Analyzing The Movie 'The Haunting'

Not to be confused with the franchise movies, this little-known film, directed by Daniel Erickson, is in a class by itself. Equal parts creepy and funny, this Halloween-themed movie follows an incredibly paranoid young man who believes an escaped maniac is hiding in the neighborhood "House of Horrors".

It was a cold, rainy night on Friday the 13th of October. A girl, Veronica, and her four friends went to the movie theater in a spooky corner of Slash Plaza with people in bloody costumes, the ticket booth covered in spider webs and green goo, ordinarily lights flickering down the hallway.

Halloween lasts all October in my eyes, and this lead me to become an actress of sorts. As a high school theatre kid, I jumped right on the opportunity to work at Literally, A Haunted House. It’s a fundraising haunted house out of the Culbertson Mansion in New Albany, Indiana. Proceeds from the haunt go straight into restoring the 148 year old mansion. With the past two years of haunting seasons I’ve been many terrifying characters. These range from a mad cultist looking for a new sacrifice, to a victim of a lobotomy gone wrong. Working at the haunted house earned me good friends while also helping a local historical

The real measure of success in any horror novel lies it in its ability to generate a range of emotions from its audience. Arguably, more than any other genre, horror must be consciously aware of this necessity and control it thoroughly from start to finish. In Shirley Jackson’s, The Haunting of Hill House, she works to evoke a range of emotions in order to challenge the beliefs of the characters and in turn, how they react to certain conflicts that arise. In particular, Eleanor, one of the housemates at Hill House, becomes vulnerable to complications of the house due to her past. Eleanor unfortunately obtains

Have you ever thought about what makes you become scared when reading scary stories? Gothic writing developed in the late eighteenth century and it was mainly a style of writing where abnormal or ghostly experiences were portrayed. In the stories Castle of Otranto, “Sir Bertrand,” and Romance of the Forest, terror is illustrated by emphasizing the architectural environments that are encountered. The architectural environments in Gothic literature, engage readers and immerse them into the story so that supernatural events can be imaginable, by using common features such as darkness, intricate or secret passages, and abandoned or isolated buildings.

According to the text on page 230 of "The Shining Studies in the Horror Film," book, the conversation between Danny and Hallorann regarding Danny's taste for lamb is referenced. The text then details the lamb as being, "a young animal slaughtered before it reaches maturity, and it may be that Kubrick intends Danny's marked preference for non-carnivorous foods to foreshadow the boy's fate at the end of the film...." Although I find this analysis to be insightful, I have a differing take. Hallorann referenced the killing and subsequent consumption of lamb, and, in the movie that is, Danny was very certain that he does not like lamb. Lambs are regarded by some religious faiths to represent innocence, and were therefore the targets of religious

A cartoon vampire on the “haunted house” advertisement catches Greneth’s eyes. Then, a couples-only discount sweetens the deal, if he can find someone to take. Griselda seems the perfect choice, but when she starts asking silly questions – like just what is a haunted house, anyway? – and talking about so-called real ghosts, he wonders if he’s made the right choice.

The narrator husband –John-- chooses this “haunted house” to help the narrator with her hysterical condition, but the only contact that she has is the husband’s sister and the husband and he is out most of the time and spend nights outside the house because the town is far away, plus he does not allow anybody to visit her or let her to visit family or friends.

Spooky or creepy stories have been told for ages. Lots of people like hearing scary tales but I think what makes a story really scary is one which is real. A horror story which really happened can be scarier than a made up story. There is a house in Los Angeles, California which sits on top of a Los Feliz hilltop. It has become known as the Los Feliz Murder Mansion. It was a fateful night when on December 6, 1959 Dr. Harold Perelson took a hammer and struck his wife dead, he then severely beat his 18 year old daughter and finally ended his own life by having a acid cocktail. The mansion remained alone and uninhabited, holding its dark secrets for the next fifty years.

One of the elements of gothic literature evident in this story is the setting it takes place in. On the very first page of the story, the home is described as an “ancestral hall.” In gothic literature, the settings are usually old, dim places. Such as dungeons, monasteries, and mansions. Later, it is described as a “colonial mansion,” and a “haunted house.” These descriptions do clearly match that of typical gothic literature. This element contributes an eeriness to the story, as we imagine this dark, haunted mansion that our narrator is locked up in, with no escape. Which deeply contributes to this disturbed story.

In 1960 Alfred Hitchcock’s movie “Psycho” was in theatres, lasers were invented, the birth control pill was approved by the FDA, the most powerful earthquake ever reported devastated Chile killing 69 people, and the civil rights era was beginning. The 60’s was also a time when the Cold War was in full swing with Communist threats, an ongoing nuclear arms race, racial unrest, and economic distress. The year 1960 also happened to be an election year. This presidential election included the first televised debates between the two candidates, John F. Kennedy and Richard M. Nixon. Kennedy narrowly defeated Nixon by a margin of less than 120,000 out of some 70 million votes cast. He was the youngest man and the first Roman Catholic ever elected President of the United States. Kennedy knew that he had a lot to overcome and because he won by one of the smallest popular vote margins in history he knew the importance of his inaugural speech and wanted it to instill confidence at home and regain respect abroad. Kennedy’s inaugural address was one that is still quoted today. His speech had a profound impact when he gave it in 1961 and the words still resonate today. One of his advisors who helped him construct his speech, Theodore Sorensen, explained what Kennedy wanted to achieve with his speech. “He wanted it short. He wanted it to focus on foreign policy. He did not want it to sound partisan, pessimistic or critical of his predecessor. He wanted neither the cold war rhetoric about

One type of gothic literary elements in this story is where the story is based. The story is based on dull, dark soundless day in autumn. It is also based in a gloomy mansion with gray sedge, ghastly tree stems, and vacant eye-like windows. The mansion has arched doorways and dark, intricate pathways. The mansion also has dark draperies hung on the wall and all the furniture is antique, tattered and comfortless.

The movie is about sheriff heck Tate a one of a kind sheriff that lives in a little town called Dawson texas. He is a decent man who tries to protect the innocent from danger. But in doing this he finds out that the people in this town are stubborn and have there own ways. Most of them are not subject to change.

The night before Halloween, Hailey and Lucas went to take their dog Harley for a walk. Even though it was only 8pm, it was pitch black outside. While Hailey was scared of the dark, Lucas was not. During the walk, they came across three very scary houses, so scary even Lucas was scared! First, was an abandoned house. The windows were broken, and the door was missing, but one single light was flickering. Hailey ran scared, while Lucas was laughing. Next, they came upon a very old house. Smoke was coming from the chimney but the house looked like it hasn’t been touched in years. Suddenly, the wind blew and all the shutters blew open! Hailey screamed! Scared to continue, Hailey wanted to go home but Lucas talked

Many people may ask themselves “what makes a good horror movie?” That can easily be evaluated by one of the most ambiguous horror movies out there, The Shining, a horror film by Stanley Kubrick, that tells a story of a family that has moved into a hotel called the Overlook, which was inhabited by ghosts. Throughout the film, the plot develops around the Torrance family: Jack, Wendy, and their son Danny. Some of the Criteria that can be evaluated in “The Shining” are the acting, the backstory, and the cinematography.