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House on Haunted Hill (1959)
Directed by William Castle
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Overview
Frederick Loren has invited five strangers to a party of a lifetime. He is offering each of them $10,000 if they can stay the night in a house. But the house is no ordinary house. This house has a reputation for murder. Frederick offers them each a gun for protection. They all arrived in a hearse and will either leave in it $10,000 richer or leave in it dead!
Rated NR | Length 75 minutes
Actors
Vincent Price | Carol Ohmart | Richard Long | Alan Marshal | Carolyn Craig | Elisha Cook Jr. | Julie Mitchum | Leona Anderson | Howard Hoffman
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/25/2011 | Computer | Streaming | Video on Demand | 5 stars |
| (Average) 5 stars |
Viewing Notes
Vincent Price is a bad-ass. As a kid I was most familiar with him from commercial voice-overs and THE 13 GHOSTS OF SCOOBY-DOO and I never watched any of his movies, nor any of William Castle’s; see other horror movie posts as to why. So, I thought I would start with this classic.
My biggest complaint is that the story focused a bit too much on Nora and her screaming that erupted every other minute; it would’ve been nice to see more mental torture of the other housemates because it felt like they just disappeared really until the dénouement. And while I absolutely loved the play between Price and Ohmart, I just wish there had been more screentime focusing on their demented relationship.
However, HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL did so much right, unlike other movies I’ve watched recently. It’s a required yearly viewing.
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