How Henry James Haunts Horror Cinema

Henry James's 1898 gothic novella "The Turn of the Screw" has left a deep mark on horror cinema - in fact, let's call it a scar. The deeply psychological ghost story changed how ghost stories were told, and James's approach haunts us to this day. Join History of Horror as we explore the novella's impact on horror cinema, though, as always, beware of spoilers.

Major spoilers for: Crimson Peak, The Innocents, The Nightcomers, The Others, The Turn of the Screw (novella), The Turn of the Screw (1999), The Uninvited (1944).

Minor spoilers for: Alien, The Changeling (1980), The Haunting (1963), The Haunting of Hill House (2018), The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959), The Little Stranger, You'll Find Out.

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