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House on Haunted Hill

1959Movie1 h 15 minNR

HorrorMystery
74
GoodGoodWatch score
IMDb6.7Rotten Tomatoes80%73%

A tense, intriguing horror movie about mystery and crime.

Good for friends night · teens · comfort watch

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Not for laughs, warmth or comfort.

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Story

Consult your doctor! Bring your seatbelt!

Frederick Loren invites five strangers to the party of a lifetime and offers each of them $10,000 if they can stay the night in the reportedly haunted house. Armed with a gun for protection, each guest arrives in a hearse and will either leave in it much richer…Or dead.

Feels like

  • Classic Haunted House
  • Psychological Thriller
  • Mystery Whodunit
  • Vincent Price Vehicle
  • Gothic Atmosphere
  • Black & White Cinema
  • Supernatural Horror
  • Suspenseful Entertainment

Cast

8 of 8

Crew

Directed by
William Castle
Written by
Robb White
Produced by
William Castle
Music by
Von Dexter

Everyone

Pick a department, or search for a name or a job (“editor”, “stunt”).

Facts

January 1, 1959 · 1 h 15 min · NR

Released
January 1, 1959
Runtime
1 h 15 min
Age rating
NR
Content
Violence, Disturbing Imagery
Genres
Horror, Mystery
Original language
English
Made in
United States
Budget
$200,000
Available in
139 countries

Tropes

Colliding Criminal Conspiracies, Nothing Is Scarier, Domestic Abuse +9

  • Colliding Criminal Conspiracies
  • Nothing Is Scarier
  • Domestic Abuse
  • Haunted House Historian
  • Prophet Eyes
  • Hollywood Acid
  • Ambiguous Ending
  • Empathic Environment
  • Large Ham
  • Kansas City Shuffle
  • Break the Cutie
  • Enclosed Space

12 of 70 tropes. From TV Tropes.

Q&A

5 questions, like "Where can I stream House on Haunted Hill?"

Questions about House on Haunted Hill

Quick answers from GoodWatch data.

Where can I stream House on Haunted Hill?

PrimeJustWatch TV FreefuboTVHBO MaxMGM+PhiloAMC+The Roku

In the United States, House on Haunted Hill streams on Prime, fuboTV, HBO Max, MGM+, and Philo, and it is free with ads on JustWatch TV Free, The Roku, Kanopy, Hoopla, Fandango at Home Free, FlixHouse, Pluto TV, Shout! Factory TV, Plex, Filmzie, Darkroom, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Public Domain Movies, Fawesome, Xumo Play, DistroTV, Mometu, Tubi TV, YOW.tv, and Amazon MX Player. You can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, and FlixFling. It also streams in 138 other countries.

Is House on Haunted Hill worth watching?

74
GoodGoodWatch score

Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 74 (IMDb 6.7 and Rotten Tomatoes 80%). Critics rate it higher (80 out of 100) than audiences (70).

Will House on Haunted Hill scare me?

Not scaryTerrifying

At times: scares are rated 7 of 10.

Is House on Haunted Hill plot-driven or character-driven?

CharactersPlot

Mostly plot-driven: intrigue (8 of 10) and mystery (8 of 10) carry it more than its characters do.

What tropes does House on Haunted Hill use?

Colliding Criminal ConspiraciesNothing Is ScarierDomestic AbuseHaunted House HistorianProphet EyesHollywood AcidAmbiguous EndingEmpathic EnvironmentLarge HamKansas City ShuffleBreak the CutieEnclosed Spaceand 58 more

TV Tropes lists 70 tropes for it, including Colliding Criminal Conspiracies, Nothing Is Scarier, and Domestic Abuse.