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In this episode, I talk about Robert Wise’s 1963 cult classic, “The Haunting.” It’s based on Shirley Jackson’s 1959 novel “The Haunting of Hill House,” and stars Julie Harris as Eleanor Lance, a young woman who joins three people at a haunted house to investigate paranormal phenomena. Eleanor has spent over a decade caring for her invalid mother who has recently died. I explore how this film represents psychological disintegration and a woman searching for belonging as well as how the film uses sound and cinematography to create a frightening, claustrophobic atmosphere. At the beginning of the episode, I also talk about the recent news that Filmstruck is shutting down.

Full Show Notes:

• Larisa Shepitko episode
• Come and See episode
• Desert Hearts episode
• L’avventura episode
• Cleo from 5 to 7 episode
• Variety story on Filmstruck closing down
• My goodreads profile
• The Others episode
• Shirley Jackson’s books: The Haunting of Hill House, We Have Always Lived in the Castle, Hangsaman
• Shirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted Life by Ruth Franklin
• Netflix show Haunting of Hill House
• A Star is Born Patreon episode
• The Book of Disquiet by Fernando Pessoa
• Wanda episode
• Carnival of Souls episode
• Late Spring episode
• A Cinema of the Unruly Woman episode
• The Witch (2015)

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