“No live organism can continue for long to exist sanely under conditions of absolute reality; even larks and katydids are supposed, by some, to dream. Hill House, not sane, stood by itself against its hills, holding darkness within; it had stood for eighty years and might stand for eighty more.” Shirley Jackson, ‘The Haunting of Hill House’

Yes, yes I know. Everyone always includes Robert Wise’s 1963 scarefest ‘The Haunting’ as one of the films to see on Halloween.  And now ‘everyone’ includes Martin Scorsese:

11 Scariest Horror Movies of All Time  by Martin Scorsese

But you know what?

Everyone, and now Marty, are right.

It is scary.  In fact it will scare the be**********s out of you.  Don’t believe me?  Then I dare you watch the first few minutes of the pic – presented after the break:

What’d I tell you?  Scary.

If I wasn’t off to watch ‘Scream Blacula Scream’ tonight I’d stay at home watching ‘The Haunting’.  Really I would.