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1999 Horror Movie ‘The Haunting’ Coming to Blu-ray Through Paramount Presents Oct. 20

Paramount Home Entertainment will release the 1999 horror movie The Haunting on Blu-ray through its Paramount Presents line Oct. 20.

Directed by Jan de Bont and based on the story by Shirley Jackson, The Haunting stars Liam Neeson, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Lili Taylor, Owen Wilson and Bruce Dern in the story of a doctor who lures three subjects to the foreboding Hill House mansion for a supernatural experiment.

The film has been remastered from a 4K film transfer supervised by de Bont.

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Extras include “Filmmaker Focus: Director Jan de Bont on The Haunting,” a behind-the-scenes featurette, and the film’s theatrical teaser and trailer.

As a Paramount Presents Blu-ray, the film will be presented with a slipcover that includes a foldout image of the film’s theatrical poster, and interior artwork highlighting moments from the movie.

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‘Haunting of Hill House’ Due on Disc Oct. 15

Paramount Home Entertainment Oct. 15 will release the Blu-ray and DVD of The Haunting of Hill House, the first season of a Netflix horror anthology series.

The three-disc Blu-ray and four-disc DVD sets will include all 10 episodes, including three extended director’s cut episodes.

Based on the Shirley Jackson novel, The Haunting of Hill House tells the story of five siblings who grew up in the most famous haunted house in America. Now adults, they’re reunited by the suicide of their youngest sister, which forces them to finally confront the ghosts of their past.

The Blu-ray and DVD will include exclusive commentary by creator and director Mike Flanagan on four episodes.

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A second season called The Haunting of Bly Manor, based on Henry James’ 1898 novella The Turn of the Screw, is slated to debut on Netflix in 2020.