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Post by Alice on May 15, 2018 20:58:28 GMT -5
Has anyone read this book? What are your thoughts on it? Will you read it if you haven't already done so? Synopsis: First published in 1959, Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House has been hailed as a perfect work of unnerving terror. It is the story of four seekers who arrive at a notoriously unfriendly pile called Hill House: Dr. Montague, an occult scholar looking for solid evidence of a "haunting"; Theodora, his lighthearted assistant; Eleanor, a friendless, fragile young woman well acquainted with poltergeists; and Luke, the future heir of Hill House. At first, their stay seems destined to be merely a spooky encounter with inexplicable phenomena. But Hill House is gathering its powers—and soon it will choose one of them to make its own. |
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Post by NDX on May 15, 2018 21:58:40 GMT -5
Is this the basis for The Haunting?
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Post by Alice on May 16, 2018 10:48:06 GMT -5
I want to say "yes". They actually made this book into a movie twice. Once in 1963 and again in 1999. Last year, it was announced that this was suppose to be made into a tv series for Netflix.
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Post by endo on May 16, 2018 18:49:12 GMT -5
The 1963 movie is a great watch, the 1999 one not so much. And, no, I've never read the book. I need too.
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Post by occupant on May 16, 2018 23:09:06 GMT -5
The 1963 movie is a great watch, the 1999 one not so much. And, no, I've never read the book. I need too. ^ Ditto |
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Post by Alice on May 17, 2018 6:19:35 GMT -5
I read that book some time last year. I really enjoyed it, especially that creepy ending. I won't go into any details because I don't want to ruin anything for the people who plan on reading it. But I'll have to go see if I can find the movies now and watch them, especially the 1963 movie.
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Post by Alice on Oct 2, 2018 13:33:15 GMT -5
They have made a series on Netflix called "The Haunting of Hill House" that is suppose to come out on October 12th. Is there anyone here that plans on watching it?
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Post by endo on Oct 2, 2018 16:12:07 GMT -5
We don't have Netflix, but once the season is over I may see if I can find it somewhere online to watch.
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Post by Alice on Oct 2, 2018 21:47:52 GMT -5
We don't have Netflix, but once the season is over I may see if I can find it somewhere online to watch.
Same here. I don't have Netflix either but I may rent it on dvd and watch it after it's out on dvd or whatever. I've posted the trailer below....
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Post by occupant on Aug 10, 2019 19:05:32 GMT -5
I bought the book today. I can't remember if I ever read it years ago, but I know I definitely saw the movie version. The bookstore salesman said the series is nothing like the book or movie.
Eleanor just got past the gate and is seeing Hill House for the first time. Leave now Eleanor!!!
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Post by Alice on Aug 19, 2019 12:57:45 GMT -5
Yeah, I've watched the show now and I agree. The show is nothing like the book, however, I didn't think the show was all that bad. If you know nothing about the show going in and haven't read the book, you might like the show.
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Post by endo on Aug 19, 2019 18:29:58 GMT -5
The first season of the series was actually pretty good. They're switching it up with a new story for season two I've read.
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Post by MacReadyOrNot on Feb 1, 2020 11:03:11 GMT -5
I love Shirley Jackson's book. Great writer. I love the '63 movie too. Heck of an adaptation. The Netflix series deviates a lot from this source material, but the essence is there.
The book is so vivid. So haunting, as it were. Very well told. Highly recommend reading.
"Some houses are born bad."
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