The Haunting (1963) Movie Review

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"This is the original film version of Shirley Jackson's "The Haunting of Hill House." A mentally fragile woman named Eleanor who recently lost her mother goes with a small group of people to investigate a old house to see if it really is haunted. The house really is haunted and does its best to scare the crap out of everyone, eventually driving Eleanor insane. Sans blood and gore, this film nevertheless still manages to creep you out."
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Plot

Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 20%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzle - 40%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 40%

**Fantasy or Science Fiction?** - fantasy story on present day Earth
Horror film? Yes
Kind of Horror Story - why do we stay in the haunted house?

Main Character
Identity: - Female
Profession/status: - unemployed
Age: - 20's-30's
Eccentric: Yes - emotionally unstable
Hair color? - blonde
Hair type - (woman) medium/shoulderlng, straight
Events of movie makes character more... - sad
How sensitive is this character? - soggy whimpering jelly muffin
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Secondary Main Character
Identity: - Male

Main Adversary
Has special powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist: - telekinesis
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - 80%
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant

Setting
Earth setting: - 20th Century (1900-1950)
Takes place on Earth? Yes
Misc settings - mansion

Style
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
Tone of movie - fearful
Is this movie based on a - book

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