This
film is based on a book by Brandt Sponseller. Dr. John Markway has permission to investigate ghosts in an
eerie mansion with a bad history of death and insanity. He assembles a team to observe and fill
out reports of what they see and experience. Eleanor experienced rocks pelting her home when she was a
child. She feels the spirits
living in the old mansion.
Theodora is a clairvoyant and she can tell what people are
thinking. Luke is next in line to
inherit the old home, he wants to see what they are doing and find out what
he can about the place. Eleanor
and Theodora are the ones most touched by the house but John and Luke hear the
pounding in the night. Luke almost
falls from the spiral staircase.
I’ve
seen this film before so I could watch it without being nervous about what was
going to happen. I was still glad
to watch during the daylight too.
The house itself and what is going on inside it are the stars of this
film. The choice of filming in
black and white adds to the mystery.
I don’t think it has aged but still can how to be eerie after 51
years. 3 ½* (I liked this movie)
112
min, Horror directed by Robert Wise with Julie Harris, Claire Bloom, Richard
Johnson, Russ Tamblyn, Fay Compton, Rosalie Crutchley, Lois Maxwell.
Note: Imdb 7.7 out of 10, 86% critic 83%
audience on Rotten Tomatoes, Amazon 4.5* out of 5* with 594 reviews.
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