| Director: Jan De Bont Cast: Liam Neeson, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Owen Wilson, Lili Taylor Release Year: 1999 Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller Age Certificate: 12 Studios: DreamWorks Pictures, Roth-Arnold Productions Plot Summary: The Haunting follows Eleanor ‘Nell’ Vance (Lili Taylor), a quiet, emotionally fragile woman who has spent years caring for her ailing mother. When she’s invited to take part in what she believes is an insomnia study, she accepts-partly out of desperation, partly out of a longing for a place where she might finally belong. The study is led by Dr. David Marrow (Liam Neeson), a charismatic but secretive researcher whose true motives are not entirely clear. Alongside Nell are two other participants, Theo (Catherine Zeta-Jones) and Luke Sanderson (Owen Wilson). The group stays at Hill House, a massive, ornate mansion with a dark past and an unsettling atmosphere. As the nights progress, the participants begin experiencing strange, unexplained events. Nell in particular feels an intense connection to the house – one that seems to reach deeper than anyone else can understand. |
The Haunting Filming Locations
Countries Where It Was Filmed: England, USA
Featured UK Locations:
- Belvoir Castle
- Harlaxton Manor
Hill House
In The Haunting, Hill House — the vast, gothic mansion at the centre of the story — is created using two major UK filming locations:
- Harlaxton Manor — the exterior of Hill House
- Belvoir Castle — the interior rooms and corridors
Together, they form the eerie, labyrinthine world of Hill House: grand, ornate, and unsettlingly theatrical.