- ". . . Can I eat it?"
- ―The house asking if it can eat the first victim, The Librarian.
The Witch House is the home of Ellen. Her parents' remains are also there, but they are locked in the cells on the 5th Floor. Not much is known to people other than it is located deep in the forest. The dark magic within is very powerful and dangerous to anyone who is not welcome into the home. The only human who can come into the house without dying is Viola.
Appearance[]
The Witch House in the mobile version
The house building looks like a typical old haunted mansion. In the mobile version, the house has a modified appearance compared to both the original game and the MV version.
The house's will takes a spirit form that looks like its master, so it looks like a ghostly version of Ellen.
Personality[]
The house has a will of its own, and with permission of the owner, it eats people, regardless if they entered without permission or were fooled to enter.
The will of the house always knows its true owner; that is why it helps Ellen escape by appearing in key places and showing various hints, subverting the many traps set up by Viola who is in the witch's original body. An example of a hint the house gives is when the player obtains the Red Shoes and exits the cell, they can see a headless girl walking away, that being the house warning them of what will happen if they wear the Red Shoes.
Story[]
The Diary of Ellen[]
It is not known when the house was built, but the Witch House is very old and strange. It has existed in the deep forest for centuries.
The only person who can control the power of the house is its owner, the witch. Before Ellen, another unnamed witch lived here as her predecessor. Her wish was to be able to stay in the house forever, which she did. She became a part of the house, and she is the one that makes the house alive and have its own will.
When Ellen initially moved to the Witch House, she hears the laugh of another girl in the house, that being the house itself. Ellen continues to inhabit the house for centuries, luring many people to their deaths in the house. When Ellen switches bodies with Viola, the latter gains some degree of control over the house, which she uses to set up traps to prevent Ellen from escaping with her body.
The Witch's House[]
During the events of the game, the house's will leaves the player notes and hints, as Ellen mentions during the True Ending: "The house guided me all the way to ensure I'll escape."
The player can see house's will appear in many places, such as:
- When they walk up the stairs to the 2nd Floor, they can see her walk up the stairs.
- After they let the Frog pull the lever and walk upward, she runs towards them.
- They can see her sitting on a sofa in the left wing of the 4th Floor.
- After they destroy the painting on the 4th Floor and exit the room, she runs towards them.
- They can see her sitting on the bench on the 5th Floor.
- In the Dark Maze, she runs past them.
- When they are getting the Cute Little Bottle, she will show them which shelf has it.
The will of the house is also the one that saves the player from a Black Creature in the dark hallway. In Extra mode, the player has to run to the light for her to save them.
The house's will in The Witch's House MV
In Extra mode, if the player answered the final question of the 4th Floor's quiz correctly, they can see the manifestation of the house's will after escaping the house. If they try to "enter" the house again, the will of the house waves goodbye with one eye closed. After the player pours the medicine on the roses, if they try to go back to the house, it will be completely gone.
Trivia[]
- It is rumored to be haunted by the many people who have disappeared and presumably died in there. Sometimes the doors slam shut or suddenly open, and windows will open and close.