The Haunting (1963)

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A paranormal researcher assembles a small group at Hill House to document whatever is there.
Medium Film
Year 1963
Creator Robert Wise
Runtime 112 min
Mode Fiction
IMDb tt0057129
Reviewed 2026-07-26

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Robert Wise’s adaptation of Shirley Jackson’s The Haunting of Hill House (1959) shows no apparition at any point — the phenomena are sound, temperature, and architecture.

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Hill House is never shown to contain a spirit. The phenomena are sound, temperature and architecture — the house behaves, and nothing negotiates.

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Eleanor is recruited for a sensitivity she may not have, and the film never resolves whether the house selects her or she selects herself.

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