Yeah... the original The Haunting of Hill House was scary as Hell, with almost no special effects. Nothing is more frightening than your imagination. The remake was on television and I watched part of it. I've read scarier things on Mudcat.
Now there's another category. If they remade a classic movie, who would you like to see as the leads?
My recommendation is to remake The Treasure Of Sierra Madre with Caroll OConnor in the Humphrey Bogart role, George Clooney in the Tim Holt role, and of course, JOHNNY DEPP in the Walter Houston role. :-)
I happen to think Johnny Depp is a wonderful actor, by the way, but can't imagine him being believable in High Noon.