Film
The novel has been adapted to film twice, in 1963 and again in 1999, both times under the title The Haunting. The 1963 version is a relatively faithful adaptation and received critical praise. The 1999 version, considerably different from the novel and widely panned by critics, is an overt fantasy horror in which all the main characters are terrorized and two are killed by explicitly supernatural deaths. It was also parodied in Scary Movie 2 (2001).
Theater
It was first adapted for the stage in 1964 by F. Andrew Leslie.[17] In 2015, Anthony Neilson prepared a new stage adaptation for Sonia Friedman and Hammer for production at the Liverpool Playhouse.[18]
Radio
In 1997, The Haunting of Hill House was abridged for radio by Alison Joseph and broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in eight 15-minute episodes, read by Emma Fielding.[19]
Television
A loose television adaptation was released in 2018 to critical acclaim. It changed many elements from the novel, keeping mainly its Hill House setting, Mr and Mrs Dudley, and a few character names, but shifted the focus to members of a singular haunted "Crain family." It was directed by Mike Flanagan and was produced for Netflix.[20][21] Varying from the novel, the series depicted the married couple and their five children being terrorized by the house for decades of their lives.[22]
story
In "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson, there's a chilling scene where the protagonist, Eleanor, lies awake in her bed in the eerie mansion. She listens intently to the creaks and groans of the old house, feeling a palpable sense of unease creeping over her. Suddenly, she hears a faint whisper, barely audible but unmistakably present, calling her name.
As she sits up in bed, her heart pounding in her chest, she notices a dim light flickering in the hallway outside her room. Against her better judgment, she gets out of bed and tiptoes toward the light, the floorboards creaking beneath her feet. The air feels heavy, charged with an otherworldly energy that sends shivers down her spine.
Illustration: [Eleanor stands in the doorway of her room, her face illuminated by the faint glow of the flickering light in the hallway. Shadows dance ominously around her, and the darkness seems to press in from all sides. Her eyes widen with fear as she listens to the whisper calling her name, her hand trembling as she reaches out into the darkness.]".[23] The novel takes place decades after the events of The Haunting of Hill House, as a group of theater professionals rent Hill House to workshop a new play.
