The Haunted Mansion Moments Only Adults Seem To Notice

Because The Haunted Mansion features a ghostly horse that always keeps a skeleton form no matter where it is, as well as a barbershop quartet, fortune teller, and zombies that always look spirit-like even in the house, it's safe to say there's a ghost hierarchy within the mansion. This fact essentially politicizes the movie (via Looper).

Apart from ghost hierarchies, another Easter egg is the film's race element. The whole reason the mansion dwellers are cursed is because Edward fell in love with his servant Elizabeth, leading butler Ramsley to poison her so the union couldn't happen. Edward then took his own life as well, cursing the house. The center of the curse is actually racism, since Elizabeth being mixed-race is what made Ramsley want to prevent the marriage.

Apart from the symbolism, there are also several plot-holes in the movie. For one, the fact that no one had ever tried to find out more about Gracey Manor, even with its size and location in a well-off area (unless the curse makes it invisible). Even more, the servants cook real food — making us wonder how they go to the grocery store — and the Evers family receives the deed to the mansion, even though it would've been handed over to the government after Edward's death (via Looper). We'll always love the movie, but the Easter eggs and plot-holes are leaving us reeling and scratching our heads in equal measure.

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