25.10.10

the haunting (1963)


"Can't you feel it? It's alive... watching."
A Dr (Richard Johnson) is engaged in research into the existance of ghosts at Hill House, a masion with a history of deadly events. Accompanied by a mixed bag of people including a clairvoyant and a psychic, they get sucked into something that is much bigger than they can deal with.
Wise produces a film that develops a slow but inevitable dread within the viewer, making excellent use of the light and shadow that comes with black and white film.

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