6 out of 6 people found the following review helpful:

Watchable oldie

Saty from Berkshire, 16th November, 2004

A bit of hocus pocus and gumpf about covens and witches served up with plenty of fog and low lighting.

Shame that there was not enough of Christopher Lee but then he couldn't have been in 1000 or so movies if they required more than 1 weeks attendance. Some little shocks and an interesting way to see the way horror used to be.

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3 out of 3 people found the following review helpful:

Oh no

lee conway from England, 27th April, 2005

Poor,Poor,Poor,Poor,Poor,Poor,Poor,Poor.

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2 out of 2 people found the following review helpful:

Under-rated...this is a spooky and chilling horror

ATfilmcritic from London, 30th June, 2005

Something of a supernatural spin on 'Psycho', this is a film which, despite the tacky title, emerges a pleasant surprise - both spooky and atmospheric, and far superior to the camp Hammer horrors of the time.

Sure, some of the acting’s sub-par, but on the whole this is far better acted and stylishly crafted than you might expect. The evident use of a mist-covered sound stage is particularly effective, and even if there’s no getting away from the fact that this is a B-movie, at least it’s a damn good one.

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2 out of 3 people found the following review helpful:

Pretty dull

David Ions from London, 27th August, 2004

This is rather boring and a very poor example of a Vincent Price or William Castle film - you'd be much better off with The Tingler, which is ten times more inventive and loads more fun.

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Better Than The Remake.

filmsaremypassion from , 12th February, 2010

I have seen the remake of House On Haunted Hill, gory with plenty of scares and enough to grip you on the edge of your seat. Curious to check out the orginal, I saw it last night and thought it was a lot better than the remake. Frederick Loren invites five guests to spend the night in a haunted house which they can get 10,000 dollars if they surrive. But with things going bump in the night and the sheer terror of trying to stay alive, will any of them make it until daybreak? In black and white, I haven't seen one before in my life but this gave me the chills. Be prepared at the begining with a woman's scream, it made me jump! There are some terrifying moments for it's time, normally I would say it was fake and rolled my eyes at it. But this one pulled me in and wouldn't stop to the very end. That was problem for this film, it left you with questions unanswered and seemed rushed to the final showdown which was a shame. Other than that, it's worth checking out if you saw the remake, a fan of Vincent Price's work (in this, he's a massive question mark of his character and motives) or want a old style horror that will leave you in shivers.

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Another poor copy!!

pomak249 from , 11th November, 2009

I'm getting sick of these transfers from VHS - very poor copy but a great film, if you can watch it !!

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Hard to follow, a bit cosy

JustKewl from , 25th April, 2009

Strange title I know. however, there is something cosy about a gathering of people, in a house, thrown together in a bizarre experience that this film portrays. The film is hard ot follow though. I had a hard time keeping track of what was going on. I find the gaps of silence in this film, being a visualy impaired person, make it hard ot follow what's going on. I mean, one minute you know what's happening in a scene then, in the next scene with dialogue, I'm thinkiing, did I miss something? What just happened? Being in blaick and white doesn't help but, that's the nthe way it is. It's a pritty old film so, can't expect that to change. However, the film is still enjoyable, slow, timidly going forward to weightier scenes in the film. That's also what gives the film a cosy feeling, compared to the scary film of today. They are all about quick flashing scenes, short shar shocks. Where as this likes to build up the horror and, gives a lot of interesting background to cover in the meantime. Worth watching if you fancy an old film and nothing racey.

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Hilarious!

A Customer from Manchester, 31st March, 2007

I'd seen the remake of this movie and watched this purly for the comedy. Its hiarious to think anyone could have found this scary, the 'special effects' are so dated its funny.

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