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Name: The Haunting
Released: 1963-9-18
Cast: Julie Harris, Claire Bloom, Richard Johnson, Russ Tamblyn, Fay Compton

The Haunting

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1h 57m
1963

87%

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Hill House has a reputation for evil. The mysterious New England mansion has been the scene of grisly murders. But when four people spend the night, they find themselves trapped by The Haunting. Anthropologist Dr. John Markway (Richard Johnson), who seeks to disprove the legends; heir to the mansion Luke Sannerson (Russ Tamblyn); psychic Theo (BAFTA Award winner Claire Bloom); and Eleanor Vance (Julie Harris), who has a tenuous hold on sanity, slowly come to realize that the stories are all true. Now, Scream--no one will hear you! Run--silent footsteps will follow. The dead are restless in Hill House!

Director:

Robert Wise

Producer:

Robert Wise

Writer:

Nelson Gidding

Cast:

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

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

87%

Critics Consensus: Both psychological and supernatural, The Haunting is a chilling character study.

Reviews

Horror Queers Podcast

Joe Lipsett

Wise's use of the camera is vital to creating a sense of tension and atmosphere; it's practically its own character. Meanwhile, Theo is a vital LGBT character in horror history: an out woman in a 60s film is a true rarity.

Dripping with queer subtext, this 1963 adaptation of Shirley Jackson’s The Haunting of Hill House is a master class in reading between the lines.

An elegantly sinister scare movie, literate and expensive (though basically a traditional ghost story), with those two fine actresses Claire Bloom and Julie Harris.

The Haunting endures as a horror classic, albeit one that doesnt quite the credit it deserves as an unusual queer love story. Heres a movie both scary and romantic as Hell.

The Haunting is a genuine thriller, directed and acted superbly.

June 29, 2021

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