House on Haunted Hill

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House on Haunted Hill

1959

1h 15m

Horror

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Rich oddball Frederick Loren has a proposal for five guests at a possibly haunted mansion: show up, survive a night filled with scares and receive $10,000 each. The guest of honor is Loren's estranged wife, Annabelle, who, with her secret lover, Dr. Trent, has concocted her own scheme to scare Loren's associate, Nora Manning, into shooting the potentially crazy millionaire. However, more spooks and shocks throw a wrench into the plan.

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Critics Consensus

Campy by modern standards but spooky and atmospheric, House on Haunted Hill is a fun, well-executed cult classic featuring a memorable performance from genre icon Vincent Price.

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Newsweek Staff

Newsweek

09/20/2022

It couldn't cure a child's hiccups.

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Helen Bower

Detroit Free Press

09/20/2022

It moves but jerkily, and with a lot of ridiculous and unexplained "horror" effects.

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Mildred Martin

Philadelphia Inquirer

09/16/2022

Children may cringe, adults will laugh this one off.

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Cole Smithey

ColeSmithey.com

10/02/2024

FOUR STARS

William Castle's 1959 B-Movie horror classic retains its goofy charm with a litany of gimmicky sight gags that, however tame by today's standards, keep their childish appeal.

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Kristin Battestella

InSession Film

04/19/2024

There are some fun jump scares, skeletons, revolvers, and mini coffin party favors to accent this short seventy-five minutes.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

10/14/2023

3/4

One of William Castle’s most enjoyable flicks.

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Tung S.

@tungtungtungisbest Jun 22

One of the best horror movies I've ever watched it made me kind of scared but the skeleton scene at the end was so funny

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Aiden C.

@RT27313348 Jun 19

It surprised me and spooked me way more than I thought it would. Great watch!

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G L.

@RT09869090 May 31

Just watch the movie to see Carol Ohmart wearing that sexy number @ the end, wow!!

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Andre L.

@ROTTENCORPSE May 29

A fun ride with some decent scares for the time. Vincent Price delivers and makes this a classic to watch at least once just to see how far the genre has come.

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Ted B.

@Movieaddicted Apr 25

3.5 stars; I remember seeing this film as a teen after its release (1959). I also remember that it scared the #@%& out of me. Seeing it again as an adult, not so much. By today's standards, the plot and special effects are very campy. But, reliving of how scary it was as a kid forced me to add a star.

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Brenton D.

@TheaterBat Apr 1

A perfect concoction of camp and class with a clever cast that embodies their characters. Vincent Price and Carol Ohmart have burning chemistry with delightfully wicked dialogue that lights up the screen. The film opens with a dream like sequence as each individual is driven up the hill in their own funeral car. The theme of death continues to be delivered through cleaver set pieces. Miniature coffins containing pistols, a snake like noose writhing through the hall, walking skeletons, and the sound of bubbling acid. William Castle created incredible and unforgettable imagery that grew to be iconic. The soft black and white film is gorgeous. A wonderful contrast from darkness of the movie. Such an interesting slice of the past, when chivalry was alive and well, yet women were so easily disregarded and deemed hysterical. Still wealth and greed continue to remain forever constant as the one true evil.

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Synopsis

Rich oddball Frederick Loren has a proposal for five guests at a possibly haunted mansion: show up, survive a night filled with scares and receive $10,000 each. The guest of honor is Loren's estranged wife, Annabelle, who, with her secret lover, Dr. Trent, has concocted her own scheme to scare Loren's associate, Nora Manning, into shooting the potentially crazy millionaire. However, more spooks and shocks throw a wrench into the plan.

Director: William Castle
Producer: William Castle
Screenwriter: Robb White
Distributor: Allied Artists Pictures
Production Co: William Castle Productions
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 17, 1959, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 1, 2007
Box Office (Gross USA): $6.5K
Runtime: 1h 15m