{"id":41,"date":"2006-03-07T21:39:57","date_gmt":"2006-03-08T04:39:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=41"},"modified":"2021-01-18T15:02:14","modified_gmt":"2021-01-18T22:02:14","slug":"haunting-the-1963","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=41","title":{"rendered":"Haunting, The (1963)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;It was an evil house from the beginning &#8212; a house that was born bad.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Haunting-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Haunting-Poster-198x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"198\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-45220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Haunting-Poster-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Haunting-Poster-84x128.jpg 84w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Haunting-Poster.jpg 660w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA lonely spinster (Julie Harris), a parapsychologist (Richard Johnson), a psychic (Claire Bloom), and others spend the night at Hill House while it is being investigated for the presence of ghosts.  Eventually, Harris begins to believe that the house is calling out for her in some way.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong> <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Claire Bloom Films<\/li>\n<li>Ghosts<\/li>\n<li>Julie Harris Films<\/li>\n<li>Old Dark House<\/li>\n<li>Psychic Powers<\/li>\n<li>Psychological Horror<\/li>\n<li>Robert Wise Films<\/li>\n<li>Russ Tamblyn Films<\/li>\n<li>Spinsters<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary&#8217;s Review:<\/strong><br \/>\nIn his review of this &#8220;first-rate, thinking person&#8217;s horror film&#8221; &#8212; based on a novel by Shirley Jackson, and recently <a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0171363\/\">remade<\/a> by director Jan de Bont &#8212; Peary provides an in-depth analysis of the film&#8217;s primary character: Julie Harris&#8217;s Eleanor. He points out that because Eleanor is a &#8220;virtual nonentity in her life&#8221;, she probably feels special for being singled out by the &#8220;ghosts&#8221; at Hill House; thus, the noises Eleanor hears may very well be subconscious manifestations of her deeper desire to finally be noticed. It is this kind of ambiguous motivation &#8212; are the noises real or a figment of Eleanor&#8217;s imagination? &#8212; that underlies <em>The Haunting<\/em>&#8216;s success as a psychological horror film. The emphasis here is on atmosphere and characters rather than cheap thrills; and while the film is slow-going at times, it ultimately provides a unique, provocative perspective on the presence of other-worldly visitors in our midst. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Julie Harris as Eleanor Lance<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Haunting-Harris.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Haunting-Harris-1024x506.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"316\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-46957\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Haunting-Harris-1024x506.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Haunting-Harris-300x148.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Haunting-Harris-128x63.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Haunting-Harris-768x379.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Haunting-Harris-1536x759.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Haunting-Harris.png 1743w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Claire Bloom as Theodora<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Haunting-Bloom.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Haunting-Bloom-1024x534.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"334\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-46956\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Haunting-Bloom-1024x534.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Haunting-Bloom-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Haunting-Bloom-128x67.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Haunting-Bloom-768x400.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Haunting-Bloom-1536x801.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Haunting-Bloom.png 1721w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Atmospheric cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Haunting-Cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Haunting-Cinematography-1024x501.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"313\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-46958\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Haunting-Cinematography-1024x501.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Haunting-Cinematography-300x147.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Haunting-Cinematography-128x63.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Haunting-Cinematography-768x376.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Haunting-Cinematography-1536x752.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Haunting-Cinematography.png 1739w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes. This is an unusual classic of the psychological horror genre.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Genuine Classic<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> (<span style=\"color:red;font-weight:bold;\">Listed in <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-static\/1001Movies.htm\"><em>1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die<\/em><\/a><\/span>) <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0057129\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/classic-horror.com\/reviews\/haunting.shtml\">Classic Horror Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/miPvgrtaHOs\">Tired Old Queen at the Movies Video Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;It was an evil house from the beginning &#8212; a house that was born bad.&#8221; Synopsis: A lonely spinster (Julie Harris), a parapsychologist (Richard Johnson), a psychic (Claire Bloom), and others spend the night at Hill House while it is being investigated for the presence of ghosts. Eventually, Harris begins to believe that the house is calling out for her in some way. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Claire Bloom Films Ghosts Julie Harris Films Old Dark House Psychic Powers&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=41\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-41","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-responses-to-peary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=41"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":64228,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41\/revisions\/64228"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=41"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=41"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=41"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}