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The Haunting (1963): Film vs Book
Film · 1963 · Directed by Robert Wise · Starring Julie Harris, Claire Bloom
About the film
A group is invited to a house with a bad name.
How close is it to the book?
Close to the bookA chilling, faithful film that leaves much to the imagination, as the book does.
Read or watch first?
The novel's prose is more subtle.
What the book gives you
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
A beautifully eerie, slow-building story that sends shivers without gore.
Who will like it: Readers who love atmospheric, elegant ghost stories.