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<blockquote data-quote="Crimson" data-source="post: 215130" data-attributes="member: 5079">I haven&#039;t seen either in ages, but both THE HAUNTING (1963) and THE INNOCENTS (1961) scared the bejesus out of me the first time I watched them; foolishly, in both cases, alone and at night.&nbsp; Not in a jump-out-of-my-seat kind of fright, but a lingering uneasiness that made me want to sleep with the hallway light on.&nbsp; (THE SHINING has that effect on me every single time I watch it.)&nbsp;&nbsp; THE INNOCENTS is also, incidentally, the only film I ever enjoyed Deborah Kerr in; she always seemed like an uptight schoolmarm, so the role finally fit.HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL (1959) is silly schlock; the kind of haunted house the Three Stooges should be running around in.&nbsp; I&#039;m rather fond of the remake, however (1999); a nifty little horror film, although its ending devolves into a phantasmagoria of bad FX.&nbsp;&nbsp; I&#039;ve seen THE LEGEND OF HELL HOUSE (1973), but it didn&#039;t leave much of an impression other than being inferior to the book.&nbsp; Curiously, I liked that book more than Shirley Jackson&#039;s although my reaction to the film versions were reversed.&nbsp; &nbsp; I watched THE CHANGELING (1980) based on the recommendations of a former member here, and found it awfully effective except, perhaps, for the very end.Of much newer vintage, but I particularly like both of THE CONJURING films; both do an excellent job of bridging modern frights with classic, eerie atmosphere.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Crimson, post: 215130, member: 5079"] I haven't seen either in ages, but both THE HAUNTING (1963) and THE INNOCENTS (1961) scared the bejesus out of me the first time I watched them; foolishly, in both cases, alone and at night. Not in a jump-out-of-my-seat kind of fright, but a lingering uneasiness that made me want to sleep with the hallway light on. (THE SHINING has that effect on me every single time I watch it.) THE INNOCENTS is also, incidentally, the only film I ever enjoyed Deborah Kerr in; she always seemed like an uptight schoolmarm, so the role finally fit. HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL (1959) is silly schlock; the kind of haunted house the Three Stooges should be running around in. I'm rather fond of the remake, however (1999); a nifty little horror film, although its ending devolves into a phantasmagoria of bad FX. I've seen THE LEGEND OF HELL HOUSE (1973), but it didn't leave much of an impression other than being inferior to the book. Curiously, I liked that book more than Shirley Jackson's although my reaction to the film versions were reversed. I watched THE CHANGELING (1980) based on the recommendations of a former member here, and found it awfully effective except, perhaps, for the very end. Of much newer vintage, but I particularly like both of THE CONJURING films; both do an excellent job of bridging modern frights with classic, eerie atmosphere. [/QUOTE]

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