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"The Haunting" quotes

The Haunting poster
Dr. Markway, doing research to prove the existence of ghosts, investigates Hill House, a large, eerie mansion with a lurid history of violent death and insanity.

Director: Robert Wise
Writer: Nelson Gidding (screenplay), Shirley Jackson (based on the novel: "The Haunting of Hill House")
Production: Paramount Pictures
Genre: horror
Year: 1963
MetaScore: 74/100
ImdbRating: 7.5
BoxOffice: N/A
Released: 22 Aug 1963
Awards: Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 1 nomination.
You shouldn't be - The Haunting 03:53 You shouldn't be It knows my name - The Haunting 01:54 It knows my name I can't keep the rooms the way I'd like - The Haunting 00:51 I can't keep the rooms the way I'd like An evil old house - The Haunting 00:17 An evil old house When people believed the earth was flat - The Haunting 00:19 When people believed the earth was flat Haven't you noticed how nothing in this house moves until you look away - The Haunting 00:09 Haven't you noticed how nothing in this house moves... Whose hand was I holding - The Haunting 00:11 Whose hand was I holding And the ground sowed with salt - The Haunting 00:07 And the ground sowed with salt Hill House has stood for 90 years and might stand for 90 more - The Haunting 00:16 Hill House has stood for 90 years and might stand for 90... Let's see what kind of martinis it makes - The Haunting 00:15 Let's see what kind of martinis it makes Only one way to argue with a woman - The Haunting 00:05 Only one way to argue with a woman A closed mind is the worst defense against the supernatural - The Haunting 00:18 A closed mind is the worst defense against the supernatural Nothing in particular - The Haunting 00:25 Nothing in particular I know the supernatural is something that isn't supposed to happen - The Haunting 00:07 I know the supernatural is something that isn't... It was an evil house from the beginning - The Haunting 00:07 It was an evil house from the beginning Is this another one of your crazy hallucinations - The Haunting 00:21 Is this another one of your crazy hallucinations I'll let you have the house cheap - The Haunting 00:03 I'll let you have the house cheap Knowing what I really want - The Haunting 00:07 Knowing what I really want You'll be sorry I ever opened the gate - The Haunting 00:04 You'll be sorry I ever opened the gate Psychic phenomena are subject to certain laws - The Haunting 00:09 Psychic phenomena are subject to certain laws No one must go back into that house again - The Haunting 00:17 No one must go back into that house again I haven't seen a damn thing - The Haunting 00:08 I haven't seen a damn thing The dead are not quiet in Hill House - The Haunting 00:05 The dead are not quiet in Hill House I've studied the map - The Haunting 00:09 I've studied the map What would you call this place - The Haunting 00:05 What would you call this place This could be a family portrait of us - The Haunting 00:16 This could be a family portrait of us Human nature could certainly stand some improvement - The Haunting 00:05 Human nature could certainly stand some improvement Tristan wants you inside - The Haunting 00:35 Tristan wants you inside The house - The Haunting 00:06 The house You haven't a ghost of a chance - The Haunting 00:06 You haven't a ghost of a chance I was leaning back to see the top of the tower and - The Haunting 00:09 I was leaning back to see the top of the tower and Can't you feel it - The Haunting 00:08 Can't you feel it Ghosts make the papers along with celebrities every day of the week - The Haunting 00:06 Ghosts make the papers along with celebrities every day of... Clever Eleanor You catch on fast - The Haunting 00:09 Clever Eleanor You catch on fast You look like Death - The Haunting 00:07 You look like Death Let's see if there's a tiger behind this one - The Haunting 00:05 Let's see if there's a tiger behind this one I don't think you killed your mother - The Haunting 00:06 I don't think you killed your mother You have to watch it every minute - The Haunting 00:05 You have to watch it every minute Back to your little apartment - The Haunting 00:08 Back to your little apartment Anyone has a right to run away - The Haunting 00:05 Anyone has a right to run away What were you doing - The Haunting 01:02 What were you doing The story goes that the old lady died calling for help - The Haunting 00:11 The story goes that the old lady died calling for help There was something in the car with her - The Haunting 00:33 There was something in the car with her You've got foolishness and wickedness all mixed up - The Haunting 00:05 You've got foolishness and wickedness all mixed up Auntie Nell is blinking - The Haunting 00:06 Auntie Nell is blinking Are you Dudley the caretaker Yeah I'm Dudley the caretaker - The Haunting 00:05 Are you Dudley the caretaker Yeah I'm Dudley the... I mean to take it - The Haunting 00:06 I mean to take it No one who rented Hill House ever stayed for more than a few days - The Haunting 00:07 No one who rented Hill House ever stayed for more than a few... I'm disappearing inch by inch into this house - The Haunting 00:07 I'm disappearing inch by inch into this house My mother - The Haunting 00:04 My mother It's in the nursery - The Haunting 00:22 It's in the nursery

Cast

Eleanor Lance - Julie Harris
Theodora - Claire Bloom
Dr. John Markway - Richard Johnson
Luke Sanderson - Russ Tamblyn
Mrs. Sanderson - Fay Compton