Viewed on TCM

According to IMDB: Director Robert Wise read a review of Shirley Jackson's novel "The Haunting of Hill House" in Time Magazine and decided to get the rights to the novel. He later met the writer herself to talk about ideas for the film. He asked her if she had thought of other titles for the novel, because the title would not work for the film. She told him that the only other title she had considered was simply "The Haunting," so Wise decided to use it for the film.

The Haunting (1963) is an atmospheric classic that still manages to fright.

It's been many years since I've seen it, and I'm very happy I managed catch it on Turner Classic Movies today.