A paranormal investigator invites a trio of people to help him examine Hill House, a sinister family estate haunted by the angry souls from its troubled past. While Eleanor (Julie Harris) looks for an escape from the memory of her recently-deceased mother, she becomes increasingly obsessed with the history of the huge, ominous house. Based on Shirley Jackson's lyrical novel, THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE, and one of the most frightening psychological horror films ever made, featuring virtually no blood, gore, or monsters for its effective scares.
Theatrical Release: September 18, 1963.
Adapted from Shirley Jackson's classic story, "The Haunting of Hill House."
DVD Features:
Region 1
Snap Case
Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.39
Audio:
Dolby Digital Mono - English
Dolby Digital Mono - French
Director of Photography
David Boulton: Cinematographer
Source Writer
Shirley Jackson: Novelist/Writer
Production Designer
Elliot Scott: Production Designer
Review 1:
"...Directed with remarkable visual flair by Robert Wise…...THE HAUNTING is a truly terrifying ghost story..."
Source: Los Angeles Times
p.C22 08/15/2003
Review 2:
"Wise stacks up scares through sound, shadow and suggestion."
Source: Total Film
p.134-5 01/01/2004
Review 3:
"Frightfests come no better than old dark-house chiller THE HAUNTING..."
Source: Variety
p.38 10/27/2003