House on Haunted Hill

Released Feb 17, 1959

1h 15m

Horror

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79%

43 Reviews

Tomatometer

73%

10,000+ Ratings

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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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Robson C

Um milionário convida cinco estranhos para uma festa na sua mansão, um local conhecido por ser assombrado e pelos crimes que aconteceram lá. Ele oferece US$ 10.000,00 para quem passar a noite até às 8 horas da manhã do dia seguinte. A partir daí, mortes e assombrações passam a atormentar o grupo. William Castle ficou conhecido pelos seus filmes de terror B baratos. Mas ele consegue criar climas de suspense muito bons. Diferente dos jump scares tão comuns hoje em dia, o espectador do filme é mais um cúmplice das assombrações, esperando pelas reações dos personagens. Vincent Price é um dos maiores mestre de cerimônias de filmes desse gênero, com sua voz postada e gestos elegantes. Os diálogos com Carol Omhart, que faz sua esposa, cheios de ironia e sarcasmo, são um deleite a mais. No mais, um filme eficiente em criar o seu ar de mistério, mas que perdeu um pouco da sua força, devido aos atuais filmes do gênero.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/09/24

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Ben T

Camp, by today's standards, this film has achieved cult status and is a good classic. There's some brilliant gimmicks, making it good fun to watch with a few mildly scary moments. Horror icon Vincent Price is on top form and delivers some withering sarcasm. It's cheesy, but still entertaining. Directed by William Castlr who was known for his use of gimmicks. He was also the producer of the excellent Rosemarys Baby.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/03/24

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nick s

Nice atmospheric house, but not a great movie. The director was focused solely on trying to make a spooky film for teens, and wasn't concerned with how nonsensical the story became. It relied a lot on creepers disappearing into thin air.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

12/25/23

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William O

One of my favorite of the castle films and of course you can't beat Mr.price

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/25/23

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Joseph D

I actually saw the remake first, & while I enjoyed that film, the original's camp nature & OTT acting, not to mention the effectiveness of some of the scares, made me long for the old movie houses where films like this reigned supreme.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

11/06/23

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Michael

Great classic horror movie, brilliant cast and story

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

10/22/23

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William Castle

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Vincent Price

Frederick Loren

Carol Ohmart

Annabelle Loren

Richard Long

Lance Schroeder

Alan Marshal

Dr. David Trent

Carolyn Craig

Nora Manning

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It couldn't cure a child's hiccups.

Sep 20, 2022

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Helen Bower

Detroit Free Press

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

Sep 20, 2022

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Mildred Martin

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Children may cringe, adults will laugh this one off.

Sep 16, 2022

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Kristin Battestella

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

Apr 19, 2024

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Matt Brunson

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One of William Castle’s most enjoyable flicks.

Rated: 3/4

Oct 14, 2023

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Kevin Carr

Fat Guys at the Movies

One of William Castle’s best gimmicky film... with a delicious performance by Vincent Price.

Rated: 3/4

Nov 4, 2022

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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
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

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