The Haunting of Bly Manorarrives just in time for Halloween on Blu-ray and DVD starting today, and Collider has an exclusive look at a clip from the bonus features of the brand-new home release that spotlightsKate Siegel’s ghost Viola Willoughby, Bly Manor’s former mistress who now haunts the grounds of the house. The Gothic horror series follows the mysteries surrounding the titular Bly Manor, as well as the unassuming American au pair who is hired to care for a pair of children.
The tragedy of Viola’s character is that she has not only morphed into a terrifying, faceless entity with no sense of her own identity — later referred to as the Lady in the Lake — but her lingering hatred and losses have become so powerful that she is capable of trapping even more unsuspecting souls within the bounds of Bly Manor and the land on which it sits.
According toBly Manorcreator/directorMike Flanagan, it is Viola’s defiance against life and death that has created the phenomenon “that would hold not only her soul in this place, but would be strong enough to hold others in her gravity as well.”
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Several cast members from Flanagan’s first Netflix horror series,The Haunting of Hill House, returned forBly Manor, including Siegel as well asVictoria Pedretti,Oliver Jackson-Cohen,Henry Thomas, andCarla Gugino. The cast also includesAmelie Bea Smith,Benjamin Evan Ainsworth,Rahul Kohli,Amelia Eve, andT’Nia Miller.
TheBly ManorBlu-ray and DVD three-disc set will include all nine episodes of the series and feature exclusive bonus content like behind-the-scenes featurettes and in-depth audio commentaries with Flanagan, and directorsLiam GavinandAxelle Carolyn. The sets include the following:
TheHauntingCollection 2-Pack, featuringThe Haunting of Hill HouseandThe Haunting of Bly Manor, will also be available on both Blu-ray and DVD starting October 12. Check out the exclusive “Viola” clip above.
