THE HAUNTING: Why It's Still The Greatest Ghost Story Ever Filmed!

Hello and welcome to REEL OBSCURE. In tonight's episode we're taking a look - from between our fingers - at the scariest haunted house movie ever made, 1963's THE HAUNTING. From its start as a work from the genius that was Shirley Jackson, through the casting of some stellar performers and the experimental direction and production, I'll be discussing why - to this day - it remains a landmark in supernatural cinema. As ever, please be sure to SHARE, LIKE and SUBSCRIBE. You can also help support REEL OBSCURE using the THANKS option or via https://www.ko-fi.com/reelobscure. Thanks for watching! CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Introduction 00:51 - The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson 01:38 - The Genesis of Robert Wise's Adaptation 04:28 - So What's It All About? 08:28 - The Cast 12:05 - Back to the Plot 13:06 - The Shadow of Val Lewton 13:43 - Visual Confusion as Metaphor 16:00 - Experimental Visions 16:48 - Chaotic Cacophony 17:31 - Supreme Cinematic Scares 18:12 - A Stellar Cast 19:23 - A Genuine Must-See Movie 20:25 - A Lasting Legacy 21:18 - A Summary of Scares 21:49 - End Credits 23:06 - End Titles Trivia This video uses the following audio: 02 - An Unknown Presence (Loopable).wav by nicholasdaryl -- https://freesound.org/s/563352/ -- License: Creative Commons 0 Low Frequency Fat Massive Vibrating Drone by bassimat -- https://freesound.org/s/866696/ -- License: Creative Commons 0