The Haunting (1963 Robert Wise)

Fully understand the notion that it's a homage to Val Lewton's films - has a very similar atmosphere, and cleverly doesn't show us anything. Though Nelson Gidding's adaptation of Shirley Jackson's 'The Haunting of Hill House' is a stranger affair...

Owes a certain something to The Innocents, with its brilliant, deep focus Panavision photography and sound effects, great use of widescreen.

Good stuff with mirrors, too

Julie Harris is the psychologically warped investigator, accompanied by Richard Johnson, clearly gay Claire Bloom and Russ Tamblyn

Not heard of DoP Davis Boulton, composer Humphrey Searle and editor Ernest Walter. Though it's unlikely they would have seen it, those dark skies were also produced with infra red stock, same as Soy Cuba. Great production design too (Elliot Scott).

Certainly eerie and very stylish, if not a bit bonkers (though I suppose you could say that about any other film in this genre).

No. 1 in Martin Scorsese's scariest films!