The Haunting Movie Review 1963

A subtle, bloodless horror film about a weekend spent in a monstrously haunted mansion by a parapsychologist (Johnson), the mansion's skeptic heir (Tamblyn), and two mediums (Harris and Bloom). A chilling adaptation of Shirley Jackson's "The Haunting of Hill House," in which the psychology of the heroine is forever in question. There's a silly 1999 remake that's all special effects and no scares.

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Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 113 minutes.
Originally from British.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Classic Horror, Sanity Check, Creepy Houses, Psychic Abilities

Screenplay

Nelson Gidding

Cast

Julie Harris, Claire Bloom, Russ Tamblyn, Richard Johnson, Fay Compton, Rosalie Crutchley, Lois Maxwell, Valentine Dyall, Diane Clare

Cinematography

David Boulton

Director

Robert Wise

Music

Humphrey Searle

Producer

MGM, Argyle Ent.