]] --]] was way, way, '''way''' too cruel a punishment for a single poorly thought-out decision [[spoiler:done with kind intentions]].

* DracoInLeatherPants: A lot of fans have a tendency to paint the Witch as someone who's completely innocent, and instead shifting the blame onto either her parents, or [[spoiler:the cat demon]], or both. Her parents were neglectful, and the book goes into more detail about how [[spoiler:the demon]] warped her, but it also shows her having early signs of sociopathic behavior, before and after she [[spoiler:met the demon]], such as not flinching nor showing any signs of guilt or regret for murdering hundreds of people, announcing herself to be AboveGoodAndEvil, being maniacally selfish in her end goals, and finally reveling in sadistic glee at Viola's suffering. The Witch may be a TragicVillain, but she is still a villain.

* MoralEventHorizon: Many players consider the Witch's backstory tragic enough that they'll excuse her having [[spoiler:the demon eat her parents]], but [[spoiler:sacrificing hundreds of innocent children to it]] is JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope, and she crosses the line by [[spoiler:stealing Viola's body -- leaving her in Ellen's own mangled corpse -- and having her murdered by her father, sadistically taunting her about it, then [[DeaderThanDead having her soul be eaten by the Black Cat Demon]]]].

* MisaimedFandom: A sizable portion of fans continue to define the Witch by her backstory, excusing or downplaying everything she does, when her origin story was about her becoming increasingly unlikeable and unsympathetic to flat-out undeniably evil in the game.
* MoralEventHorizon: Many players consider the Witch's backstory tragic enough that they'll excuse her having [[spoiler:the demon eat her parents]], but [[spoiler:sacrificing innocent children to it]] is JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope, and she crosses the line by [[spoiler:stealing Viola's body -- leaving her in Ellen's own mangled corpse -- and having her murdered by her father, then [[DeaderThanDead her soul to be eaten by the Black Cat Demon]]]].

* TheWoobie: Viola is the innocent daughter of the huntsman who happens to befriend a girl in the woods named Ellen. [[spoiler:When the latter tricked Viola by switching body for one day, it was revealed that Ellen mutilated her legs and gouged out her eyes, which causes Viola to experience extreme physical pain. Annoyed at the screams that Viola produced, Ellen then gave her a throat burning medicine which rendered Viola mute and helpless. When Viola tries to get her body back from Ellen, the latter then manipulates her father into shooting Viola under the pretense that Viola was a monster chasing her and laughing at her suffering as she taunts Viola that she will take anything that Viola loves. MV's new ending adds that Viola didn't die from the bullets, but suffered DeathByDespair (which is the only way for a witch to die). Her father not recognizing her and calling her a monster, shooting her dead, and Ellen taunting her in her body, [[DespairEventHorizon pushed her over the edge]].]]

* MoralEventHorizon: Many players consider the Witch's backstory tragic enough that they'll excuse her having [[spoiler:the demon eat her parents]], but [[spoiler:sacrificing innocent children to it]] is JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope, and she crosses the line by [[spoiler:stealing Viola's body - leaving her in Ellen's own mangled corpse - and having her murdered by her father]].

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Viola[[spoiler:'s body who is really controlled by Ellen]] may do one of two things before the game ends. In the normal ending, she may turn around and give the house a long look. In the true ending, she [[spoiler:turns her back on the dead Viola, giggles, and leaves]]. Fans are up to decide whether [[spoiler: Ellen was regretful in her actions or not]].

* PlayerPunch: Viola finds a cute frog, but has to feed it to a giant snake to proceed, and its ghost appears just before leaving the room. Later, she meets its tadpoles, who accuse her of murdering their father, and which she also has to kill to proceed. And just before entering the witch's room, she finds the corpse of the black cat that's been accompanying her through the house. [[spoiler:Both endings show it alive, although the pseudo-third ending reveals it was a demon.]] There's also the [[CruelTwistEnding true ending]]

* DarknessInducedAudienceApathy: Most of the characters are either horrible or suffer horrible fates. The frog who helps Viola [[spoiler:gets eaten by a snake]]. Later on, his offspring [[spoiler:die]] as well. The garden has red weeds who viciously lie to you, the yellow flowers are vain, want the white flower dead and laugh over [[spoiler: hearing it's death screams]], the white sentient flower who is one of the two nice beings in the house to Viola [[spoiler:gets chopped up by her]]. The queen of them all goes to [[spoiler: the true Viola, who turns out to be inside Ellen's body as it's revealed that we've been playing as Ellen all along]]. In contrast, Viola [[spoiler: who as said in the previous spoiler is Ellen who killed dozens, if not hundreds of people, causes the actual Viola in her body to die in agony and despair and [[KarmaHoudini gets off scot-free]]]].

* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: Viola[[spoiler:'s body who is really controlled by Ellen]] may do one of two things before the game ends. In the normal ending, she may turn around and give the house a long look. In the true ending, she [[spoiler:turns her back on the dead Viola, giggles, and leaves]]. Fans are up to decide whether [[spoiler: Ellen was regretful in her actions or not]].

* {{Narm}}: The suddenness and absurdity of several of the death scenes can easily make them come off as hilarious rather than scary. Special mention to [[spoiler:Viola dieing because a giant tedddy bear sat on her.]]

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: This game's soundtrack is amazingly fitting for the game's creepy atmosphere, but the theme "Miller House" is one that really [[spoiler:emphasizes the TearJerker that is the True Ending, while also driving in how the player [[PlayingThePlayer has been deceived the whole time]]. Not only did [[TheBadGuyWins the villains win]], but ''{{you|Bastard}}'' helped them]].

* DracoInLeatherPants: A lot of fans have a tendency to paint the Witch as someone who's completely innocent, and instead shifting the blame onto either her parents, or [[spoiler:the cat demon]], or both. Her parents were neglectful, and the book goes into more detail about how [[spoiler:the demon]] warped her, it also shows her having early signs of sociopathic behavior, before and after she [[spoiler:met the demon]], such as not flinching nor showing any signs of guilt or regret for murdering hundreds of people, announcing herself to be AboveGoodAndEvil, being maniacally selfish in her end goals, and finally reveling in sadistic glee at Viola's suffering. The Witch may be a TragicVillain, but she is still a villain.

* CryForTheDevil: [[spoiler:''The Diary of Ellen'']] makes the Witch pretty sympathetic, as it showcases her StartOfDarkness and the tragic life she had.

* CompleteMonster: [[OurDemonsAreDifferent The Black Cat Demon]] is a SoulEating monster who happened upon the abused [[{{Tykebomb}} Ellen]] after she killed her parents, devouring the deceased's souls and [[TheCorrupter corrupting]] Ellen into becoming his latest witch. Convincing Ellen she would never be loved by anyone and promising to cure her illness for bringing him souls, the demon spends centuries molding her and consumes countless innocents while leaving the tortured spirits to wander within the titular house forever. Sadistically suggesting Ellen maim herself before swapping bodies with Viola, the demon [[TheBadGuyWins eats the crippled Viola's soul later on after Ellen has her killed]].

* CompleteMonster: [[OurDemonsAreDifferent The Black Cat Demon]] is a SoulEating monster who happened upon the abused [[{{Tykebomb}} Ellen]] after she killed her parents, devouring the deceased's souls and [[TheCorrupter corrupting]] Ellen into becoming his latest witch. Convincing Ellen she would never be loved by anyone and promising to cure her illness for bringing him souls, the demon spends centuries molding her and consumes countless while leaving the tortured spirits to wander within the titular house forever. Sadistically suggesting Ellen maim herself before swapping bodies with Viola, the demon [[TheBadGuyWins eats the crippled Viola's soul later on after Ellen has her killed]].

%%* CompleteMonster:

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: This game's soundtrack is amazingly fitting for the game's creepy atmosphere, but the theme "Miller House" is one that really [[spoiler:emphasizes the TearJerker that is the True Ending, while also driving in how the player [[PlayingThePlayer has been deceived the whole time]]. [[TheBadGuyWins Not only did the villains win]], but ''{{you|Bastard}}'' helped them]].

* CryForTheDevil: [[spoiler:''The Diary of Ellen'']] makes the Witch somewhat sympathetic, as it showcases her StartOfDarkness and the tragic life she had.

* DracoInLeatherPants: A lot of fans have a tendency to paint the Witch as someone who's completely innocent, and instead shifting the blame onto either her parents, or [[spoiler:the cat demon]], or both. While it's easy to argue that her parents were partially responsible for it, [[spoiler:the cat demon]] is a different story; despite [[spoiler:being vague and cryptic, the demon didn't really do anything to Ellen except made offers of magic power in exchange for souls, and Ellen willingly accepted the offers]]. While the book goes into more detail in attempt to make readers feel sorry for her, it also shows her having early signs of sociopathic behavior, before and after she [[spoiler:met the demon]], such as not flinching nor showing any signs of guilt or regret for murdering hundreds of people, announcing herself to be AboveGoodAndEvil, being maniacally selfish in her end goals, and finally reveling in sadistic glee at Viola's suffering; all of this was her doing, not something of [[spoiler:demonic influence]].

* ItWasHisSled: Honestly, if you don't already know the plot twist already, it's either your first time or you're really, really lucky.
* MisaimedFandom: Sizable portion of fans continue to define the Witch by her backstory, excusing or downplaying everything she does, when her origin story was about her becoming increasingly unlikeable and unsympathetic to flat-out undeniably evil in the game.

* CryForTheDevil: [[spoiler:''The Diary of Ellen'']] makes the Witch somewhat sympathetic, as it showcases her StartOfDarkness and the tragic life she had. [[SubvertedTrope However]], this gets undone later due to her horrific actions and becoming an unrepentant {{sadist}}.

* CompleteMonster:
** [[spoiler:[[VillainProtagonist Ellen]], the titular [[WickedWitch witch]], [[SelfMadeOrphan kills her parents]] for neglecting her and burns their house down at the age of seven. After agreeing with a demon to become [[TheHeavy the witch who rules the titular house]], Ellen initially tries to befriend a boy before a misunderstanding drives her to kill him via DeathTrap. Ellen spends the next few centuries luring innocents and sacrificing their souls to the demon in return for curing her illness, while also using it as an opportunity to exercise her sadism. Upon learning a spell that would allow her to switch bodies, she [[FalseFriend "befriends"]] a young girl named Viola. Just before the ritual, Ellen dismembers her legs and gouges out her own eyes so that, after the switch, Viola would suffer and die in Ellen's maimed body. Ellen then force-feeds Viola a "medicine" that burns out her throat simply because her screams of agony annoyed her. Ellen then [[BadPeopleAbuseAnimals murders several animals]] and a sapient flower on her way to kill Viola. Finally, Ellen taunts the now blind, mute, and crippled Viola, and [[TheBadGuyWins tricks Viola's father into shooting his own daughter dead]], laughing cruelly afterward. Despite starting out as a girl who wants to be loved, Ellen turns herself into a sadist who destroys anyone who tries to help her.]]
** [[spoiler:The aforementioned [[TheManBehindTheWoman Black Cat Demon]] is the mysterious demon who made Ellen his personal witch. Introduced [[SoulEating consuming the souls]] of Ellen's parents when he first met her, he then takes the already murderous Ellen in to [[{{Tykebomb}} raise her into a witch]], having already done this to his prior witch who became the House. When Ellen fails to befriend a stray boy, the demon tells her that no one ever loved her while [[DealWithTheDevil promising to cure her illness in exchange for enough souls]]. For centuries, he devours her victims' souls and turns the leftovers into the spirits haunting the house. When Viola first visits the house, he comes up with the body-swapping plan, and once it has been completed, takes pleasure in revealing the truth to Viola to mock her. Finally, when Viola is shot dead in Ellen's body, the demon [[TheBadGuyWins devours her soul]]. Despite his friendly facade, the Black Cat Demon only cares about his insatiable appetite for souls and sees everyone as disposable pawns.]]

** [[spoiler:[[VillainProtagonist Ellen]], the titular [[WickedWitch witch]], [[SelfMadeOrphan kills her parents]] for neglecting her and burns their house down at the age of seven. After agreeing with a demon to become [[TheHeavy the witch who rules the titular house]], Ellen initially tries to befriend a boy before a misunderstanding drives her to kill him via DeathTrap. Ellen spends the next few centuries luring innocents and sacrificing their souls to the demon in return for curing her illness, while also using it as an opportunity to exercise her sadism. Upon learning a spell that would allow her to switch bodies, she [[FalseFriend "befriends"]] a young girl named Viola. Just before the ritual, Ellen dismembers her legs and gouges out her own eyes so that, after the switch, Viola would suffer and die in Ellen's maimed body. Ellen then force-feeds Viola a "medicine" that burns out her throat simply because her screams of agony annoyed her. Ellen then [[BadPeopleAbuseAnimals murders several animals]] and a sapient flower on her way to kill Viola. Finally, Ellen taunts the now blind, mute, and crippled Viola, and [[TheBadGuyWins tricks Viola's father into shooting his own daughter dead]], laughing cruelly afterward. Despite starting out as a girl who wants to be loved, Ellen willingly turns herself into a sadist who destroys anyone who tries to help her.]]