The Haunting
film by Wise [1963]
The Haunting, British horror film, released in 1963, that was an adaptation of Shirley Jackson’s acclaimed The Haunting of Hill House (1959). The psychological thriller became a cult classic and is considered among the best haunted-house films. Dr. Markway (played by Richard Johnson) leads a small group of ghost hunters to a supposedly haunted mansion to conduct experiments to prove the existence of the paranormal. The group consists of Eleanor Lance (Julie Harris), a psychologically tortured spinster who yearns for attention, especially from Dr. Markway, and who is guilt-ridden over her mother’s death; Theodora (Claire Bloom), a lesbian clairvoyant who ...(100 of 281 words)