The Haunting- The Premium Collection bluray+dvd

The Haunting is an absolute classic!! Modern Horror film makers watch and learn. This is how you make the perfect horror film... It's of the old school setup proving that what you don't see is far scarier than what you do see, relying on suspense and atmosphere over blood and guts. The cast is perfect as well from our 2 stunning leading ladies Claire Bloom and Julie Harris to their 2 male counterparts Richard Johnson and Russ Tamblyn. As a fellow reviewer has already mentioned not only do we have the supernatural events occurring throughout the film but also the personal disintegration of Eleanor, who in her fragile state of mind is pure fodder to the spirits haunting Hill House. Truly tragic to witness but acted superbly by the awesome Ms Harris. The whole atmosphere of the film grips you and it makes me wonder whether a certain Mr Sam Raimi wasn't slightly inspired by it when he made The Evil Dead, especially with regards to the ominous sound effects used quite brilliantly in this gem. This film is pure genius. I upgraded to this Bluray from my DVD copy and I was so engrossed in the movie that I failed to notice if there was any real improvement in quality, To be frank I don't really care. The overall quality of this film says it all.... As I've already suggested.. Watch and learn..... They just don't make horror films like this anymore. Now to get The Legend Of Hell House House on bluray. Another classic in the same vein as The Haunting..............

This is one of the best horror films of all time & it's British.I used to have this film on vhs many moons ago.I still have nightmares after watching this movie.You don't need gory murder scenes to be scared stiff & this fine movie proves that.It's much better than the rubbish 1999 remake.I'm looking forward to bring scared once again so I highly recommend this dvd☺ .

Almost five stars. A film that seems like it's been shot yesterday, for the tension, the editing, the effects that make it one of the best horror ever made. Probably it's not as amazingly modern and purely scary like The Innocents (made more or less around the same time) but Robert Wise is an excellent director (West Side Story, and a wonderful editor (he worked for Welles, editing Citizen Kane) and although he never became a true author, he can master cinema like few others.He can make the house breathe and live like a real creature (only few others succeded in that, like The Fall of Usher House). Blu ray is glorious

my unc accidentally bought it, don't let family loose lol

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Perfect!

A decent transfer to Blu-ray and in my opinion, one of the best horror films ever made. The cliche, 'less is more' certainly applies here. This film never fails to scare me and it’s the stuff that nightmares are made of. Brilliant!

Brilliant and region free. Picture is better than that on the DVD the only way to watch this classic movie.