| | Haunting DVD (5 Customer Reviews)
| Category | Mystery DVDs, Horror Movies, Recommended Videos, Classic, Essential Cinema, Based On A Novel, Ghosts, Psychodrama, Psychic Forces, Haunted Houses | | Starring | Claire Bloom, Julie Harris, Russ Tamblyn, Richard Johnson, Rosalie Crutchley, Fay Compton, Lois Maxwell, Ronald Adam, Valentine Dyall | | Director | Robert Wise | | Composer | Humphrey Searle | | Director of Photography | David Boulton | | Editor | Ernest Walter | | Producer | Robert Wise | | Production Designer | Elliot Scott | | Screenwriter | Nelson Gidding | | Source Writer | Shirley Jackson |
Black & White; Closed Captioned; Soundtrack English; Soundtrack French; English Subtitles 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."
Haunting Reviews: "...Directed with remarkable visual flair by Robert Wise…...THE HAUNTING is a truly terrifying ghost story..."
-- Susan King, Los Angeles Times "Frightfests come no better than old dark-house chiller THE HAUNTING..."
-- Eddie Cockrell, Variety "Wise stacks up scares through sound, shadow and suggestion."
-- Jamie Graham, Total Film
This is the only Fay Compton video. Haunting | List Price | $14.96 (You save $6.11) | | Studio | Warner Home Video | | Orig Year | 1963 | | DVD Encoding | Region 1 | | All Time Sales Rank |  2600  | | CD Universe Part number | 5932848 | | Catalog number | 65194 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Aug 05, 2003 | | Rating | Not Rated | | Running Time | 112 Minutes | | Movie Details | B&W |
Haunting Movie Review Average Rating: (5 out of 5 stars)  One of greatest ghost movies.
A great movie. Atmosphere +++
The book is great, and the movie does not fall short.
Submitted by markfdavidson (Michigan) 
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I read the book and this movie was just as scary. The line , " oh my God , who's holding my hand ", sent chills down my spine. The remake' with all the special effects, was awful compared to this black and white version. If you want a fun , scarey movie this is it.
Submitted by Pat (Michigan, USA)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No The Mammoth of Haunted House Movies!
The 1963 “The Haunting” what a master piece of pure horror without the sex, drugs,
Blood & guts!
I wasn’t even alive when this movie arrived in theaters and cannot even recall the 1st time I saw it. It had to have been on TV late night when I was a child in the late 70’s or early 80’s. All I remember is this film scared and creeped the heck out of me. There has been no other haunted house movie like The Haunting, not even Poltergeist can top this classic horror movie. The only other movie, which comes to mind, is, The Legend of Hell House.
You can’t even place The Haunting in the horror genre, because now day’s horror consists of torture, blood, sex, and all special effect. To me this is not entertainment just shock value.
The Haunting has it all, an old creepy, very spooky dark house. Walls which breath, doorknobs that turn, eerie sounds in the night. Best of all it was filmed in classic black & white.
The four characters in this film are brilliant as to how well they protrude how frightened they have become as the nights got stranger and stranger.
This movie is a mammoth of all haunted house movies and a must see.
I truly wish the new generation would see this classic with an open mind.
They are so brainwashed and warped that the need to see heavy violence to be scared, and this is so wrong and sad.. I guess I am just an old fart.
Please don’t get me wrong, I grew up with Michael, Jason and Freddy, but I also know how to appreciate a true classic.
So turn down your lights, light some candles, get a blanket and make some popcorn and sit back and enjoy the Haunting!
Submitted by pfarr (Des Plaines, IL.)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No One of the top ten scariest movies!
The movie that will give you the most chills and thrills with eerie dark hallways, door knobs that turn, walls and door that breath, thundering sound effects is the
1963 “The Haunting”
This movie was magnificently made to scare the heck out of you with out all the cheap gadgets of blood and guts.
A classic good old time ghost story filmed in black & white.
From the house which is stunningly dark, mysterious and creepy, to the story line of the visitors which come to investigate the paranormal for a weekend.
This movie I promise you will not only keep you on the edge of your seat, but will also have you asking for more.
Superbly done great film for Halloween viewing.
Turn down the lights, get a blanket with some popcorn and sit back and let the hair stand up on the back of your neck!
Submitted by Rebecca (Des Plaines, IL.)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE
THIS IS THE 1960'S VERSION. IT IS THE REAL DEAL. A CHILLING SCREEN ADAPTION OF THE SHIRLEY JACKSON BOOK. UNLIKE
THE REMAKE THIS IS A BLOODLESS PSYCHOLOGICAL HORROR CLASIC THAT LETS YOU SCARE YOURSELF.
Submitted by a reviewer (SPLENDORA, TX, USA)
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Haunting DVD Region 1
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Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.39
Audio:
Dolby Digital Mono - English
Dolby Digital Mono - French
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