What to read, watch, and listen to if you lovedHis House
Film · 2020
If you loved His House, start with The Haunting of Hill House (Mike Flanagan, 2018) — a series on the same thread. Below: 4 books, 4 series and 2 podcasts, each matched to His House across media.
What hooked you in His House was the way domestic spaces become visceral battlegrounds for the ghosts of unresolved trauma.
Books on the same thread
The Haunting of Hill House
Shirley Jackson · Book · 1987
Shares 3 threads with His House: Psychological Horror, Supernatural Horror, Haunted House.
Like the suffocating atmosphere of His House, this classic explores how a physical structure acts as a mirror for the fractured mental state of its inhabitants.
How to Sell a Haunted House
Grady Hendrix · Book
Explores: Inherited trauma, Dysfunctional family dynamics, Grief as a monster.
If you appreciated how His House uses a home to manifest deep-seated grief, you will recognize that same volatile mix of family trauma and supernatural manifestation here.
Play Nice
Rachel Harrison · Book
Shares 2 threads with His House: grief, haunted house.
This story mirrors the central tension of His House by grounding its supernatural threat in the inescapable weight of inherited trauma and family secrets within a home.
A Doll's House
Henrik Ibsen · Book · 2021
Explores: Female emancipation, Marriage, Deception.
While lacking supernatural ghosts, this play captures the same feeling of entrapment and social displacement that makes the domestic setting of His House feel so incredibly hostile.
Series on the same thread
The Haunting of Hill House
Mike Flanagan · Series · 2018
Shares 3 threads with His House: Trauma, Grief, Psychological Horror.
This series shares the DNA of His House, using the layout of a haunted home to dissect the lingering, cyclical impact of family tragedy and personal grief.
Ghosts
Mathew Baynton · Series · 2019
Shares a thread with His House: Haunted House.
While leaning into comedy, this series explores the same core premise as His House: a couple struggling to claim a new home that is already occupied.
Servant
Tony Basgallop · Series · 2019
Shares 2 threads with His House: Grief, Supernatural Horror.
Much like the protagonists of His House, the couple here finds that their private sorrow invites a terrifying, inexplicable presence into the sanctuary of their own living space.
Them
Little Marvin · Series · 2021
Shares a thread with His House: Psychological Horror.
This series echoes the social critique of His House by framing the domestic environment as a site of systemic terror where the past refuses to stay buried.
Podcasts on the same thread
Ghost Huns
Podcast
Explores: Haunted Houses, Supernatural, Spooky Stories.
If the unsettling nature of the haunting in His House kept you engaged, this podcast offers a conversational deep dive into the stories that make houses feel dangerous.
Khauf Stories- RosePodPlay
Podcast
Shares a thread with His House: Supernatural Horror.
These stories reflect the urban terror found in His House, focusing on how everyday living spaces can suddenly turn into sites of inexplicable and terrifying supernatural activity.
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Common questions
Is His House based on a true story?
His House is a fictional film about a refugee couple from South Sudan. While it depicts the harrowing experience of fleeing war-torn regions, the specific narrative involving an unspeakable evil lurking in their English home is a creative story created for the movie.
What is the central conflict in His House?
The central conflict in His House follows a young refugee couple struggling to adjust to a new life in an English town. Their attempt to settle into their new home is complicated by an unspeakable evil that lurks beneath the surface of their residence.
Where does the couple in His House come from?
The couple featured in His House originates from South Sudan. After making a harrowing escape from their war-torn home country, they relocate to a small English town where they face both the challenges of assimilation and a supernatural threat.
Does His House involve supernatural elements?
Yes, His House involves supernatural elements. The plot centers on a refugee couple who find that their new home in an English town is haunted by an unspeakable evil lurking beneath the surface, which complicates their efforts to adjust to their new life.