Fans of The Haunting Of Bly Manor cotton on that Uncle Henry is ‘the kid from E.T.’

Those who watched The Haunting Of Hill House two years ago were beside themselves when they realised one of the lead actors was in fact Elliott, the little boy from Steven Spielberg’s 1982 classic E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial.

And a new batch of viewers have had the same revelation as they watch Hill House follow-up on Netflix, The Haunting Of Bly Manor.

Henry Thomas – who starred as 10-year-old Elliott, befriended by the cute titular alien abandoned on Earth – is now 49.

The actor seems to be keeping to his supernatural roots.

In The Haunting Of Hill House he played patriarch Hugh Crain whose wife goes mad when they move into a new home, plagued by ghosts, with their four children.

In The Haunting Of Bly Manor – which is by the same creative team but a different story, with actors returning to play new characters – he plays Henry Wingrave, the uncle of the two children of Bly Manor.

Uncle Henry recruits a nanny to live at Bly and care for children Flora and Miles, while he continues to work in London and stay away from the house, which is also haunted.

Fans have taken a while to put two and two together, taking to Twitter to share their findings.

‘I was today years old when I found out that Henry Wingrave from Bly Manor is Elliot from E.T.’ one wrote.

Another penned: ‘I was really stinking proud of myself for recognizing the uncle in Bly Manor is Elliot from E.T.’

Another posted: ‘Just realised Henry from The Haunting of Bly Manor is Elliot from E.T. It’s been quite the day.’ 

‘Way to feel old. Can’t believe Henry from the dreadful Haunting of Bly Manor is also Elliot from ET. #TimeFlies,’ another unimpressed viewer wrote.