THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE BOOK VS. MOVIE VS. MOVIE VS. SERIES
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- čas přidán 7. 08. 2024
- today we're doing another book to movie adaptation comparison video! only this time we're comparing two movies and the Netflix series based on The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson.
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INTRO 00:00
THE NOVEL 01:30
THE HAUNTING (1963) 05:40
THE HAUNTING (1999) 10:15
THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE (2018) 14:15
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The “whose hand” scene in the book is so chilling. Still holds up.
By far my FAVORITE scene
that kept me up at night when i first read it! My heart DROPPED
The Haunting of Hill House is one of my favourite books of all time, I finished it and I couldn't stop thinking about Eleanor for weeks truly one of those characters that has a huge impact on you
yes this!!
Me too -- well, it's one of my favorite horror books. I don't think of it as scary (it has scary moments don't get me wrong) as much as creepy, or dare I use the word, haunting. I also really loved the original 1963 movie, while despising the remake. Started to watch the series, but got distracted and may return to it.
The Netflix series is absolutely incredible, it was genuinely scary, beautifully shot, such sad moments that made me cry, not to mention the plot twists! I've been obsessed with Mike Flanagan since watching and solidly believe he's the best horror film maker out there right now.
ahh fellow mike flanagan stan
Lol
You watch Midnight Mass yet?? It’s BANANAS!
Bly Manor, Hill House and Midnigh Mass... Mike Flanagan is incredible!
YES
I’m so glad someone actually brought up Rose Red. One of my all time favorite Stephen King works.
The actor playing Luke in the 1963 movie is Russ Tamblyn, who played Dr. Jacoby in Twin Peaks.
The novel has the best opening paragraph (also the final paragraph) of any paranormal book I've read.
He also plays Nell's therapist in episode 5 of The Haunting of Hill House.
Yes!!! My all-time favourite opening paragraph of any book I've read.
They used it as an example of effective openings on the Writing Excuses podcast.
Father of Amber.
Shirley jackson is amazing! Her writing style feels so honest! She had some great aesthetic sensibilities that pour from every page. My favourite instance in “the haunting” is the reference to the mug with stars at the bottom. She creates horror through empathy and I think that’s neat.
Now I’m reading “we have always lived in the castle” and its some kind of twisted cottage-core fever dream and I just adore it.
In the beginning of Hill House when Nell is daydreaming while driving I thought it was like a fever dream. The writing flowed the way thoughts do. I’m going to have to check out we have always loved in the castle.
Please do a book to movie comparisons for The Shining and Dr. Sleep.
Don’t forget the Shining TV series!
@@juliasky6149 In Eli Roth's History of Horror season 1, they did a big piece on The Shining, and the TV mini-series wasn't mentioned once, even by the guy who directed it, who did feature in the discussion.
Corn Pone Flicks that’s unfortunate. The movie is iconic in its own way but the miniseries was amazing
I'm only 10 seconds in and PUH-RAYING there's love for The Haunting (1999), it is one of my FAVORITES to watch during spooky season!!
Mine too. I love that movie.
Hey Sarah just wanted to tell you to keep doing what you’re doing , and I know you don’t need that advice , but you’re really make me happy when i see a notification after a long day of hard schoolwork , I can’t wait for you’re last night in soho and Halloween kills reviews and yeah just thanks I guess 😁
Are you putting any Stephen King breakdowns in here? I think IT would be a good one from the book v original mini series v the latest 2 movies.
Loving these videos! Thanks!
yes I’ll be doing LOTS of Stephen King comparisons in the future 😊
@@PossessedbyHorror brilliant!! Looking forward to them!! They always seem to do King a dirty in the older adaptations
Dude rose red scared me so badly as a kid that I can’t watch it anymore. Had no idea it was inspired by this book 😭
The 63 movie is my favorite version. I also like how they weren’t all related. I love the strangers staying in a spooky house trope.
I love The Haunting, I completely agree its a great film to introduce young people to horror. I just remembered that Scary Movie 2 referenced the 1999 adaptation hehe 😂😂
I think you're the first person I've seen mention Rose Red in reference to Hill House. I saw Rose Red before I read Hill House and I always kind of wondered if King was inspired by the book.
I love the haunting and rose red, didn't know rose red was 'based' on the haunting of hill house.
I tought rose red was bases on the winchester house.
I’m having an absolute mental freak out right now! I was 11 when “The Haunting” came out and watched it a year later. It was my absolute favorite horror movie. When Mike Flanagan’s Netflix series was released I instantly fell in love. I never made the connection! The names, the plot, everything!!
I love the book and all film renditions. My favorite part is Mrs. Dudley's quote,
“We couldn't even hear you, in the night....
No one could. No one lives any nearer than town. No one else will come any nearer than that."
"I know," Eleanor said tiredly.
"In the night," Mrs. Dudley said, and smiled outright. "In the dark," she said..”
― Shirley Jackson, The Haunting of Hill House
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think this pops up in the House on Haunted Hill movies as well, pulling them into the same universe in my head - which is all I really need from this life.
Maybe the remake; the original came out the same year as the book.
Shirley Jackson is one of my favorite writers of all time, she's had such a huge influence on the horror genre, from King to newer writers. Too bad she passed away really young. Love the book and love the show, even tho they're really different.
Wow, I still remember being genuinely terrified watching rose red as a kid, and then again after watching the haunting. But absolutely loving both movies and watched them over and over. It’s really cool to know they’re related to the Netflix series, which genuinely scared me now in my 30s!
Hill house solidly remains my favourite show to this day. Everything from the characters and the cinematography are just amazing.
*Me hearing the synopsis of the story* "This is sounding a lot like Stephen King's Rose Red."
*Sarah mentions Rose Red* "HAHAHAHAHA!!!!"
Legit, I have this habit of saying things out of the blue, only for it to seem people read my mind and mention that said thing, hahaha. I did see Rose Red when it aired on TV and even though I am not a fan of horror, I did like the supernatural elements of it and it wasn't all that scary to me, although it did make me cry when one of my fav chars died. I was still going through my creative spree at that age (I was in college) and had a tone of story ideas, so I came up with my own 'haunted house' story idea.
I think the reason why I don't like horror is because of 2 things- I don't like to be scared and I don't like sad endings.
Yup but Shirley Jackson wrote hers when Stephen King was a small child
I thought it sounded similar too haha I had no idea it was an adaptation!
I’d love to see a comparison of The Exorcist! Such a close and perfect adaptation, but the details they do leave out are really interesting and horrifying,
The book is more uncomfortable and desperate for sure and I love it so scary
I didn't like the book that much UNTIL the ending and now I'm obsessed with it lol
*possible spoiler ahead* When I was a kid, I remember the fireplace skull scene from the 1999 movie scared the hell out of me, to the point of never wanting to watch the movie again. I rewatched it this year and my reaction to the scene was "Is that it?". The movie has aged soooo bad in terms of scares and effects.
On the other hand, I watched the 1963 one for the first time this year and it was a great experience. Definitely better.
Wait! Is this the scene with all the faces in the wall moving?! This was my favorite scene as a kid! I haven’t watched it in over 10 years so I don’t remember much of this movie other than that scene
@@brittany-nicol3 Actually the scene I mentioned is when Nell finds out a hidden clue in a book that points to the fireplace. And then when she looks there, a skull jumps to the camera LMFAO that freaked me out as a kid.
Here's the full scene czcams.com/video/bKOW66PVjvA/video.html
@@GeSautner LOL me too. Scared the hell out of me when I was a kid. Then I watched it last year, and laughed instead. Crazy how time does that!
What about the legend of hell house
Everyone forgets that one, but I love Roddey McDowall in the "Luke" role.
Have the movie ... It's really good.
I remember seeing The Haunting when it came out. I think I knew it was a remake, but I didn’t know it was adapted from this story. I need to rewatch it; I was too young when I first saw it and a lot of it went over my head
This was really fascinating. I haven't read the book or seen the 60s movie, I've only watched Hill House and the 90s Haunting. Which is cheesy but I'll always have a special place in my heart for it. ALSO! I had no idea about Rose Red. I can see the similarities. I love that one too. I finally got it on dvd this year.
Have you heard that Flannigan is doing Poe for Netflix?
I really enjoyed your take on all of the different adaptations of hill house. This is one of my favorite horror stories and peices of horror content since I was a very small child.
AW YEAAA BOOK CLUB TIME
Yeah! I was waited for someone to do this! So many adaptations to one story!
i love this, you should do; The Turning of the Screw book, the Innocents movie, The Haunting of Bly Manor
Our daughter (taking after her mother, thank you very much😁) played a ghost in our local theatre adaptation of Shirley Jackson's Haunting of Hill House last Halloween. It was creepy and effective on stage, probably because it was live and brought you in, so to speak, as if you were in Hill House as well just because you were in the audience.
Really appreciate you making this :) I've always been curious about the book and how the films relate.
I saw the 1963 adaptation of The Haunting on television when I was around eight and it terrified me. I didn't see it again until I was an adult and bought it on VHS. I still thought it was brilliant and it remains my favorite adaptation to this day. I could appreciate Mike Flanagan's adaptation after viewing it a second time. Great job, Sarah!
Can you do the exorcist? I read the book several years after the first time I watched the movie and it was the movie that scared me the most as a child. From my understanding the movie was written a couple years after the book came out as well. The book is incredible as well.
Love this kind of video. Keep it up
Love this story! Recently reread (listened) to the novel and in a couple of weeks I’m going to see it on stage at a local theater.
I love your videos!!! I would also love to see more horror book reviews!
Sarah is starting a book club, oh my god. This is best day of my life.
Very interesting analysis. Thanks so much!
I just discovered your channel after rewatching The Haunting of Hill House. And first reading the book and watching the movies again. I love your in depth comparison!
One thing: when they move in in episode 10, the kids yell that Theo took the green room 😊
yeees I love your Halloween decorating videos I can't wait!!!
im loving this type of content!!
Great job! This was very interesting.
Thank you! I love this kind of content. I'm fairly new to your channel. I never disliked horror, but stopped watching it entirely after two movies (Saw 2 and Drag Me to Hell) Recently, with movies like The Quiet Place and shows like The Haunting of Hill House, I've realized I'm missing out on some great content. I have enjoyed a TON of horror novels though and so, for me, this is amazing content. Please give us more of this.
Wait I didnt know the haunting is the movie to the book as well! I watched it years ago and really liked it.
These make me so happy to throw on while we're cooking. Huge fan of the series. What did you think of Midnight Mass?
She covered it in her last monthly favourites video briefly, video before this one :)
If you liked this book you should give a try to Hell House by Richard Matheson. It’s like the explicit and explained version of Hill House and it also has a couple of adaptations
I think there’s a difference between the scary that we know now and a scary that disruptive, makes you think and on the edge of your seat not because you’re “scared” but because it’s just disruptive
This is awesome. I haven’t watched yet. But I can say I’ve seen the two movies and series and read the book. So I’m pretty excited for this video. 😀
Would love for you to do the Turn of The Screw ! With Bly Manor as one of the adaptations obviously
thank you for introducing me to the haunting of hill house and bly manor,I’m impressed after watching it!
Great idea for series! I suggest Who Goes There?/The Thing From AnotherWorld/ The Thing/ The Thing.
Yayy I recommended this video🙌🏻🔥
This video is so cool! When you said rose red I got so excited because it was my favorite horror thing to watch besides the Freddy Krueger movies when I was younger so I was 11 when Rose red came out and I would go crazy to watch this mini series. Every time they re-showed it I would watch it again. I had no idea that it was a hill house adoption I thought that it was more about the Winchester mansion. That’s so cool thank you so much for the information!
Thanks for this -- I really love the Shirley Jackson book and the 1963 book. This was fun - comparing the various media presentations.
I’d be interested to hear your thoughts on Pet Semetary.. book, movie, movie
I like that, Shirley Jackson's language is difficult for us today. The reason? We speak and write trash.
The room colors are mentioned in the original movie when Nell first arrives. The children's nursery that is locked in the first movie became the Red Room.
I totally appreciated you covering the book and the filmed adaptations of story. The book is great and I loved the original film. The camera work is amazing. I can't say that I had much interest in the '99 version. I'll say that the mental health aspect of the book and '63 version is a valid one. All the victims who were driven to kill themselves in the house were driven mad by the house. I think Eleanor was attracted to this place due to her own life experience before hand.
I can probably think of a few book vs Movie vs TV series ideas. However there is one that most likely wouldn't work considering that the comparison would be comparing a book series vs a Movie vs a three season netflix series which the latter two have interesting connecting history. The book series is a children's novel series that incorporates elements of comedy, whimsy, and tad bit of horror. The book series I'm of course talking about is a Series of Unfortunate Events, a series of 13 books that follows the lives of the Baudelaire Orphans Violet, Klaus, and Sunny as they being chased down by Count Olaf. The reason I say this wouldn't work for a book vs Movie vs TV Series is mainly because at the time the 2004 movie was being developed the book series was halfway through. Another reason this wouldn't work is because this would only be the first three books (Bad Beginning, Reptile Room, and The Wide Window) vs the Movie (which only adapts those first three books) vs the first 6 episodes of season one of the show. After that its mainly a book series vs tv series comparison.
I saw the 1961 movie before I read the book, and that movie scared the pewp out of me! That's the first time I was ever scared from watching a movie, and few have scared me in the same way since. I really appreciate the way scares are handled, I'm of the opinion that what you don't see is much scarier than what you do. I love the book and re-read it often. HATE the 90s movie, it's an abomination in every way, imo. I liked the Netflix Series, it's more referential to the story, but in a fun way for people who know and love it.
Yeah, as a kid, the whole bending door scene scared the crap out of me. A movie to be watched in the dark.
Remind me to start reading Hill House once I'm finally done with The Shining. It's been on my Kindle forever.
Love the series and the 90s film is a ton of fun. Have yet to read the book or watch the film from the 60s. A book vs movie i'd like to see you cover is The Exorcist or No One Gets Out Alive
Excellent examination of the story in all four versions! I’d love to see a book to movie comparison of Henry James’ “The Turn of the Screw” (1898) to Jack Clayton’s THE INNOCENTS (1961) to Mike Flanagan’s THE HAUNTING OF BLY MANOR. In BLY MANOR, Flanagan kept the core plot… a governess/au pair coming to an English estate to look after a man’s orphaned nephew and niece.
There's another book and movie adaptation of that book which is a clear tribute to the Shirley Jackson - "Hell House", by Richard Matheson, a big name in fantasy/science fiction/horror. He wrote many scripts for the original "Twilight Zone", for example. The book was published in 1971; the movie, called "The Legend of Hell House", came out in 1973 and was scripted by Matheson. My friend and I saw this movie when it first came out, and I was especially excited because it featured Roddy McDowall, one of my many favorite actors. Both book and movie are far more graphic and suggestive than the Jackson movie, I like them all.
i actually saw a play rendition of the book and haven't watched the films so this was fun for me to watch! Loved hearing the differences and light reviews of each
Let me just say watching this movie in 1999 at 9 years old. It was scary!!! Them effects was effective okkk lol
What I love about the netflix adaptation is whenever you see a ghost it´s not so much the question IF there IS a ghost, but much more WHY you SEE a ghost. I have watched the series multiple times, each time from another angle or approach and I love how much it can offer you if you just open up your mind. it could be a story with genuine ghosts or a one with literally zero in it.
Girl, where did you get that shirt Etsy?? That’s one of my favorite horror movies
I was going to ask that too. I looked online but can’t find it
Selling this show to my mom, to make her watch it.. i described it as a family drama, similar to This Is Us, (she really liked This Is Us), but with some ghosts sometimes
I would like to see you review one of my favorite movies from the 80s ,. Ghost Story . I love this movie , along with Hill House, and The Legion of Hell House . Ghost stories are my favorite kinds of movies . Love your blog !!
Fun fact! The "Bulging Door" scene at 08:11 was a big inspiration for Disney's The Haunted Mansion attraction. This movie was a big inspiration on many of the effects on the "creepy half" of the ride and the source of some of my favorite effects.
The bulging door scene!! That genuinely scared the crap out of me as a very sensitive 13 year old... Still holds up as great creepy effects! Love that movie so much.
Sarah!!! I had no idea Rose Red had anything to do with Hill House! I haven’t seen that in years but I remember loving it and watching it multiple times.
I loved the book. In 6th or 7th grade we had to read the short story "The Lottery" for school, I loved it, so I went to the school library and got every Shirley Jackson book they had. "We Have Always Lived in the Castle" was my favorite and I feel like it's never had a really good movie made from that book. So much of that book is Merricat's interior monologue, it just doesn't translate well to film.
I saw the original film as a kid and really enjoyed it. I never saw the remake, but I heard for years how bad it was in comparison. I finally saw it a year or two ago and spent most of the first hour thinking, "Why does everyone bash this one? It's a pretty faithful adaptation." Then the second hour happened, with all the subtlety of the first film chucked out the window in favor of every single thing in the house coming to life via very dated computer effects. I was pretty flabbergasted that they actually used digital effects to make it look like a kid crawled under a sheet, instead of getting a kid and a sheet and, like, filming it. Flanagan's version did the moving statues bit too, but oh so much better.
Oh my gosh! I remember being a kid and seeing Rose Red and it terrified me!
I really enjoyed the movie "The Haunting"
The room that they use as their base of operations in the first movie is referred to as the “purple parlor”.
I always thought Rose Red was based on the Winchester house.
I think Wes Craven went to direct the 1996 film, Scream. Which was why he dropped out of filming the remake.
Rose Red is also lifted from Burnt Offerings.
I was 6 in 1999 and The Haunting was one of those movies I watched at a young age that stuck in my head especially when the walls moved
I want to see your reaction to Midnight Mass!!!
The only reason I was familiar with this story was through Scary Movie 2 🤣🤣
the original movie played on the theory that not peaking is scarier than peaking. Meaning it built up and built up but never peaked. it just kept building and stopping building and stopping. since we are used to building and peaking and then slowly coming down, it messes with us. leaving us afraid and not knowing why. that is the theory anyway. that you could be jumpier after watching it because it never got to the jump.
I loved the show so much that I go back and watch it. Of course nothing beats Shirley Jackson's work. My favorite character is Theo. 😉 Can you please 🙏 do a video on House On Hunted Hill? I know it's different from Hill House and has nothing to do with that universe but still a throwback late 90's favorite.
Thank you for doing this comparing I have only seen the last movie but now I am going to need too find the book Do you have any more video's like this (book vs movie)? And will you be doing anymore? Thanks again
The Exorcist is a fantastic book, and the movie is outstanding too. If you like that type of story then those would be fun to compare.
I’m reading this book right now, and I think is my best read of the year so far. It’s a fantastic book, slow, but so atmospheric. I saw the 1999 film and is awful, but the Netflix series is very good. Now, the book by Richard Matheson, Hell House - this one is petrifying.
1963: The purple parlor, our operating room.
Had no idea there was a book
One thing you mentioned was that people deem this as "the scariest ever" and you dont agree, but that might be due to lens of watching it after watching modern horror. Glad you mention that. That is one thing i see a lot from the younger generation that useally gets brushed aside. If you watched a movie for the first time when it came out, context is different. You have never seen anything like before and it does hit differently. And it sticks with you. Verses coming from watching the genre already played out. Things becoming more and more overt. The line being raised and crossed. You have higher expectations and needs for what is scary when you have already seen blood and guts, ect. And many older(even referring to ones from the 90's) movies dont get respected by the younger generations because of this. It really is sad that the genius of older movies is lost because of viewing it with the modern lens.
Will you ever do a review of the mini series Stephen king’s rose red? I love that mini series.
I need this shirt!! Where is this shirt!?? Also I love your videos keep it up girl
Liked the book and both movies. Yes, I'm one of the few people who actually enjoyed the 1999 version. Just finished watching the series for the first time and I gotta say it's the best adaptation of this story hands down. It's amazing and I think Shirley Jackson would be proud of it. Very character driven, scary, heartbreaking. Just a fantastic show.
you should do the turn of the screw vs it’s multiple adaptations!!
Could someone please tell me where I can watch Rose Red?! Or a where I can get it for cheap?! I’ve been wanting to watch it for yearsssss but my cousin borrowed our copy and never gave it back. It’s been like 10 years💀
Please do one for Bly Manor, I'm intrigued