延續(或固守)Mike Flanagan自己的「禁忌女孩女主」的三合一鬼屋學:孩子們面對即便有愛但驟死瘋狂或其他原因疏離的父母長大後才了解當年父母親作為沒有多成熟也無法更好的大人但因而更無法抗衡那份記憶因為更能同理所以深陷雙倍的傷感和無力把鬼店旅館媒介化:讓血潮翻滾的經典場景走過路過卻莞爾而過;保留噩夢迷宮的悍然力量卻加入了跳針與迴圈的機巧高帽蘿絲和小女孩是倚老賣老的傳統天才vs.年輕犀利的逸才也這樣地對比Mike Flanagan和庫柏力克的爭鬥當老者說出My mind is a cathedral卻迅速被短小精悍的置物格打臉(村上春樹靈感儲存的「久久久亚洲熟妇熟女ⅩXXX电影」說)
"Maybe I didn't fight in a war, but I'm allowed to have a crappy day just like everyone else. Something that was really important to me ended. I know it was a little goofy, but it was a big part of my life, and when big things end, it's hard not to imagine how they started, so please, if you could just ease up for maybe two seconds". I really love how Kevin put his emotions that precisely and frankly and his awareness to the "right" to be down. It took me years to get that, and it really feels good - making you more connected both to the real self and to others.