Review of The Haunting (1963) by Charlotte W — 13 Jun 2007

Scariest movie ever! Its like in a lesson in how to make terror and suspense. No obvious shocks, the fear is created by your imagination!

This review of The Haunting (1963) was written by Charlotte W on 13 Jun 2007.

The Haunting has generally received positive reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

More Reviews of The Haunting

Review of The Haunting (1963)

By Knox M (462) on 28 Oct 2016

While it is certainly my favorite director's most overrated film, it is certainly above most horror films…

Read Review

Review of The Haunting (1963)

By Justin A (642) on 12 Sep 2015

It was much better then the 1999 remake and is pretty much and entirely different movie…

Read Review

Review of The Haunting (1963)

By Movie K (430) on 13 Mar 2016

This motion picture is not scary and has it has too many slow literary parts, but it is nonetheless creepy and interesting…

Read Review

Review of The Haunting (1963)

By William M (1,438) on 12 Nov 2017

Not very good, even for its time. One wonders why an evident psycho is being included in and experiment, and why it wasn't stopped…

Read Review

Review of The Haunting (1963)

By Nolan D (56) on 17 May 2017

The best ghost/haunted house movie ever. NO exceptions…

Read Review

Review of The Haunting (1963)

By Sameir A (4) on 09 May 2017

A scientist doing research on the paranormal invites some people to a haunted house for some studies. Only three show up, 2 women and 1 man…

Read Review

Review of The Haunting (1963)

By Simon M (879) on 25 Nov 2015

Incredible. The best horror but a mile. This film is just pure atmosphere. It's a classic of never seeing what's there…

Read Review

Review of The Haunting (1963)

By Wes S (1,293) on 24 Oct 2015

Legitimately spooky, The Haunting ends up being a suspenseful and interesting tale of the super natural and reality…

Read Review

Review of The Haunting (1963)

By Scott R (2,451) on 11 Feb 2018

Better than a lot of others, but I was not compelled to enjoy it. 1001 movies to see before you die…

Read Review

Review of The Haunting (1963)

By Matt D (1,411) on 09 Sep 2018

Where modern horror movies are all special effects and scenes designed to make you jump, this gives you no effects, apart from creepy camera…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

Reviews of Similar Movies

Review of Hannibal Rising (2007)

By Pete Hammond (936) for Maxim (189) on 02 Mar 2007

The most terrifying movie of the new year…

Read Review

Review of Mimic (1997)

By Noah Abraham G (591) on 15 Nov 2012

Mimic has some scary moments I suppose, but it's let down by terrible plotting and idiotic characters…

Read Review

Review of Body Snatchers (1993)

By Johnny T (1,375) on 21 Jan 2013

Abel Ferrara's Body Snatchers is the third screen version of Jack Finney's cold war science fiction novel Invasion of the Body Snatchers…

Read Review

Review of The Invasion (2007)

By Fantasy (142) on 17 Aug 2007

Science fiction comedy but unintentionally. A B movie at best. Avoid…

Read Review

Review of Goosebumps (2015)

By Matthew Lickona (530) for San Diego Reader (713) on 14 Oct 2015

Maybe it's for the best; maybe a truly scary story would have alienated the target demographic, or their parents…

Read Review

Review of Gothika (2003)

By Ed Gonzalez (1,102) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 19 Nov 2003

Bless Penelope Cruz's Spanish little heart (not to mention her right tear duct) that she can wail a line like He opened me like a flower of…

Read Review

Review of Re-Animator (1985)

By Dave Kehr (1,442) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 17 Oct 2010

Ludicrous and inept, this low-budget 1985 splatter film directed by former Chicagoan Stuart Gordon tries to compensate for its complete failure…

Read Review

More Reviews

Popular Movies Right Now

Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One

2023

79%186 Reviews

Godzilla vs. Kong

2021

66%184 Reviews

Deadpool 2

2018

76%1,635 Reviews

Everything Everywhere All at Once

2022

78%291 Reviews

The Gentlemen

2020

71%170 Reviews

Nope

2022

68%181 Reviews

Ghostbusters: Afterlife

2021

66%228 Reviews

The Judge

2014

67%866 Reviews

Talk to Me

2023

74%83 Reviews

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

2023

85%233 Reviews

Movies You Viewed Recently

The Haunting

1963

74%685 Reviews

Hysteria

2011

60%363 Reviews

Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan

2007

72%588 Reviews

The Lucky Ones

2008

64%34 Reviews

The Prince of Egypt

1998

73%807 Reviews

BlacKkKlansman

2018

77%1,120 Reviews

Jobs

2013

51%843 Reviews

The Tailor of Panama

2001

59%214 Reviews

Psycho

1998

63%872 Reviews

Pottersville

2017

50%24 Reviews