Shirley Jackson's 1959 novel The Haunting of Hill House introduces the chilling idea of ​​supernatural manifestations to an audience who had never experienced a novel like this one. The novel presents ideas that have been left to public interpretation without blatantly explaining that Hill House is home to many of the paranormal entities that haunt Eleanor Vance. Wise's production uses psychological thrill tactics in conjunction with Nelson Gidding's screenplay being an exact transcription of the novel, leaving the interpretation of the film to the audience. De Bont's 1999 film reveals the secret of Hill House by misusing modern computer graphics to create paranormal manifestations within Hill House, thus pushing the supernatural aspect of the novel instead of leaving ambiguous ideas behind . In Jackson's novel, Eleanor's journey begins early in the morning with her sister trying to stop her from taking the car with a feeling of guilt while Wise presents the same idea to follow closely in the novel. While this particular scene in de Bont's adaptation moves quickly with very little attention given to Eleanor's journey to Hill House. The two films were designed to appeal to different types of audiences, with one considered a cult classic while the other was designed to appeal to 1990s horror fanatics. Wise uses Eleanor's journey to introducing the main protagonist to the audience, creating a background for Nell while de Bont ignores the significance of the journey, following Jackson's strong belief in the occult. The juxtaposition of the film adaptations reveals the opposing ideals of directors Robert. Wise and Jan de Bont. The latter presents the house as a living being without using any trace of mystery, openly...... middle of paper ...... adaptation, Wise and Jackson both kill the main protagonist by suicide while they were in de Bont's film. production, the house accepts Eleanor as its own. Works Citedde Bont, Jan, dir. The haunting. Dreamworks, 1999. Film. March 9, 2014.Jackson, Shirley. The Haunting of Hill House. New York, New York: Penguin Group, 1959. Print. Kael, Pauline. “Are movies falling apart?.” Atlantic. November 1, 1964: b. page. Internet. April 9, 2014. .Keenan, Richard. The films of Robert Wise. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press, 2007. 120-127. Print.Schwarzbaum, Lisa. “Movie Review: The Haunting.” Weekly Entertainment. July 30, 1999: b. page. Internet. April 9, 2014. .Wise, Robert, dir. The haunting. Metro-Goldwyn Mayer, 1963. Film. April 25 2014