Well, it’s a about this house, see? And it has a history of death and violence associated with it. Okay by now you’re thinking, “Ugh! Enough with the confusion! Just tell me what the damn story is about!” Castle’s film has the word “Hill” in the title, just like the Jackson’s book. The film version of Jackson’s novel is simply called The Haunting. Castle’s movie is NOT Jackson’s book adapted for film. Shirley Jackson’s The Haunting of Hill House novel came out in 1953, and William Castle’s film The House on Haunted Hill premiered in 1959 (click here for my review of this film.) Please note – these stories have nothing to do with each other. Before going into the whys and wherefores of any possible preference for one over the other, let me address some possible confusion concerning these titles and another film of a similar name.ġ950s – It was the decade of “Haunts” and “Hills”. On the other hand, I thought JK Rowling’s Harry Potter series were far better than the films.Ībout a week ago, I watched The Haunting again (saw it once about fifteen years ago) and reread The Haunting of Hill House – the book by Shirley Jackson that inspired the movie.

Tolkien fans will want to hang me out to dry for writing this, but I enjoyed Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Ring’s films more than Tolkien’s books (Hobbit films not included). Quite often this is true -but never always. The old adage is that the book is always better than the movie. The Haunting – Robert Wise -1963 – Great film!Įach deals with the same story. The following article is a comparison between The book The Haunting of Hill House and the 1963 film The Haunting. To read about the Netflix Series: The Haunting of Hill House, click here: The Haunting of Hill House – The Netflix Series – What it is and What it isn’t

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