House on haunted hill (1959 full movie)12/24/2022 ![]() When “House on Haunted Hill” was released, moviegoers were treated to a floating skeleton that floated across the theater during a certain moment in the film. One thing that audiences often times experienced when watching one of Castle’s pictures was some type of theater gimmick. The atmosphere is pitch perfect and I found it easy to get lost in the spooky old house where the entire movie takes place.Ĭastle was known for his affection for horror and his numerous low-budget B-movies became a fixture in 1950s cinema. Castle’s inventive techniques were quite clever despite the small budget he had to work with. Admittedly there were also some dated special effects that I couldn’t help smile at, but that were also part of the charm of watching these classic horror pictures. The movie has several creepy effects that I must admit were quite gruesome considering the time the movie was released. Afterall, wouldn’t things be really boring if they all used their brains? Now I have to admit, as with many of these movies I kept thinking of better methods the group could use to ensure their survival. That’s a mark of good, suspenseful storytelling. As the story unfolds, I found myself being suspicious of several of the people while never being able to finger any of them. But in the opening of the movie, as the five are each brought to the house in their own hearse, we learn that each has their own important need for the money. Of course we ask ourselves why these people would ever agree to come to such a creepy place to begin with. But soon the guests are terrorized by several unexplained occurrences and they begin to question whether or not the house is haunted or if they are in the middle of something much more sinister. The entire thing is painted to be some type of twisted party for his wife Annabelle (Carol Ohmart). All they have to do is live through the night. He bribes each with the possibility of making $10,000 each. Loren has rented a house with a very violent history and has invited five individuals to spend the night there. ![]() Imagine that, Price playing a mysterious character. The great Vincent Price stars as a mysterious millionaire named Frederick Loren. It’s a solid mixture of eerie tension and classic camp presented through a simple yet effective story. Now after finally seeing it, I can honestly say that I was thoroughly entertained. Such was the case with William Castle’s “House on Haunted Hill”, a movie that I had heard of but never had the opportunity to catch up with. This has proven to be a wonderfully entertaining project that’s allowed me to revisit movies I haven’t seen since I was a child as well as see new films that have been a joy to discover. I’ve recently spent a lot of time concentrating my movie watching on the horror and science fiction movies of the 1950s.
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