THE HAUNTING
You may not believe in ghosts but you cannot deny terror
Hill House has stood for about 90 years and appears haunted: its inhabitants have always met strange, tragic ends. Now Dr. John Markway has assembled a team of people who he thinks will prove whether or not the house is haunted.
About This Film
Ninety years ago, Hugh Crain buillt the mansion Hill House in a remote area of New England. When his wife is moving to the mansion, she has an accident and dies, leaving the bitter Hugh Crain and his daughter Abigail alone in Hill House. Hugh Crain marries again and his new wife also dies in Hill House. He moves to England and dies, leaving Abigail alone. When she is an old and invalid woman, she hires a paid companion from the village, but the woman neglects her and she dies. The companion inherits Hill House but the mansion drives her crazy and she commits suicide. In the present days (1963), Dr. John Markway rents the mansion from the inheritor Mrs. Sanderson to study the supernatural and prove the existence of ghosts. He invites the clairvoyant Theodora 'Theo' and the unbalanced and needy psychic Eleanor 'Nell' Lance to spend vacation in Hill House, and he goes with the skeptical future inheritor Luke Sanderson to the mansion. During the nights, the quartet witness supernatural manifestation in the house and the sanity of Nell is affected by her ghosts.
Film Details
Director
Robert Wise
Writers
Shirley Jackson, Nelson Gidding
Keywords
Murder
Psychotronic Film
Lesbian
Cigarette Smoking
Lesbianism
Husband Wife Relationship
Female Protagonist
Supernatural Power
Fear
Suicide
Based On Novel
Insanity
Father Daughter Relationship
Dog
Dancing
Maniac
Rescue
Screaming Woman
Voice Over Narration
Possession
Mansion
Anger
Flashlight
Mirror
Car Accident
Experiment
Obsession
Man Wears Eyeglasses
House
Ghost
Mother Daughter Relationship
Hallucination
Old Woman
Terror
Subjective Camera
Inheritance
Suspense
Apology
Prologue
Psychiatrist
Candle
Hanging
19th Century
20th Century
Drinking
Marriage
Darkness
Taxi
Female Pedal Pumping
Woman Wears A Nightgown
Sister Sister Relationship
Orphan
Psychic
Old Dark House
Key
Gothic
Cigarette
Falling Down Stairs
Alcohol
Book
Investigator
Haunted House
Statue
Vacation
Dancer
Drinking From A Bottle
Montage
Death Of Wife
Disappearance
Drink
United States Of America
Memory
Death Of Mother
Superstition
Guilt
Bisexual
Food
Tree
Reading Aloud
Loss Of Mother
Library
Horror Movie Remade
Laughter
Loss Of Wife
Bible
Spiral Staircase
Suitcase
Haunting
Psychic Power
Death Of Daughter
Eating
Coffee
Barefoot Woman
Trapdoor
Graffiti
Bisexuality
Tower
Research
Aunt Nephew Relationship
Missing Woman
Parking Garage
Suicide By Hanging
Hysteria
Paranormal Phenomenon
Magnifying Glass
Gate
Hearing Voices
Anthropologist
Remade
Brother In Law Sister In Law Relationship
Cynicism
Dead Mother
Balcony
Caretaker
Lgbt
Country Estate
Closeup Of Eyes
Extrasensory Perception
Voice Over Inner Thoughts
Stairway
Circular Staircase
Reflection In A Mirror
Scandal
Door Closes By Itself
Going Insane
Psychokinesis
Internal Monologue
Martini
Woman Wrapped In A Blanket
New England
Car Crashes Into A Tree
Sleeping In A Chair
Parapsychology
Overhead Camera Shot
Noise
Handshake
Overnight In A Haunted House
Poltergeist
Nervousness
Falling Asleep
Tea
Writing On A Wall
Sense Of Smell
Woman Faints
Knock At The Door
Haunted Mansion
Massachusetts
Deliberate Cruelty
Lgbt Plus
Steering Wheel
Solitude
Cold The Temperature
Year 1873
Nursery
Boston, Massachusetts
Giving A Toast
Reference To Halloween
Hearing Noises
Veranda
Visible Breath
Listening At A Door
Running Woman
Paranormal Investigation
Harbinger Of Death
Contemporary Setting
Private Library
Rococo
Throwing Salt Over Shoulder
Cold Spot
Harp
Hill House
Bedridden Invalid
Card Shark
Canopied Bed
Connecting Bathroom
Reference To A Witch
Vermouth
Phd
Reference To Hades
Throwing Spilled Salt Over One's Shoulder
Reference To Lobster As Food
Reference To Sleeping On One's Side
Jumping Off A Circular Staircase
Painting One's Toenails
Knocking On Wood For Luck
Reference To Subterranean Waters
Woman With Long Hair
Reference To A Trapdoor
Narration From The Grave
Spoken Inner Thoughts
Carriage Accident
Bisexual Subtext
Car Drives Itself
Paid Companion
Death Of An Old Woman
Farmhand
Gin The Card Game
Chained Gate
Driver's License
Library Card
Reference To The Lady And The Tiger
Reference To A Leper
Woman Yawns
Knocking On A Wall
Pounding On A Door
Reference To Cracking One's Knuckles
Fear Of Being Left Alone
Reference To Chalk
Reference To A Zombie
Reference To A Parachute
Reference To Brushing One's Teeth
Nursery The Baby's Room
Reference To Earth Tremors
Romantic Crush
Goosebumps
Honking A Horn
Dropping A Bottle
Bubble Mirror
Talking To A Statue
Pulsating Door
Missing Wife
Reference To Sleeping On A Couch
Running After A Car
Reference To An Attic
Paranormal Investigation Team
National Book Award
Reference To Bridey Murphy
Feeling One Is Being Watched
Also Known As
La casa encantada, Desafio ao Além