1963 Horror Classic THE HAUNTING Screening at The Wildey Theater in Edwardsville October 8th

“An evil old house, the kind some people call haunted, is like an undiscovered country waiting to be explored. Hill House had stood for 90 years and might stand for 90 more. Silence lay steadily against the wood and stone of Hill House, and whatever walked there… walked alone. “

The original 1963 Horror Classic THE HAUNTING will be screening at The Wildey Theater in Edwardsville ( 252 N Main St, Edwardsville, IL 62025 )October 8th. Showtime is 7:00pm and admission is a measly two bucks!

So many horror movies are just violent slasher or exploitation flicks and while that can be entertaining it is not necessarily scary. What makes the 1963 classic THE HAUNTING so effective is the atmosphere that is set up throughout the film. This movie actually does not show anything at all, it is all power of suggestion. This movie, about a paranormal researcher who hires a small group of people to study a haunted house, is one of the best films ever made dealing with the paranormal and the unknown. It is the unknown that scares us humans the most.

See THE HAUNTING when it plays October 8^th at The Wildey and see what it does to your imagination! I might add that Julie Harris, the woman who plays Eleanor in the movie, suffered from depression during the filming of the movie and she would often isolate herself from the rest of the cast and crew. You can see this in her performance. THE HAUNTING was the original movie adaptation of Shirley Jackson’s very creepy 1959 novel and definitely a movie to watch around Halloween. Go October 8^th at The Wildey. I’m unaware of St. Louisans having the opportunity to catch this on the big screen since its first release. You won’t regret it.