"Walls turn flexible, gothic windows wink, a wraith morphs into the bedsheets and every face carved into the woodwork stands a chance of coming alive; don't even ask about the gryphon statues lining the humongous grand staircase"(Maslin, Janet)

-The book doesn't mention any parts of the house doing this and the movie does a good job with the graphics and adding a little more spice to the movie. so I agree with the emphasis on the graphics and effects that are in the movie.

"Things really do go bump in the night"(Maslin, Janet)

-This is a really good way to explain the movie because the director really does make it seem that the house is haunted and that things really do happen at night. The biggest scares happen only at night.
"Especially notable is the work of Phil Tippett and Craig Hayes, visual effects supervisors from 'Jurassic Park,'"(Maslin, Janet)

-The directors and the special effects supervisors were a good reason why the movie was a success. They make the movie what it is and made it interesting and i agree that the staff did do a good job in making this movie and were the reason for the success.

Maslin, Janet (http://www.nytimes.com/1999/07/23/movies/film-review-things-that-go-bump-and-worse-in-the-night.html?scp=2&sq=haunting%20of%20hill%20house%20film%20review&st=cse)