House on Haunted Hill

House on Haunted Hill
Theatrical release poster by Reynold Brown
Directed byWilliam Castle
Written byRobb White
Produced byWilliam Castle
Robb White
(associate producer)
Starring
CinematographyCarl E. Guthrie
Edited byRoy Livingston
Music byVon Dexter
Color processBlack and white
Production
company
Distributed byAllied Artists
Release date
  • February 17, 1959 (1959-02-17)
Running time
75 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$200,000 (estimated)
Box office$2.5 million[1]
House on Haunted Hill (1959) by William Castle

House on Haunted Hill is a 1959 American horror film produced and directed by William Castle, written by Robb White and starring Vincent Price, Carol Ohmart, Richard Long, Alan Marshal, Carolyn Craig and Elisha Cook Jr. Price plays an eccentric millionaire, Frederick Loren, who, along with his wife Annabelle, has invited five people to the house for a "haunted house" party. Whoever stays in the house for one night will earn $10,000. As the night progresses, the guests are trapped within the house with an assortment of terrors. This film is perhaps best known for its promotional gimmick Emergo.[2]

The film uses many props used in carnival haunted houses to generate fear and terror. The film is in the public domain.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Goosepimple Saga With Seats to Suit". Variety. 5 August 1959. p. 19. Retrieved 14 January 2021 – via Archive.org.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Miska, Brad (12 January 2017). "They're Re-remaking 'House on Haunted Hill'". Bloody Disgusting. Archived from the original on 11 March 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  4. ^ "'House on Haunted Hill' screening set in Vacaville". Daily Republic. 6 October 2017. Archived from the original on 9 September 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2018.

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