A nerve-racking, gripping horror movie about mystery and history.
Good for date night · friends night · teens
Skip it if you want fast pacing · you scare easily
Not for warmth, laughs or comfort.
Conflicts that freeze your emotions! Suspense that takes your breath!
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Dorothy McGuireHelen
George BrentProfessor Warren
Ethel BarrymoreMrs. Warren
Kent SmithDr. Parry
Rhonda FlemingBlanche
Gordon OliverSteve Warren
Elsa LanchesterMrs. Oates
Sara AllgoodNurse Barker
Rhys WilliamsMr. Oates
James BellConstable
Erville AldersonDr. Harvey (uncredited)
Ellen CorbyNeighbour (uncredited)
Myrna DellMurder Victim (uncredited)
George HolmesThe Killer's 'Shadow' (uncredited)
Stanley PriceStarry-eyed Man (uncredited)
Robert SiodmakThe Killer's 'Eye' (uncredited)
Charles WagenheimDesk Clerk (uncredited)
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GoodWatch score 68January 26, 1946 · 1 h 23 min · NR
Batman Gambit, Chekhov's Gun, Chiaroscuro +9
12 of 24 tropes. From TV Tropes.
5 questions, like "Where can I stream The Spiral Staircase?"
Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
In the United States, The Spiral Staircase streams on FlixFling and Bloodstream, and it is free with ads on Plex, Fawesome, and Mometu. You can rent or buy it from FlixFling. It also streams in 137 other countries.
Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 79 (IMDb 7.2 and Rotten Tomatoes 86%). Critics rate it higher (86 out of 100) than audiences (76).
Yes, it's frightening: scares are rated 8 of 10.
Probably not: the title analysis rates it 7 of 10 for bleakness and 6 for melancholy, against 2 for hopefulness.
TV Tropes lists 24 tropes for it, including Batman Gambit, Chekhov's Gun, and Chiaroscuro.
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