House on Haunted Hill

The 1958 Vincent Price horror film, and the 1999 re-make starring Geoffrey Rush

House on Haunted Hill (1958)

"Everybody say it: 'One Meeee-llion Dollars!' (sorry, couldn't resist...). In the 1958 William Castle production of House On Haunted Hill, Vincent Price starred as eccentric millionaire Frederick Loren, who offered $ 10,000 to the person who could spend the night in the title house where a series of gruesome murders had been committed." [More]

House on Haunted Hill background (1999)

"The William Malone directed remake of House on Haunted Hill retains the basic premise (even the little coffins with the pistols inside!), except for a few changes: millionaire Loren (Geoffrey Rush) has become BILLIONAIRE "Mr. Price" (a nice touch), an inventor of amusement park attractions. When his socialite wife Evelyn (Famke Jansen) wishes that her birthday party be held at a genuine "haunted house", she draws up a list of friends, which her husband changes to spite her." [More]

House on Haunted Hill review (1999)

"In proud William Castle tradition, House On Haunted Hill thumbs its severed, maggot-infested nose at the cozy conventions of modern Middle Of The Road film "quality" ("This one has Oscar® written all over it!", as the ads usually go), and gleefully revels in the cheapest of shocks and one-liners, and never misses an opportunity to punctuate a subtle, moody image with one of complete disgust. It's also frequently witty, honestly scary, and visually inventive..." [More]

House on Haunted Hill Photo Gallery

House on Haunted Hill posters for both the 1958 and 1999 movie releases, plus photos from the 1999 version of the film.[More]

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