
The plot rundown is somewhat basic, but still works. Dr. Markway, played by Richard Johnson, is a paranormal investigator who is trying to prove the existence of spirits and the supernatural by spending the night in a mansion with a history of driving people mad or leading them to cruel and unusual deaths. Accompanying him on this ghoulish sleepover is the heir to the house Luke Sanderson, played by Russ Tamblyn, a mysterious

Everything starts out simply enough. Hill House has all the ingredients for a spooky haunted house: angry ghosts, creepy house and groundskeepers, people poking their heads the business of supernatural entities that would rather remain undisturbed, screaming, and of course some good old-fashioned psychological terrorism. As the night wears on, the group realizes that the house is much worse than they expected. The house, in fact, seems to come alive, awakened by their presence in it. At one point, Dr. Markway goes so far as to state: "It was an evil house from the beginning - a house that was born bad". Soon it becomes apparent to the group that there is a good chance they will not live through the night.
Typical horror films of today rely on blood and gore to get across their message of terror, but not this film. In The Haunting, not a single drop of blood is shed. The frighteningly unsettling special effects use camera angles, lighting and music to scare the hell out of the audience. This is yet another film

So, if you want to addle your brain a little bit with a movie that will make you afraid of your own shadow, check out The Haunting.
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