1. The Haunting (1963), dir. Robert Wise

[strange_complex]

I saw this round at ms_siobhan and planet_andy's house a couple of weeks ago. As ms_siobhan explained before we began, it is one of those ghost films where you never actually see anything supernatural, but the atmosphere is nonetheless creepy as hell. Shot in beautiful black and white and set almost entirely in an empty, isolated stately home, it is all about the psychological

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[ms_siobhan]

I LOVE this film - there is something so unnerving about the bulging door and the banging that is never explained and I adore Theo's sassiness and her self confidence. I have a little more sympathy for Eleanor though - given her upbringing and the way her sister treats her I don't think it's surprising that she is so wimpy.

I also love the fact it made you jump :-)