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In the summer of 1992, Hugh and Olivia Crain move their five children—Steven, Shirley, Theodora, and twins Luke and Nell—into the sprawling, decaying Hill House. Their motivation is financial: renovate the historic mansion and flip it for a massive profit to build their dream home. However, the house harbors a malevolent supernatural entity that preys on the family, culminating in a tragic night where Olivia dies under bizarre circumstances, and Hugh flees with the kids, leaving the house behind.Decades later, the adult Crain siblings are profoundly damaged by their trauma. Steven is a cynical author who capitalized on the family tragedy for fame and fortune, alienating his siblings. Shirley runs a mortuary, bottling up her control issues; Theo works as a guarded child psychologist utilizing her hyper-sensitive tactile psychic abilities; Luke is a desperate, broken heroin addict; and Nell suffers from crippling, lifelong sleep paralysis, haunted by the specter of the "Bent-Neck Lady."The past violently collides with the present when Nell, relapsing after a period of sobriety, returns to Hill House. Possessed and driven mad by the entities within, she hangs herself in the very room where her mother died. Nell’s tragic death reunites the fractured family for a tense, emotional wake. As they gather, the ghosts of Hill House—both literal and psychological—manifest with terrifying intensity, forcing each surviving sibling to confront their deepest regrets and fears.Luke flees to Hill House, seeking to burn it down to avenge Nell. The remaining family members, along with an estranged Hugh, rush to save him, becoming trapped inside the house’s supernatural architecture. Within its walls, the Red Room—revealed to be the stomach of the house—digests them by feeding on their illusions and grief, tempting them to surrender to eternal rest. Olivia, fully consumed and distorted by the house, tries to trap her children permanently so they will never experience the pain of the outside world.Hugh makes the ultimate sacrifice, striking a deal with the house: he will lock himself inside with Olivia and the ghosts forever, sealing his fate, if the house allows his remaining children to walk out alive. Free from the oppressive grief, the surviving Crains leave Hill House behind, finally united, sober, and beginning the long journey toward true healing.