Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Film Club

The Haunting- 1963



It's no secret that "The Haunting" is one of my favorite movies. To me, it's not just another throw-away "horror movie," it's a masterpiece of the genre.  It relies on terror rather than horror to elicit emotions of fear in its audience.  While the film is not "scary" by the genre's definition today, it is still quite effectively chilling, and I thoroughly recommend it.  


Please enjoy one of my favorite scenes from the film as a preview.



2 comments:

Meg said...

Yay! I'm reading this book right now, but I just checked out the movie to watch with my fiance this weekend when I go to Texas. I'm glad to see it endorsed. :)

Nick said...

I read the book over the summer, and liked it well enough. My mom's book club is reading it for their "Halloween" book.