History Main / TheHaunting

* BiTheWay: In the original, there's a ''vague'' sense of LesYay between the two female leads. This version practically bashes you over the head with a cricket bat that has "Theo Is Bisexual" painted on it. [[JustifiedTrope However]], the original was made [[ValuesDissonance in a time when homosexuality was still illegal in parts of the United States, and banned from being depicted on screen]].

* SupernaturalProofFather: Luke. He is not a father not even fatherly, but he certainly is very skeptic about all the hautings.

* TheFilmOfTheBook: [[AdaptationDisplacement Which not many have heard of since]].

* {{Foreshadowing}}: Nell asks to borrow her sister's car, to which her sister replies: [[spoiler: "How do I know you'll bring back my car in good condition?" Nell is killed when she crashes the car into a tree]].

* CreepyHousekeeper: Mrs. Dudley who makes sure to remenber the guests that she lives miles away from the house, that there won't be anyone around if they need help and no one will hear them if they scream and then [[TheUnsmile unsmiles]].

* GhostButler

* LesYay: Nell and Theo

* CreepyHousekeeper

* BiTheWay: In the original, there's a ''vague'' sense of LesYay between the two female leads. This version practically bashes you over the head with a cricket bat that has "Theo Is Bisexual" painted on it.

* CaptainObvious: Owen Wilson's entire role.

* TheFilmOfTheBook: [[AdaptationDisplacement Which not many has heard of]]. [[hottip:* : Unless one counts the many, many readers who checked the novel out after reading ''The Lottery'' in high school. Or who followed Stephen King's recommendation.]]

* DrivenToSuicide: One of the past owners of the house hung herself.

* OffWithHisHead

* TheHorror

* HellIsThatNoise
* HighOctaneNightmareFuel

* ParanoiaFuel: About halfway through the film you begin to wonder - is there really a spiritual force attacking the house and its inhabitants...or is it all just happening in their minds?

* BiTheWay: In the first movie, there's a ''vague'' sense of LesYay between the two female leads. This version practically bashes you over the head with a cricket bat that has "Theo Is Bisexual" on it.

Remade in 1999 with Liam Neeson, Lili Taylor, Owen Wilson, and Catherine Zeta Jones, with [[YourMileageMayVary mixed reaction]].

* NothingIsScarier: MostTriumphantExample. In fact, in this case, nothing would make Cthulhu wet his pants.

* AdaptationDecay

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* TheFilmOfTheBook: [[AdaptationDisplacement Which not many has heard of]].

!!TheRemake has these additional tropes:

Remade in 1999 with Liam Neeson, Lili Taylor, Owen Wilson, and Catherine Zeta Jones, but [[SoBadItsHorrible don't you dare]].

!!!'''This movie contains examples of:'''
* AdaptationDecay: In the case of the 1999 version, the decay is comparable to that part at the end of ''IndianaJonesAndTheLastCrusade'', where that guy turns to dust in seconds. Seriously, it's that bad.

* TheFilmOfTheBook

The ultimate example of less-is-more in horror cinema. Eleanor "Nell" Lance (Julie Harris) has volunteered for a study on paranormal activity conducted by Dr. John Markway (Richard Johnson), with two other participants: Luke Sanderson (Russ Tamblyn), who stands to inherit Hill House, where the study's being held, and Theo (Claire Bloom) a woman with ESP skills. Turns out the doctor's suspicions about the existence of ghosts are correct. There's something in the house with them. But what? Remade in 1999 with Liam Neeson, Lili Taylor, Owen Wilson, and Catherine Zeta Jones, but [[SoBadItsHorrible don't you dare]].

* ParanoiaFuel

* Foreshadowing: Nell asks to borrow her sister's car, to which her sister replies: [[spoiler: "How do I know you'll bring back my car in good condition?" Nell is killed when she crashes the car into a tree]].

* OneHundredScariestMovieMoments: Number 18