I have just finished watching the first two episodes of Haunted and I feel quite angry.
The first episode was OK, nothing special, just OK. I was wondering whether the boy was suffering with the after effects of trauma, having witnessed a homicide and shooting at a young age, rather than seeing ghosts. Perhaps it left him with long term psychological damage explaining his continued experiences. Perhaps alternative interpretations should've been offered but I suppose that would've ruined a spooky story, still, I hope he gets help.
The second episode is the one that I really took issue with. I know it's already been said here but, where are the police? The FBI? If this is true, and the children had spent their lives with serial killer parents, there HAS to be an investigation! The 'strays' that the father killed must have had parents, sons, daughters, brothers or sisters, even just friends, is there to be no closure for them? And it's implied that he killed hundreds! Then, the evil father dies, the wife walks away Scott free and their grandson walks in, finds all the trophies his grandad kept and destroys them? Items that could've been used to identify the victims are all chucked onto a bonfire? REALLY?!?
Either this story is complete and utter nonsense or Netflix has been a party to a particularly nasty crime and the concealment of mass murder. I really hope it's nonsense, despite the opening of the episode saying it's a true story, I'd rather just be lied to.
The first episode was OK, nothing special, just OK. I was wondering whether the boy was suffering with the after effects of trauma, having witnessed a homicide and shooting at a young age, rather than seeing ghosts. Perhaps it left him with long term psychological damage explaining his continued experiences. Perhaps alternative interpretations should've been offered but I suppose that would've ruined a spooky story, still, I hope he gets help.
The second episode is the one that I really took issue with. I know it's already been said here but, where are the police? The FBI? If this is true, and the children had spent their lives with serial killer parents, there HAS to be an investigation! The 'strays' that the father killed must have had parents, sons, daughters, brothers or sisters, even just friends, is there to be no closure for them? And it's implied that he killed hundreds! Then, the evil father dies, the wife walks away Scott free and their grandson walks in, finds all the trophies his grandad kept and destroys them? Items that could've been used to identify the victims are all chucked onto a bonfire? REALLY?!?
Either this story is complete and utter nonsense or Netflix has been a party to a particularly nasty crime and the concealment of mass murder. I really hope it's nonsense, despite the opening of the episode saying it's a true story, I'd rather just be lied to.