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  Directed by: Robert Wise 
  1963 MGM (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) 
Image from  Matinee Today - Film Art - Film Posters		  The Book: The Haunting of Hill House
  by: Shirley Jackson 
   1959 ISBN: 0891906223 
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Review of  The Haunting
by Bob Henry - 23 August 1998
© 1998-2003 Bob in Houston
    It was the middle of the night in the early 1960's when a scream came from the bedroom adjoining mine. As I regained full consciousness at hearing my younger sister's expression of freight, I was delighted at the realization that she was experiencing the same horror that had thrilled me when I first read Shirley Jackson's now classic The Haunting of Hill House the week before. I can think of no other story to generate such outward reactions to the reading of it. The movie, titled The Haunting, is no less scary. After viewing a video copy of The Haunting last week, I was not surprised to find it as engrossing and frightening as the original viewing some thirty years before.

    Notable achievements... click the dot to learn more. (click your back button to return here)
Robert Wise, one of the very best film makers of all time, once again directed a best of genre movie in The Haunting.

Portrayed writings of Shirley Jackson Shirley Jackson's original novel, The Haunting of Hill House, is a wonderful literary work.
Filmography of Julie Harris Julie Harris' portrayal of Eleanor Lance is haunting.

 Rating of The Haunting with some reasons why
© 1998-2001 Bob in Houston
10  out of  10

    I can find no fault with this "modern classic" -- "gothic horror" ghost story. Both the novel and movie tell the story in a manner that is initially effective and always compelling.

  • The story is simple, original and often copied. It captivates your attention, stirs your imagination and titillates your senses.  rating............. 2 of 2
  • The style is psychological as opposed to graphical and is primarily responsible for delivering the chills. rating........... 2 of 2
  •  The execution is again excellent technically and creatively.  rating........... 2 of 2
  •  Ehe effect -- This is the first ghost story to scare me and it still scares me when I revisit it. rating... 2 of 2
  •  The settings and imagery are, while often subliminal but at times stylishly overt, original, unique and  highly effective.   rating....... 2 of 2
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    Haunting, The (1963)   --  All the details in the IMDb
    Rlated Films --
    Remake - IMDb  Haunting, The (1999)
    Official -  The Haunting (1999)
     House On Haunted Hill(1999) Remake - WB Promo Site
     House on Haunted Hill, The (1999) Remake - IMDb
     House on Haunted Hill (1958) - IMDb
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