Robert Wise's 'The Haunting' (1963)

In this episode, I talk about Robert Wise's 1963 cult classic, "The Haunting." It's based on Shirley Jackson's 1959 novel "The Haunting of Hill House," and stars Julie Harris as Eleanor Lance, a young woman who joins three people at a haunted house to investigate paranormal phenomena. Eleanor has spent over a decade caring for her invalid mother who has recently died. I explore how this film represents psychological disintegration and a woman searching for belonging as well as how the film uses sound and cinematography to create a frightening, claustrophobic atmosphere. At the beginning of the episode, I also talk about the recent news that Filmstruck is shutting down.

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Original artwork by Dhiyanah Hassan

Full Show Notes:

• Larisa Shepitko episode


• Come and See episode


• Desert Hearts episode


• L'avventura episode


• Cleo from 5 to 7 episode


• Variety story on Filmstruck closing down


• My goodreads profile


• The Others episode


• Shirley Jackson's books: The Haunting of Hill House, We Have Always
  
  Lived in the Castle, Hangsaman


• Shirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted Life by Ruth Franklin


• Netflix show Haunting of Hill House


• A Star is Born Patreon episode


• The Book of Disquiet by Fernando Pessoa


• Wanda episode


• Carnival of Souls episode


• Late Spring episode


• A Cinema of the Unruly Woman episode


• The Witch (2015)