It leans heavily into the "less is more" philosophy. The most terrifying scene involves Eleanor and Theo hearing something pounding on their door, with the wood visibly bending under the pressure.
Dr. Montague invites three "sensitives"—including the fragile Eleanor Vance—to investigate a manor that is "born bad". The Haunting
The Modern Epic: Netflix’s The Haunting of Hill House (2018) It leans heavily into the "less is more" philosophy
Shirley Jackson’s The Haunting of Hill House is less about "jump scares" and more about the slow, suffocating decay of the human mind. and whatever walked there
"Silence lay steadily against the wood and stone of Hill House, and whatever walked there, walked alone". The Classic Film: The Haunting (1963)