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House on Haunted Hill DVD Movie
House on Haunted Hill Description: "It's not your typical haunted house -- architecturally speaking, that is. Definitely not the steep-gabled Victorian stereotype, the eponymous edifice in House on Haunted Hill is a low-slung, flat-topped, Frank Lloyd Wright affair. But don't let that fool you: there're plenty of mysterious goings on within, and the film tells the story of a small group of brave -- or greedy -- souls who are promised $10,000 each if they'll spend the entire night there. The onscreen host of this rather campy haunted house party is played by Vincent Price, and he and the ensemble cast mix it up pretty well as the night goes on. But the real master of ceremonies here is the legendary B-movie schlock thrillmeister, producer/director William Castle. Castle provides plenty of the requisite cobwebs, secret passages, and low-budget things that go bump in the night -- not to mention the vat of flesh-eating acid in the basement. (There was also "Emergo," an in-theatre flying skeleton to shock moviegoers during the original release -- a signature Castle gimmick.) And the director makes sure that the female contingent screams their hearts out on cue. The plot is half ghost story and half drawing-room mystery, with more than a few twists and turns before the metaphysical issues are resolved. Of course, by the time the ghosts vs. gaslighting question is answered, the audience has had too much fun to care."
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Vincent Price, Carolyn Craig, Richard Long, Elisha Cook Jr., Carol Ohmart, Alan Marshal, Julie Mitchum, Lenoa Anderson, Howard Hoffman,
House on Haunted Hill is Rated: NR,
Category: Classic,
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Run Time for House on Haunted Hill: 75 min.,
House on Haunted Hill was Released: 1958,
By: Fox/Lorber Video,
Director:
William Castle,
Stock # House on Haunted Hill DVD 804781D1,
Format DVD
Number of Discs: 1
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