Haunting, The (1963)

carlos66 · **Posted:** Sat Nov 29, 2003 6:04 pm **Post subject:** Haunting, The (1963)

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Certain to remain one of the greatest haunted-house movies ever made,
Robert Wise's The Haunting (1963) is antithetical to all the gory
horror films of subsequent decades, because its considerable frights
remain implicitly rooted in the viewer's sensitivity to abject fear. A
classic spook-fest based on Shirley Jackson's novel The Haunting of
Hill House (which also inspired the 1999 remake directed by Jan de
Bont), the film begins with a prologue that concisely establishes the
dark history of Hill House, a massive New England mansion (actually
filmed in England) that will play host to four daring guests determined
to investigate--and hopefully debunk--the legacy of death and ghostly
possession that has given the mansion its terrifying reputation.
Consumed by guilt and grief over her mother's recent death and driven
to adventure by her belief in the supernatural, Eleanor Vance (Julie
Harris) is the most unstable--and therefore the most
vulnerable--visitor to Hill House. She's invited there by
anthropologist Dr. Markway (Richard Johnson), along with the bohemian
lesbian Theodora (Claire Bloom), who has acute extra-sensory abilities,
and glib playboy Luke Sanderson (Russ Tamblyn, from Wise's West Side
Story), who will gladly inherit Hill House if it proves to be
hospitable. Of course, the shadowy mansion is anything but welcoming to
its unwanted intruders. Strange noises, from muffled wails to deafening
pounding, set the stage for even scarier occurrences, including a door
that appears to breathe (with a slowly turning doorknob that's almost
unbearably suspenseful), unexplained writing on walls, and a delicate
spiral staircase that seems to have a life of its own. <br>
The genius of The Haunting lies in the restraint of Wise and
screenwriter Nelson Gidding, who elicit almost all of the film's
mounting terror from the psychology of its characters--particularly
Eleanor, whose grip on sanity grows increasingly tenuous. The presence
of lurking spirits relies heavily on the power of suggestion (likewise
the cautious handling of Theodora's attraction to Eleanor) and the
film's use of sound is more terrifying than anything Wise could have
shown with his camera. Like Jack Clayton's 1961 chiller, The Innocents,
The Haunting knows the value of planting the seeds of terror in the
mind, as opposed to letting them blossom graphically on the screen.
What you don't see is infinitely more frightening than what you do, and
with nary a severed head or bloody corpse in sight, The Haunting is
guaranteed to chill you to the bone. --Jeff Shannon <a class="postlink" target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00009NHB6/ref=ase_imdb-adbox/002-0460919-7212856?v=glance&s=dvd">Amazon</a>

1cd TeamRPM

Technical specs:
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Name.........: The.Haunting.1963.DVD.XviD-TeamRPM.avi
Filesize.....: 702 MB (or 719,184 KB or 736,444,416 bytes)
Runtime......: 01:47:19 (160,982 fr)
Video Codec..: XviD 2-pass
Video Bitrate: 829 kb/s (0.240 bits/pixel)
Frame Size...: 576x240 (2.40:1) [=12:5] 25.000 FPS
Audio Codec..: 0x0055(MP3) ID'd as MPEG-1 Layer 3 LAME3.93.?
Audio Bitrate: 80 kb/s, monophonic CBR 48000 Hz

ed2k: The.Haunting.1963.DVD.XviD-TeamRPM.avi [702.33 Mb] [Stats]

Subtitles for movie include: Arabic, English, Fran�ais, Italiano, and Nederlands.
ed2k: The.Haunting.1963.DVD.XviD-TeamRPM.Vobsub.rar [5.81 Mb] [Stats]

1/3rd DVDr advancedfilesize
Specs:

Video: XviD 1.1.0 @ ~1665 kbps
Audio: AC3 1Ch 192 kbps
Resolution: 720 x 304
Aspect Ratio: 2.368 (45:19)
Framerate: 23.976 fps
Qf: 0.317
Runtime: 01:51:53.665

Subtitles: English, Español, Français

Interleave: 96 ms (2.3 v.frames), preload=96
Audio frames: Split across interleaves

I-VOPs: 1193 (0.74%)
P-VOPs: 64712 (40.20%)
B-VOPs: 95062 (59.06%)
S-VOPs: 0 (0.00%)
N-VOPs: 0 (0.00%)

Max consecutive B-VOPs:   4
    1 consec: 50.27%
    2 consec: 49.57%
    3 consec: 0.02%
    4 consec: 0.14%

Screenshots:

ed2k: The.Haunting.1963.DVDRip.XviD.AC3-C00LdUdE.avi [1.46 Gb] [Stats]
ed2k: The.Haunting.1963.DVDRip.XviD.AC3.Subs_Eng_Es_Fr-C00LdUdE.7z [2.56 Mb] [Stats]

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spudthedestroyer · **Posted:** Sun Nov 30, 2003 2:37 am **Post subject:**

I think a w00t, w00t is in order.

Thank you, I've been trying to snag myself a good version of this for a while.

Kudos carlos and scylla :mrgreen:

mascareiro · **Posted:** Sun Nov 30, 2003 3:12 am **Post subject:**

Thanks a lot! been waiting for this one :mrgreen:

btw, is there an easy way to turn those subs into .srt or .sub? are they already in any of these formats? im a newbie and u can tell :oops:

I want to know that cause i usually burn the movies to play in my playstation 2, and it only allows srt or .sub files

Thanks again

carlos66 · **Posted:** Sun Nov 30, 2003 3:47 am **Post subject:**

don't need to worry, mascareiro

subs are in idx/sub format (as on dvd), you can play them with vobsub and probably few other ways... (on PC I mean)

I can make sub/srt of english ones if you're desperate, but if you want others just try using SubRip

mascareiro · **Posted:** Sun Nov 30, 2003 4:46 pm **Post subject:**

If its no problem to you. an english srt would be great :oops:

im just asking cause i cant find a single source for the subs since yesterday :shock:

so im taking advantage of your kindness hehe thanks

carlos66 · **Posted:** Fri Dec 05, 2003 9:04 pm **Post subject:**

here we go: The.Haunting.1963.DVD.XviD-TeamRPM.eng.srt

mascareiro · **Posted:** Fri Dec 05, 2003 9:29 pm **Post subject:**

Thanks a lot, and have a merry christmas :mrgreen:

monkeysmasher · **Posted:** Fri Dec 05, 2003 11:55 pm **Post subject:**

aahhhhhhhhhhhh
that vhs rip wasnt that bad.

arkhane · **Posted:** Tue May 10, 2005 3:41 pm **Post subject:**

re-discovered this one on dvd recently, hadn't seen this masterpiece of horror for ages
recommended !

even though the old rip looks perfectly alright from the specs, if you guys want a new rip with commentary, just say so

i also ripped the trailer, but there were no other extras...

thing is i made a 1cd xvid mp3 rip for myself a while back, but maybe a nice alternative would be a 2cd xvid ac3 rip, no ?

let me know

painkiller7171 · **Posted:** Tue May 10, 2005 9:09 pm **Post subject:**

thx ....

arkhane · **Posted:** Thu Oct 06, 2005 2:12 am **Post subject:**

Enjoy this cinematographic masterpiece in High Quality image and sound ! :wink:

The.Haunting.1963.AC3.DVDRip.Xvid-RKN.avi

File Size: 1,35 GB (or 1,389 MB or 1,456,891,904 bytes)
Duration: 01:47:19 (160,985 fr)
Video Codec: XviD
Video Bitrate: 1504 kb/s
Video Frame Rate: 25.000
Aspect Ratio: 640x272 (2.35:1) [=40:17]
Audio 1: AC3 192 kb/s, monophonic CBR @ 48000 Hz
Audio 2: MP3 102 kb/s (51/ch, stereo) VBR @ 48000 Hz (commentary)

Extras
The.Haunting.1963.AC3.DVDRip.Xvid-RKN.Trailer.avi

Notes:
- I didn't provide subs,as the source is the same as for the TeamRPM rip, and since i didn't split the file,
any subs that worked for that rip will work for mine too (ie, just get TeamRPM vobsubs)
- If indeed you need to split the file in 2cds, cut at frame 77639

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weezee · **Posted:** Thu Oct 06, 2005 8:58 pm **Post subject:**

Thanks, I really love this movie, soo scary.
Robert Wise was a master, highly recommended to anyone who likes ghost stories.

unskinnyboy · **Posted:** Mon Jul 03, 2006 7:44 pm **Post subject:**

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DVD Back:

Tagline: You may not believe in ghosts but you cannot deny terror

Plot Synopsis: 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. With him are the skeptical young Luke, who stands to inherit the house, the mysterious and clairvoyant Theodora and the insecure Eleanor, whose psychic abilities make her feel somehow attuned to whatever spirits inhabit the old mansion. As time goes by it becomes obvious that they have gotten more than they bargained for as the ghostly presence in the house manifests itself in horrific and deadly ways.

Reviews: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057129/externalreviews

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057129/
Rating: 7.8/10 (5,829 votes)
US Theatrical Release Date: September 18, 1963
DVD Release Date: August 5, 2003
Awards & Nominations: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057129/awards

Country: USA
Language: English

Specs:
Video: XviD 1.1.0 @ ~1665 kbps
Audio: AC3 1Ch 192 kbps
Resolution: 720 x 304
Aspect Ratio: 2.368 (45:19)
Framerate: 23.976 fps
Qf: 0.317
Runtime: 01:51:53.665

Subtitles: English, Español, Français

Interleave: 96 ms (2.3 v.frames), preload=96
Audio frames: Split across interleaves

I-VOPs: 1193 (0.74%)
P-VOPs: 64712 (40.20%)
B-VOPs: 95062 (59.06%)
S-VOPs: 0 (0.00%)
N-VOPs: 0 (0.00%)

Max consecutive B-VOPs: 4
1 consec: 50.27%
2 consec: 49.57%
3 consec: 0.02%
4 consec: 0.14%

Screenshots:

ed2k: The.Haunting.1963.DVDRip.XviD.AC3-C00LdUdE.avi [1.46 Gb] [Stats]
ed2k: The.Haunting.1963.DVDRip.XviD.AC3.Subs_Eng_Es_Fr-C00LdUdE.7z [2.56 Mb] [Stats]

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Phantasm · **Posted:** Mon Jul 03, 2006 10:47 pm **Post subject:**

I'am lucky... I have some VHS ripp sh*t of this one...

thanks man... :beerchug:

DimmiHovey · **Posted:** Wed May 20, 2009 10:05 am **Post subject:** Re: Haunting, The (1963)

Thank You!
This is movie my favourite.... :watchingyou:

DimmiHovey · **Posted:** Wed May 20, 2009 10:12 am **Post subject:** Re: Haunting, The (1963)

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