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The Woman in Black (2012): Film vs Book
Film · 2012 · Directed by James Watkins · Starring Daniel Radcliffe, Ciarán Hinds
About the film
A young lawyer travels to a remote village to settle an estate and finds a house with a terrible reputation.
How close is it to the book?
Loosely based on the bookThe film keeps the haunted house and the creeping dread but changes the hero's story and the final stretch.
Read or watch first?
The novel is a slower, quieter ghost story that builds through atmosphere.
What the book gives you
The Woman in Black by Susan Hill
A tightly told, atmospheric ghost story that is perfect for a dark evening.
Who will like it: Readers who like classic, creeping ghost stories.