The Haunting(1963)
"You may not believe in ghosts but you cannot deny terror."
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Dr. John Markway invites three distinct individuals to the eerie and isolated Hill House to be subjects for a sleep disorder study. The unfortunate guests discover that Markway is far more interested in the sinister mansion itself — and they soon see the true nature of its horror.
Robert Wise
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Nelson Gidding
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Written on May 16, 2020
to soil his shorts, and it would be several more days until he could fall asleep with the lights out.
Even today, I can't watch this movie in an empty house with the lights off. It's just too damn scary.
Robert Wise had one of the most varied and distinguished directorial careers in Hollywood history,
and he understood very well that psychologically speaking, what you can't see can hurt you. An
imaginative viewer will almost always fill in a blank with something far more horrible than what
the director could show on screen. This is a formula that has been largely abandoned, and is a
highly contributing reason why most of today's horror movies absolutely suck. Give this one a go.
Wait until nightfall. Wait until nobody else is home. Turn off the lights and watch. I dare you...
