Martin Scorcese placed The Haunting first on his list of the 11 scariest films of all time, and Spielberg reportedly considered it among the scariest films of all time as well. While it opened to mixed reviews, its reception has considerably warmed. ![]() ![]() The first adaptation of Jackson's novel, directed by Robert Wise ( West Side Story), The Haunting relied on smart cinematography and set design to compensate for sparse special effects, and good performances elevate it to a still timely and often underrated classic. Nothing is more terrifying than being betrayed by your own senses and psyche. In the story, the house toys with the minds of our heroes just like the cat with the mouse: with a fascinated, joyful cruelty. All the most terrible specters are already there inside your head, just waiting for the cellar door of the subconscious to spring open so they can get out, sink their icy claws into you.
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