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MPAA Rating: NR Content Advisory: Questionable for Children Movie Release: 1958 DVD Release: 10/26/1999 Format: DVD - Black and White,Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV,Pan and Scan Audio Tracks: English Subtitles: English, French SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 15 mins Studio: Warner Home Video Total Copies: 1 Genres: Horror, Haunted House Film, Ensemble Film, Gothic Film See Also: House on Haunted Hill, House on Haunted Hill, House on Haunted Hill, House on Haunted Hill, House on Haunted Hill [Collector's Edition], House on Haunted Hill, House on Haunted Hill, House on Haunted Hill, House on Haunted Hill, The House on Haunted Hill, House on Haunted Hill, House on Haunted Hill, House on Haunted Hill, House on Haunted Hill: 50th Anniversary, RiffTrax: House on Haunted Hill

A perennial favorite of the "Shock Theatre" TV circuit, House on Haunted Hill stars Vincent Price as sinister gent (you're surprised?) Frederick Loren, who resides in a sinister mansion on a sinister hill, where seven murders have occurred. He makes a proposal to several strangers, offtering $10,000 to anyone who can last the entire night. Loren festively gives each of his guests a tiny coffin containing a loaded handgun, designed to protect them from the spooks that emerge in the house over the course of the night. The picture hinges on its surprise ending, which packs in several by-now-familiar twists. When originally released to theaters, House on Haunted Hill was accompanied by one of those gimmicks so beloved of producer/director William Castle: the gimmick was "Emergo," and it involved a prop skeleton that "emerged" from the side of the screen at a crucial moment to frighten the audience. Like most of Castle's best films, House didn't really need the gimmick, but its presence added to the fun -- especially when second- and third-time viewers responded to "Emergo" by bombarding the skeleton with popcorn and empty soda bottles. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Vincent Price - Frederick Loren
Carol Ohmart - Annabelle Loren
Richard Long - Lance Schroeder
Alan Marshal - Dr. David Trent
Carolyn Craig - Nora Manning

Before the special effects-laden remake spooked audiences into a CG frenzy in 1999, gimmick master William Castle frightened audiences way back in 1959 with this blood-curdling tale of a handful of strangers braving the horrors of the night in an old, dark mansion, presented on DVD from Warner Home Video. Viewable in either the original widescreen theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1 (enhanced for 16 x 9 TVs) or standard 1.33:1 full-screen pan-and-scan, and featuring a closed-captioned English Dolby Digital Mono audio track, this release also features optional English and French subtitles. Director Castle was know for creating gimmicks that would terrify and amuse audiences, and although this disc may not have plastic skeletons flying out of the walls of your living room as it did in theaters during the original release, it still provides a frightfully fun evening of viewing. Extra features include a theatrical trailer. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide