Great commentary, I'll be looking at this movie a whole different way the next time I see it. It's one of those films I seem to keep getting drawn back to, although it's not actually one of my top favorites. I think you may be right about Jack.
In general I love haunted house movies and Haunting of Hill House is such a fabulous book. Totally fascinating. Have you read Hell House by Richard Matheson? I'm wondering how much of that you could attribute to one character's madness. Seems like Hill House has evidence it's all "real" and Hell House even more so (they even have a scientific machine).
There's also Stephen King's Rose Red, which was oodles of fun and did what movies and books should do with all haunted house stories: ultimately, the house itself is the star of the show. The Overlook Hotel is probably the ultimate haunted house star.
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Date: 2005-10-04 11:31 am (UTC)In general I love haunted house movies and Haunting of Hill House is such a fabulous book. Totally fascinating. Have you read Hell House by Richard Matheson? I'm wondering how much of that you could attribute to one character's madness. Seems like Hill House has evidence it's all "real" and Hell House even more so (they even have a scientific machine).
There's also Stephen King's Rose Red, which was oodles of fun and did what movies and books should do with all haunted house stories: ultimately, the house itself is the star of the show. The Overlook Hotel is probably the ultimate haunted house star.