MOVIE · 1963

The Haunting

Horror112 min

Dr. John Markway gathers three strangers at Hill House for what he calls a sleep study, but his interest lies in the mansion’s violent past and the stories that cling to it. Julie Harris is Eleanor Vance, one of the guests, joined by Claire Bloom’s Theo, whose apparent psychic gifts make her an uneasy fit for the experiment, and Russ Tamblyn’s Luke, heir to the estate. As the group settles into the isolated house, strange sounds, shifting doors, and unseen presences begin to turn Markway’s inquiry into something far less controlled.