THE HAUNTING: The Guilty Pleasure I'm Ashamed To Admit

[@RyanHollinger]

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[@axelcordova8262]

I'd say that my horror guilty pleasures are all of those sequels to iconic slasher movies from the 80's.

[@Dude_Abides]

Late 90s - early 2000s horror (Event Horizon, Ghost Ship, House on Haunted Hill, Deep Rising, etc.)

[@JackedThor-so]

Probabally the Amityville 2005 remake, just because Ryan Reynolds is a beefcake and the director clearly wanted to get the most out of that. Its embarrassing how much 13 year old me rewarched the scene of him walking around shirtless and wet... 😅

[@daniboy4153]

Dark Castle horror movies are my guilty pleasure (13 Ghosts, Gothika, House On Haunted Hill, etc)

[@ashleightompkins3200]

As the Gods Will because it's so batshit weird

[@ashleighgaweda7529]

Nothing will be as goose-bump inducing as Eleanor, in the original, asking her pitch black bedroom "Then who's holding my hand?!" I went to sleep every night holding the duvet for months after that!

[@zirrian]

Owen Wilson in a horror movie is pretty goosebump inducing too tbh fam.

[@ashleighgaweda7529]

@@zirrian Can't say I agree, I like the man! But to each his own :)

[@paulw6057]

That was only "a remarkably elaborate production", remember.

[@sirdidymus24]

YES! One of the most iconic horror moments ever. I was actually enraptured by the original (even though I saw the remake as a kid and literally laughed through the entire thing … sorry Ryan!) when I watched it the first time as an adult. It takes you on a beautiful, creepy, and unexpected ride if you let it.

[@gwen10000]

I always appreciate the nuanced opinions Ryan gives. There's definitely too many "thing bad" videos that don't really consider the merits in flawed works. I kind of miss films like this, since it really feels like all media has to be commenting on something or lean into hyper-realism to the point where it's just dull. Malignant is the only horror movie in recent memory to go back to the bombast of the 90s/early00s and man was that refreshing.

[@shoesncheese]

Too true. It's easy to jump on the bandwagon of "thing bad" because the algorithm seems to like that sort of content. I prefer this sort of content, because it's more realistic. Often times a movie isn't the worst thing ever or the best thing ever it's just kind of okay. And that's fine. Sometimes that's all you need. And Ryan delivers.

[@DeepEye1994]

I'm ok with "I actually like this" videos when it's just a person wording their opinion well like Ryan usually does, as opposed idiots that have inconsistent standards, vomit nonsense buzzwords to look deep, reject basic storytelling concepts such as believable plot progression "because it's ART!!!" while they're literally talking down to their audience and preaching about not imposing opinions on others while literally doing just that. Ryan is a guy explaining his opinion and he respects the intelligence of the viewer, he's not an insecure dumbass who is salty that their shit tastes aren't being validated. They're just another type of toxic, and they just ruin my day when I make the mistake of watching their trash content.

[@marcelinebrady5332]

i know! even when he outright dislikes a film he's always finding something to enjoy, and who exactly he thinks might enjoy the film

[@CybermutT713]

I don't remember the quote verbatim, but it was something like, "the point of the critiquer isn't to make the artist feel bad for creating art, but to elevate their vision and show how they can improve."

[@wstine79]

Those poor children souls are trapped in the haunted house. Only the sound of a HOYEVER will set them free.

[@howiegruwitz3173]

Hoy vey

[@anusthing]

What does hoyever mean? Is that how Irish people say however?

[@anubusx]

Wow.

[@gremlin4533]

@@anusthing Yea, especially people from Northern Ireland.

[@rmhartman]

Hiever

[@Kokolowolf]

“Everything you’ve seen before but heated in a microwave” - what a perfect sentiment for guilty pleasures as a whole.

[@DJtheBlack-RibbonedRose]

I'll always remember Haunting '99 for the scene of the bed posts coming to life and pinning Nell to her bed a la Sam Raimi's take on Doc Oc. And this was five years *before* Spider-Man 2! 🐙

[@DJtheBlack-RibbonedRose]

There was a Northern Irish doctor featured on 60 Minutes last night, and I kept waiting during his whole segment to hear him say "Hoyever." Closest I got was "hoyugh." 😆

[@peacemaster8117]

I love this dumbass movie, I caught it a LOT on Sky Movies back in the day. The goofy CGI still stands up pretty well. It also has the bisexual representation we deserve.

[@blaah9999]

YESSS! I think I caught it on AMC in the early 2000’s or something at my grandmas house. I’ve loved it ever since!

[@howiegruwitz3173]

I saw it in theaters and always liked it and hated Owen Wilson since

[@d4mdcykey]

@@howiegruwitz3173 ~ Can confirm

[@jongon0848]

I quote a line from this stupid movie every time something scary happens I just go "That was reeeaaallly creepy." No idea why, Owen Wilson's delivery just cracks me up every time I hear it😂😂😂

[@Ledezmamusic]

Not gonna lie the part where there’s writing on the wall above the staircase still freaks me out and is one of my favorite horror moments. Gives me chills

[@14thHourFilms]

Don’t know if you caught Underwater a couple years ago or not, got mostly dismissed as an Alien ripoff but I think it was actually pretty great! Might be something you’d enjoy, always looking forward to your videos, man!

[@DerpinPON3]

Underwater was surprisingly better than I expected it to be. Considering the Alien franchise has disappointed me time and time again, I don't see how being Alien but Underwater should be some negative because as long as it's well done, I'm all for Alien replacements.

[@14thHourFilms]

@@DerpinPON3 I agree I felt like it was still its own thing and I really enjoyed it, saw it twice in the theater!

[@williamerickson520]

Underwater was decent enough, up until the end with that thing that was supposed to be Cthulhu. It was intended as a Lovecraftian Mythos film but ended up a cheap knock off.

[@Napping_Hermit]

After having such a great time watching the Haunting 99 with my dad & sister, we then rented the original from Blockbuster. The original scared me so badly that I didn't sleep for 2 days lol. I will never forget the terror of the noise/ wallpaper scene. It's a prime example of what you see is never as bad as what you can imagine.

[@natg6039]

I loved the unambiguous flirting between Theo and Nell in this. Took me RIGHT out in the Netflix show when they made them sisters instead, but their version of Luke was way better lol.

[@DarkwaveMistress]

Oh, I love the 1999 movie. I really, unironically do. The house is so beautiful and horrifying because of its beauty. The house is totally a character on itself. I wish I could visit that house and at the same time I'm so repelled by it. And there is so much I adore about Nell and Theo as characters, too. I don't care if it's good or bad, I simply adore the movie. When I later read the novel I was torn between loving the portrayal of Nell's state of mind and missing the house and the supernatural elements. But yeah, I learned to appreciate it too.

[@shoesncheese]

I thought all the CGI in The Haunting was entirely appropriate. This and the remake of House on Haunted Hill both managed to turn a house into a believable antagonist. I think The Haunting did it better in a way because you have the character of Nell who feels a closeness to the house in a familial way. In House on Haunted Hill, everybody hates the house and wants to get out; nobody is working to save it. I remembered Liam Neeson. I remembered Catherine Zeta Jones. I remembered Lili Taylor. I forgot Owen Wilson was in the movie. I thought it was Liam Neeson who "lost his head".

[@tituslafrombois1164]

It's one of those instances where the unnatural, uncanny look of early 2000's CGI was actually used to the film's benefit. Because you're using it to portray spirits, ghosts, and impossible realities. Of course those would look unnatural and uncanny. The bedpost children coming to life is a great example. They look horrifying, in no small part due to the creepy CGI animating them. But it absolutely works.

[@sammyhoku6773]

I remember watching this when it first came out and scared me so much… (I was only 8 or 9 I think lol 😂) However… it was one of the first movies that got me into horror so it’ll always hold a special place in my heart. Thanks for another great video!! 🥰

[@hufflepuffle864]

Loving your videos! I highly recommend the book; the best scene imo has never been adapted and it's towards the end with Nell drifting into a daydream that, since it's from her perspective, really throws you out of reality in the most disconcerting way before another character screams and grabs onto her to run away, leaving you so rattled from the unknown. I love the 99 version if only for a laugh, but feel really sort of bad for the cast; they all are so good just like, when the script's big twist is the ultra cliche "she's really the long lost great great descendant :O" I can't help but feel myself die a little inside. The creepiest part is genuinely that face-morph CGI in the ballroom, and it's meant to be more endearing like she belongs there.

[@KatMBurkett]

The CGI was mind blowing on VHS on a 26 inch screen in the middle of the day to a 13 year old in love with horror as a concept but never aloud to watch really scary movies.

[@Hannabi98]

I accidentally cached this movie on a late night as a child and I never forgot about it (even though I hade no idea about the title back then so when tried searching for it I just came across a bunch of other haunted mansion movies). To an adult the effects might not look good, but they blew my mind as a child. And even watching this video now, I love those statues of the kids moving it's just so uncanny. I suspect that this was the movie that made me love creepy statues in general.

[@AzureFlameVirus]

Not gonna lie, miss the aesthetic of campy 90s horror. It's like they really try to make something but technology just isn't where it needs to be at the time or at least it's not applied effectively. They felt more genuine. Meanwhile the Batman was a better Saw sequel than Spiral, Leatherface from Mortal Kombat/DBD got a movie, and here I am playing World of Horror longing for Asian European fusion spooks.

[@irishjoe9195]

Oh hi Ryan! I rewatch this movie at least once a year because I loved it as kid, Thanks for covering it bud.

[@delondramesa2326]

You'd love Shirley Jackson's novel! It is one of the few books in this world that actually frightened me. It's less that Jackson denies the house is haunted and more that she doesn't necessarily explain what the haunting might look like. In one amazing scene, the main characters begin screaming and running from something behind them...but Jackson never tells us why. It's so chilling! She is an absolute master of horror, mass hysteria and female paranoia. There were also STRONG lesbian undertones throughout the book, and I'm still waiting for someone to film a version that does justice to it. I enjoyed Mike Flanagan's series of the same name, but it really had nothing to do with the book other than the characters' names.

[@lieutenantsuisei769]

The 1963 version will forever be a favorite of mine. The scares in it are more effective to me because they don't so much show you what to be afraid of, but rather makes you question what to be afraid of (and in some cases who to be afraid of or even for), such as the mysterious hand Eleanor was holding to the camera effects used to give those rapid fall shots. Plus, I also like the sense of leaving it open for interpretation, as was mentioned in the video: is it truly haunted, or is it all just the inner turmoil and guilt within Eleanor manifesting itself into reality? It all depends on how you see it. (Personally, I think it's both) BTW I also highly recommend the book if no one has read it. Definitely give it a read or a listen (if you prefer audiobooks)

[@daniellalloyd1082]

It definitely makes sense more as a dark horror fantasy for kids than an actual horror film, and when viewed through that lens, perhaps makes sense why I loved both this film & Pans Labyrinth when I was 10 - 12 years old...

[@jogeller5731]

This movie barely made a passing impression on 11 year old me but it did get me in two spots. First was accidentally developing a crush on Owen Wilson. The second one was getting nightmares from the scene with the mirrors where Eleanor sees herself as pregnant because, and maybe it's a hysteric womanly thing, but pregnancy horror really freaks me out, and the ending maybe have been sweet and fine but certainly felt bad and stupid for an 11 year old who disliked how these dead children just swooped up a woman who had nothing to do with their plight and had already been used all her life as a caretaker and was never really allowed to be a person before a nurse, and decided She Was Their Mom Now. Brrr. The real horror is people deciding you've got to be a mother figure because you're a woman and you have empathy for people. I mean yes I know Eleanor is happy by the end, I'm just speaking to the accidental horror it inspired in me as a child.

[@kaydonhigginbotham]

This movie seriously has the coolest set design. After watching it I had several dreams set in the locations of the film which almost never happens to me

[@alexanderson2925]

Watched this after reading the book and had no idea it was going to go all in on the ghosts. The first half of the movie has most of the supernatural events being noticed by Ellenor. And only a few other events happened around other characters and the characters never acknowledged or interacted with the event so I was still under the impression it was going to play out the "Ghosts or Crazy" narrative. And then about half way in, Liam Neeson gets grabbed by a statue and almost drowns and I was completely caught off guard. I enjoy the movie greatly purely for the moment when I realized they were going all in.

[@cosa_oscura]

I’m for sure going to happily binge the Haunting, 13 Ghosts, and The House on Haunted Hill now.

[@TarksGauntlet]

First seen the movie when I was 9 and it's been a favourite ever since (Even though its flaws are far more obvious to me now.) The set design I think gave me an appreciation for architecture at a young age, and when it comes to that aspect The Haunting '99 is basically the Home Alone of horror films. The exterior shots of the Harlaxton Manor too *Chefs kiss* For better or worse the Manor is now a College, but I'd definitely like to tour the grounds one day.

[@MrsBirdiegoeshell]

Thank you for covering this movie. I really love to delve into it from time to time and enjoy its goofiness

[@ixaix]

My sister and I still regularly quote this movie to each other.

[@robertjohnson9187]

The Legend Of Hell House is a haunted mansion movie from 1973 that not many people talk about. It's another in the list of movies that I saw as a kid that freaked me out.

[@micarocks101]

On the topic of modern haunted house movies, I sincerely cannot recommend The Night House enough. Growing up with the supernatural movies of the 90s and 2000s, I was never really a fan of haunted house movies in the traditional ghost sense. However The Night House, the original Haunting Of Hill House, and Anatomy by Kittyhorrorshow have made me absolutely fall in love in with haunted house genre in how they approach it from the angle of the house itself being something older than all of us and a character in its own right. While I can't say much about The Night House without spoiling it, I really recommend going into without watching trailers. The discussion and visualization of what comes after death in the movie is really special to me.

[@lufuse]

I would love to see him cover the haunting of hill house and the haunting of bly manor TV shows. They're absolutely beautiful pieces of story telling and very character driven.

[@amandamarinovich6164]

This was my first in-theater horror movie. It will always hold a place in my heart

[@CrabLegs78]

I just realized that that’s Harlaxton Manor. I lived there when I studied abroad in college. Made my day :)

[@bethanyc5786]

I absolutely loved the book. Like the first movie it was less about ghostly stuff and more about Eleanor and her mental state. It is written in her voice. It is a bit dated in its social conventions, but she is a very relatable character. You really feel it as she starts to spiral out of sanity.

[@nikkafrog]

The house was actaully inspired by the Winchester mystery house. There was a feature on the original dvd back in the 90's. It introduced me to the house and i was able to go to the Winchester house a couple years later. It was so cool. I enjoyed this movie, mainly because of the house.

[@sabrinaloizides-merideth9874]

The original "The Haunting" is not my favorite old school haunted house film. That honor belongs to 1944's "The Uninvited." I absoultely love that movie so much.

[@MyNameIsConnieB]

Honestly your analysis of owen wilson as luke made me want to watch it even more. I want to write my masters dissertation on jackson, and I found luke incredibly hostile in the book the more I read into his character. It might be unintentional in the film, but I reaaaally want to see how it plays out!

[@chbend]

the original was one of the first horror movies i ever saw when i was like ten. ive never slept with a limb out of the covers since.

[@DarkestStarASMR]

I love this movie. It has a great atmosphere, music by Jerry Goldsmith, and very eerie

[@Stoof_The_Skeleton]

I actually really love this movie. I saw it when I was a young kid, and it just seemed so cartoony that it really held my hand in introducing me to the horror genre. Much like IT, with Tim curry. You can’t really be afraid of it, but it’s still an exciting type of scary when you’re little.

[@Bluebox87]

I felt the same way when I watched the original. But years later I re-watched it and loved it. I was creeped out and moved by it.

[@kohhna]

Lili Taylor is an absolute gem and transcends whatever material is thrown at her. Event when its shite. In the OG Haunting the actress that played Eleanor was herself suffering from a prolonged bout of depression during filming, which god bless her she managed to channel completely into the performance and that, along with the camera work, set, sound design and pure vibe, makes it still a genuinely unsettling watch, for me anyway.

[@cthulhupthagn5771]

As always I'm interested in these videos because you have a very different perspective on a lot of these. The whole point of Shirley Jackson's original story was the idea that a place could just be evil, without any reason like because it's over a burial ground or something. There's no particular reason for Hillhouse to be evil it just is. Stephen King like that concept and that's when he did The Shining. As for Owen Wilson, I always got the impression that all of the characters in the movie we're all supposed to be variations on a theme of just not caring very much for the main character. They couldn't go with the possible mystery of whether or not she was actually crazy because they made it overly obvious that the house was haunted. So instead I always saw the movie is more of a character study. To that end, Owen Wilson was just inadvertently hurtful. Someone who isn't trying to be a jerk, they just don't care enough about other people's feelings. I do think you hit the nail on the head though, that him being put into the movie was similar to Matthew Lillard and Chris Kattan in that they were trying to inject a sense of snarky humor just doesn't fit him. As for the movie in general, I've never understood why people took such an active dislike to it. It's a fun fantasy horror movie. The CGI isn't atrocious, it just gets a little overwrought by the end. Once I realized it wasn't going to be similar to the novel or the original film, I was actually very interested in seeing where it was going. You also got me really interested when you mentioned that Stephen King was originally tapped to this, and that he eventually turned it into Rose Red. I always thought that that was his way of adapting the story of the Winchester House, which might have still been an inspiration.

[@autumnm473]

Long time viewer here! 10 minutes into "The Cave" (2005), I thought it was a movie you'd covered because it's such fun schlock 😁 The cast is a masterpiece of B-tier guys and then Lena Headey, and I was sold at, "We are the rescue team." 😆 Would love to see your take!! Wasn't sure on the best place for a recommendations, hope this is a good place 😁

[@sebastianevangelista4921]

Dracula 2000 and Del Toro's Mimic would make great films to talk about on this channel.

[@AdmiredDisorder]

Definitely love rewatching both Thirteen Ghosts and The Haunting, really neat you've done a video on both now. I been looking for a movie I recall my family renting one night in the late 90s early 2000s, I keep getting thrown off its trail thinking it was called the Boogeyman but that leads down towards Stephen King's movie from 1980 or the 2005 movie that was definitely too new to be it. It was a 2 in one movie rental on vhs, probably not an international release and it had a scene very much like the scene featured in this video from A Nightmare on Elm Street except it did consume the person it was reaching for and I remember it spooked me so good as a kid that the cgi in this The Haunting put me on edge. I been trying to find this movie for years and pretty convinced I just merged all the unsettling cgi in early 2000s movies into one unsettling scene. Death by wall suffocation been a weird layer of spook on my brain all these years.

[@TheIceAnt]

Haven’t finished the video yet, but I saw this in theaters as my first horror movie - somewhere between a kid & teenager - and it scared the piss outta me. 😅😅😅

[@incandescentdream]

I know it's not a great movie, but I have a lot of nostalgia for it. My parents took me to see it in theaters at a time when I wasn't allowed to watch most horror films because they were almost always rated R.

[@theblackflame4002]

Being this was a remake of a classic based on a great novel, it reminds me again that FFS someone needs to give us a Legend of Hell House remake or Flanagan needs to do it for Netflix, thing has so much potential I can't believe no one is doing it

[@thefantasticretroreviewer3941]

Why be shamed of this? Its clearly your opinion on this film and I have no grudge against it.

[@DannyDangerOz]

I prefer the original to the remake. In fact I really love the original and how it slowly builds tension and uses camera angles to trick the viewer into thinking they've seen the statues moving. But horror as a genre is very like comedy or porn - it's a highly subjective thing, and what one person adores, another will detest.

[@karakreativevlog]

I loved the house in this!!! I especially loved the book walkway!!! I had dreams about owning a house like this!!!!

[@ronniedeen3651]

saw this film in the theaters when it premiered. didn't have any expectations and people started leaving the film halfway through. I started making riffs on the film in my head just to get through it. It was a disappointment to me.

[@moongod5013]

I have the exact same shirt, but with a white background and red flowers. As always, a huge fan, and thank you for your work. ❤🧡💛💚💙💜

[@joshhakey7705]

On Owen Wilson, I think you should check out The Minus Man. Interesting little movie where he plays a serial killer. Also Brian Cox is in it, great as always.

[@Sol-Cutta]

My biggest sadness back then was when I came to the realisation I wasn't going to get my yearly fix of dark castle movies Id grown so used to every Halloween. We must thank Joel silver for a great idea, shame it didn't last longer. There was still a huge amount of old films he could have remade. I enjoyed them all EXCEPT the hills run red. The he did the apparition after I think that prob helped in killing them off..bad decision. I'm sure the apparition and the quiet ones were connected in some way where the script for one was seen and either rejected or taken up by rival studio with more money and the others without it decided to make their own version..I've seen this a lot in the horror genre. Two films virtually identical released the same year. Now if it was the next yr u could say it was inspired by but when they both released same year it's obvious some shinnanigans gone off.

[@misterrodrigo1980]

Read the novel. It's an incredible piece of supernatural fiction, very chilling and psychological and beautifully written. By far superior to any of its adaptations. I think you'll enjoy it

[@masudashizue777]

I always wondered whether watching the new "The Haunting" in B&W might make it look more scary and take your mind off the rather overpowering CGI. Love the house, though.

[@yourintrouble6296]

I saw this film with some friends at Walthamstow ABC one sunny weekend in 1999 when I was I was 11 years old. I pooed my pants on the bus ride home. True story.

[@katelandis6123]

There was only one moment in the remake that scared me: a scene where Eleanor looks into a mirror, and her reflection takes on an expression that she herself would never have.

[@chrisparkes]

I really feel for Jan. He went into the 1990’s as the next great action director, and in no time that unravelled. I always said this movie doesn’t understand the difference between “Boo!” and “Boom!”. Thanks for making this video Ryan, I’ve had a soft spot for this movie, it’s not often you get massive budget spookfest, and certainly not with such handsome sets, lush sound and the excellent Lili Taylor who sticks the landing when the movie falls apart around her.

[@yaboimccoy8109]

once again, i'm fascinated that you haven't done a video on drag me to hell. sure it can be seen as sam raimi being a weirdo to some extent, but i think it's like if hereditary had the same tone as both the king ramses curse episode and the shirley the medium episodes of courage

[@Kuchimasu]

I didnt think I had seen this movie but I guess it has been many years since I did considering it all looked so familiar.

[@CybermutT713]

I saw the remake when I was around 10, and I liked your point of it being between a kids supernatural fantasy and an adult drama. It fit perfectly for me as an edgy, Tim Burton obsessed preteen that was ready for something a little more mature without being horrific. And while the CGI effects are somewhat cartoon-like, I feel that style made the movie feel more like a gothic serial drama, like the Dark Shadows show (not the Johnny Depp movie), with how those shows often had smoke and mirrors effects that were easy to see through. I disagree with you saying Thirteen Ghost is more of a true horror, though. While its ghost designs are more gruesome, I don't think they linger long enough for the finer details to sink in for a younger audience. I saw Thirteen Ghosts when I was 12, and again, it was perfect for a preteen that was fully in their dark and brooding era, especially with Matthew Lillard's charisma acting as something to latch onto in order to not get too spooked.

[@jessicawood2972]

I was today years old when I learned that Netflix's The Haunting of Hill House was based on The Haunting 1999

[@iusedtowrite6667]

I would love to see you cover the movie 'Devil' 2010 I recently re-watched it and for a 2010 movie, it's genuinely very well done. The whole concept of the story taking place in just one lift/elevator is very interesting. Would love to hear your thoughts on it

[@DeepEye1994]

Ah yes, the movie where the mexican fat guy throws a piece of toast on the ground, it falls jelly side down and thus "AHA! It's the sign that the Devil is around, because bad stuff like that happens!" ... The piece of toast still fell on the ground and got dirty, would he fucking pick it up EAT that if it DIDN'T fall jelly side down? I dunno, it's as stupid as saying "I'm gonna throw this coin on the ground, if it come out heads instead of tails, which is what I want, then the Devil is active!" I remember thinking it was silly trash and I avoided hate-watching it when I stopped taking it seriously. Ryan would have to do some heavy work to polish it IF he likes it.

[@iusedtowrite6667]

@@DeepEye1994 i enjoy the scenes taken place just in the confines of the elevator. The Mexican guy was definitely a bit silly but the elevator stuff was fun to watch and interesting to me

[@DanBCooper]

Huh, I always thought the professor was doing a psychiatric observation on the “mentally fragile” volunteers, seeing how they would react to the house. But the professor himself didn’t believe in the supernatural. Idk maybe I was drinking too much when I watched.

[@sopaigeman]

The original doesn't hold up for me, while the remake is a ridiculously fun Scooby-Doo-type adventure and I love every minute of it!

[@eviiichan349]

ryan’s inner corner highlight is slaying in thus

[@loganwendigo937]

I'm a bit nostalgic for this movie as I remember it being one of those horror movies I watched with my grandma back when I was wee boy

[@ZGKIV]

I associate this movie with my mom cuz she showed it to me first, and always thought it was one of her favorites. It is definitely one of mine.

[@Cristiyana]

Loved this movie as a kid. Still love it as an adult today.

[@PramitChatterjee1993]

Man, you have to cover Flangan's Haunting mini-series.

[@LittleRedTeaCake]

Here's my take: I didn't want a lot of old black and white films, up until recent years, they would give me a headache and it also wasn't the genre of black and white that my mom liked. So I have no frame of reference for a lot of old old school horror movies and the ones I have seen, were boring to me (sorry not sorry lol), however, I loved and still love this movie. I don't care how bad the CGI was, how horribly panned it was, it's a part of my childhood and I love it. Same goes for many of the other horror remakes you mentioned in this film. I love them and I'm not ashamed to say so. And because I won't stop till you cover it, please do Ginger Snaps. Please and thank you.

[@optronixatron]

Since The Haunting is based on The Haunting of Hill House, have you seen Mike Flanagan's Netflix adaptation of the story?

[@csoto2133]

Ryan, I know that you typically stick to film, hoyever could you do a follow up video on the netflix series, the Haunting of Hill House? That show was bonkers and I thought you would do a great job breaking it down.

[@milksweet6038]

I’ve never seen the remake! I grew up with the 1963 version & read the book in high school but now I gotta watch the remake cuz it looks stupid fun. It’s a weird little gem of a book. I always thought it could make a great like found footage horror film if played extremely straight more in the lane of Lake Mungo because at the end of the day it’s an unsettling character drama more than spook fest.

[@theTenthlife]

Anyone play the old point and click adventure game Phantasmagoria? The setting here makes me think of that game so much. One of my early life gaming memories I'll never forget.

[@nerdfatha]

Man, I remember seeing this one in the theater with my friends in high school. I was a wannabe film snob at the time, so seeing Lily Taylor in a big budget movie made me really happy. Indie film queen made good. I think the wire snapping scene was truly well done and set up an expectation that this place could get brutal. Then it became this bizarre CGI roller-coaster. the whole theatre was cracking up at a lot of the "scares". At the time I was really let down. I think I would have more fun with the movie now and just accept it for what it was. As for guilty pleasure movies : Howard the Duck. I know its bad, but I saw it so young that its etched in there and I get stupidly happy if I see it on.

[@DeepEye1994]

Howard the Duck is fun, though I find it more enjoyable when the second and third act abandon the jarring adult humor and it just becomes a silly adventure.

[@randomgamer666]

I haven’t seen this movie in ages but I remember liking it as a kid/teenager!

[@lessonswithlaya]

love to see a complimentary review of The Haunting 99. Yes it has aged well and it has it's flaws but 10 year old me thought it was the scariest thing ever made! 🤣😅

[@darylhellobear]

I loved this when it came out. Didn't understand the "hate". I really loved the visuals in it, the CG and just the set is pretty great tbf.

[@kelst75]

Yeah the ending(having seen the original) left me totally unsatisfied. I wonder if the fault was that 93' one had to have had a certain type of ending rather than having one with an amiguous ending.

[@oxymoron02]

Reminds me a lot of The Frighteners, and dang I need to watch that movie again.

[@garcemac]

This movie sits proudly on my shelf right next to 13 Ghosts. Not a good movie but hell yeah, its fun.

[@basilbradshaw3947]

i cant lie, you are my comfort KZbinr, your content makes me so so happy!

[@jameswebb966]

I used to love this film as a kid!

[@grahamcarroll30]

Never be ashamed to admit something you like. If you like it that's the important thing

[@21stcenturyhiphop]

Owen Wilson's death is hilarious.

[@spiderside3892]

i literally just finished the haunting of hill house novel like. this friday. spooky

[@DoveCalderwood]

No mention of the Mike Flanagan Hill House Netflix series? 🤔

[@montanajoe4636]

Ryan i totally agree with you, i love this movie! unashamedly

[@maddyjohnson3868]

I'd love a video of Mike Flanagan's haunting of hill house 💕

[@fabrisseterbrugghe8567]

The whole thing is wonderful, but episodes 5 & 6 are among the best I've ever seen.

[@maddyjohnson3868]

@@fabrisseterbrugghe8567 💯💯 agree with you!!

[@ShnorkelsProductions]

Never put together until today how similar this one is to El Orfanato. Yer the best as yoodge.

[@Akursedtime]

The remake is not bad actually. It has some really good aspects. It's not great. But still enjoyable to watch on its' own. And we are all allowed to have our guilty pleasures.

[@VileVisionshaunt]

Production value and art design was actually really spectacular. It was the CGI big time that ruined it for me. It’s just inexcusable, I can’t do it. I went to see this in the theater expecting to get scared. Mind you, I hadn’t even watched the original and vaguely even knew of the story. I like the original and Mike Flanagan’s take on the material is probably my favorite ghost story ever.

[@dogskulls]

I love this movie, it's a great lazy afternoon movie. But I'm very partial to 90s ghost movies. 13 Ghosts? Masterpiece. House on Haunted Hill? Inspired. Give me all that cartoony ghost schlock.