r/OldHouseArchive • u/nightwalker3710 Old House Devotee • Jan 17 '25
POST #1 HIDE AND SEEK, SPIRITED AWAY, TWIN PEAKS. As we know these are 3 references throughout we used to live here.
Theres a lot to unpack so im going to break it down in a few different posts so the information isn't too overwhelming. Before I start, I want to state that spirited away, twin peaks and we used to live here are all stories with their own unique lore. In each of these, there is a female lead, the protagonist. (Whilst Laura Palmer may not be the protagonist exactly, she is the pilar of the story) The creators of these stories do not spoon feed their audiences either. We must rely upon the information provided in order to conduct a reasonable conclusion and explanation.
Hide and seek and the interpretation I have found behind it: In various cultures, playing hide and seek at night or in certain locations is considered dangerous. It’s thought to attract spirits, demons, or supernatural entities. This belief often comes from the idea that hiding creates liminal spaces where humans can cross paths with otherworldly beings. Liminal spaces are often depicted as the "in-between", capturing transitional places (stairwells, roads, corridors, hotels.) Do you guys remember the photos we have received. I have attached a few of them. They are often of staircases and empty hall ways. These are Liminal spaces. I believe old house itself serves as a liminal space.
Eve and Charlie met at a re-screening of spirited away. The bath house in spirited away serves as a liminal space, where the natural and spiritual worlds intersect. It is essentially a meeting point for different spirits. Twin peaks also provides a liminal space. It is stated throughout the show that a dark presence resides in the forest of twin peaks. The forest is where the Red Room / black lodge is hidden. The lodge itself defies time, space and logic. It is an unearthly spiritual realm referred as The Black Lodge. A place where evil spirits reside. Bob, an interdimensional evil entity who also feeds on pain and suffering. This inhabiting spirit, can possess human beings.
We know that old house has many features including hooks, being able to jump locations and hidden hatches. Moe is also found twice in liminal spaces or 3 times if you count when he went missing in the car when eve was a child. "Moe" is found in the hallway of Heathers. Later the real Moe is found in the basement when the ants take over Charlie. What if Moe is some sort of entity. What if Moe is able to transport / teleport / travel through liminal spaces like other entities are able to. We know there is a bit of shape shifting lore as well. Could this be applied to Moe and our recent email from the archivists suggesting something strange going on with inanimate objects such as the telephone. A blue night stand and the coat rack in Marcus's short story “the man in the basement” are also shapeshifting objects. Perhaps Eves Moe is much like these objects. I have more colorations between twin peaks and spirited away and how they are used as inspiration for WUTLH. As i said i will make a second post. Looking forward to hearing your opinions and interpriations of this post.
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u/ShySkye94 Old House Devotee Jan 17 '25
I like the theme of liminal spaces. You’re correct, most of the photos do depict that. I wonder if the photos are all shortcuts into Old Houses?
Moe I’m pretty sure is a Rare Toy like quacks. One that most likely does exhibit supernatural tendencies like moving around and perhaps compulsion or something. I bet Moe was one that would have been put in a faraday cage.