Four frightening facts about The Turn of the Screw

Henry James’s 19^th century novella The Turn of the Screw is considered a classic of horror literature. It was most recently the inspiration for the 2020 movie the The Turning, produced by Steven Spielberg. Here are some interesting facts about The Turn of the Screw you may not know.

1. The book by Henry James was published in 1898 and based in the late 19th century. The film adaptation, though, has been brought up to date, but not to right up to modern day. Director Floria Sigismondi said she wanted to set The Turning in the 1990s. This way she could give it a modern twist, but didn’t want to complicated matters by basing it in the 21st century where characters would be able to use mobile phones and the internet.

2. One of the movie’s stars is no stranger to horror and the supernatural. Finn Wolfhard, who plays Finn, has previously appeared in the remake of It as well as Netflix hit Stranger Things.

3. There have been previous attempts by Spielberg to adapt the Henry James novel for the screen. It was originally developed as a movie called Haunted and was to be directed by Spanish director Juan Carlos Fresnadillo. However, the Dreamworks studio pulled the plug about a month before filming. Spielberg is also behind this latest version, having hired Sigismondi through his Amblin Entertainment company.

4. The first adaptation of the novella was as an opera by British composer Benjamin Britten in 1954. It has also inspired a ballet and a number of stage plays. There have been several film adaptations, the first being the 1961 movie The Innocents while the TV series The Haunting of Bly Manor also takes its inspiration from The Turn of the Screw.

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