What to read, watch, and listen to if you lovedThe Haunting of Hill House
Shirley Jackson · Book · 1987
If you loved The Haunting of Hill House, start with The Haunting (Robert Wise, 1963) — a film from the same story. Below: 3 films, 1 series and 2 podcasts, each matched to The Haunting of Hill House across media.
What hooked you in The Haunting of Hill House was the way the architecture of a home mirrors the crumbling sanity of its inhabitants.
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Adaptation
The Haunting
Robert Wise · Film · 1963
Adaptation
The Haunting of Hill House
Mike Flanagan · Series · 2018
Films on the same thread
House on Haunted Hill
William Castle · Film · 1959
Shares 3 threads with The Haunting of Hill House: Psychological Horror, Haunted House, Gothic Horror.
Much like the characters in The Haunting of Hill House, these guests face intense psychological pressure as the house itself forces them to confront their deepest paranoia and greed.
The Shining
Stanley Kubrick · Film · 1980
Shares 3 threads with The Haunting of Hill House: Isolation, Psychological Horror, Supernatural Horror.
If you appreciated the suffocating isolation and descent into madness in The Haunting of Hill House, you will find that same terrifying erosion of reality within the Overlook Hotel.
The Innocents
Jack Clayton · Film · 1961
Shares 3 threads with The Haunting of Hill House: Gaslighting, Supernatural Horror, Gothic Horror.
This film captures the same unsettling atmosphere found in The Haunting of Hill House, utilizing an unreliable narrator to blur the lines between genuine supernatural haunting and psychological breakdown.
Series on the same thread
The Haunting of Bly Manor
Mike Flanagan · Series · 2020
Shares 2 threads with The Haunting of Hill House: Gothic Horror, Psychological Horror.
This series mirrors the exploration of childhood trauma and lingering grief that defined The Haunting of Hill House, grounding its supernatural mysteries within the complicated history of a haunted estate.
Podcasts on the same thread
The Magnus Archives
Podcast
Explores: Esoteric Research, The Weird, Paranormal Investigation.
The academic obsession with the weird in this podcast echoes the anthropological research project featured in The Haunting of Hill House, emphasizing the existential dread of investigating the unknown.
The Boys Haunted Explorations
Podcast
Explores: ghosts, haunted places, paranormal activity.
Just as the characters in The Haunting of Hill House are drawn to a place of dark history, this podcast captures that same compulsion to investigate notoriously haunted physical locations.
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Common questions
Is The Haunting of Hill House based on the 1987 book by Shirley Jackson?
Yes, the 2018 television series The Haunting of Hill House takes inspiration from the 1987 book by Shirley Jackson. The original story follows four paranormal researchers who visit an abandoned mansion to conduct an unusual research project.
What order should I watch The Haunting of Hill House adaptations?
You can experience the story in any order. The 1963 movie The Haunting and the 2018 series The Haunting of Hill House are separate adaptations of the original source material. Both versions explore the paranormal events surrounding the mansion.
Is The Haunting a different version of The Haunting of Hill House?
The 1963 film The Haunting is an adaptation of the same source material as the 2018 series The Haunting of Hill House. Both versions focus on the premise of individuals investigating an old, abandoned mansion for a paranormal research project.
How long is the source material for The Haunting of Hill House?
The Haunting of Hill House source material is a book published in 1987 by Shirley Jackson. It details the experiences of four people who travel to an abandoned mansion to conduct a research project on paranormal activity.