The Haunting Of Hill House (1959) takes the basic setup of an investigation into a supposedly haunted house as the start of an expert study of some very damaged people while still working as a ghost story.
The Haunting (1963) is a pretty close adaptation, and a bona fide classic with it.
The Haunting (1999) is a pretty but dumb ghost train ride which vaguely resembles the outline of the source material. The plot about covering the study of the haunting with a sleep study could have worked on its own, but... As is, some effects have aged well, though the metal gryphon moving its head creepily really should have come before it attacking the group. Some of it would work in a high weird urban fantasy setting.
The Haunting Of Hill House (2018) also only vaguely resembles the original. The family drama in the middle of a very haunted house and years later is a whole different hook. It’s a great creepy family drama but after starting at the fireworks factory it takes a long time to get back there. The central episodes are the high points, not sure the ending works after seeing episode five.
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