House on Haunted Hill (1959) | |
| Director(s) | William Castle |
| Producer(s) | William Castle, Robb White (associate) |
| Top Genres | Drama, Horror, Thriller/Suspense |
| Top Topics | Ghosts, Haunted Houses |
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House on Haunted Hill (1959) was a Drama - Horror Film directed by William Castle and produced by William Castle and Robb White.
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Silver Screen Standards: House on Haunted Hill (1959)
By Jennifer Garlen on Oct 26, 2024 From Classic Movie Hub BlogHouse on Haunted Hill (1959) I fell in love with the wacky low-budget horror films of the 1950s and 60s as a kid, when public domain chillers aired late at night and I secretly stayed up to watch them on the tiny black-and-white TV in my room. I didn?t pay much attention to the filmmakers behind ... Read full article
From the Archives: House on Haunted Hill (1959)
By The Metzinger Sisters on Oct 10, 2023 From Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film LoversWatch out!! Don't touch that cobweb! Props like that don't grow on trees. The spiders at William Castle Productions were working overtime to produce all of the webs seen throughout the Pritchard house in House on Haunted Hill and Carolyn Craig stepped through quite a few of them during her stay ther... Read full article
Watch Party ‘Rewind’: House on Haunted Hill
By Annmarie Gatti on Nov 3, 2020 From Classic Movie Hub BlogHouse on Haunted HillWatch Party and Video Chat ‘Rewind’ Thanks to everyone who joined our First-Ever Watch Party and Video Chat last Friday! We had so much fun and really appreciate your support! I know that Halloween is over, but if you’re in the mood for some frightfully g... Read full article
Tonight: Halloween Eve Watch Party – with Film Friends and “House on Haunted Hill”
By Annmarie Gatti on Oct 30, 2020 From Classic Movie Hub BlogOur First-Ever Watch Party and Chat!Celebrating Halloween with our Classic Movie Friends andHouse on Haunted Hill So happy to announce that we’ll be hosting our First-Ever Watch Party and Live Chat on YouTube tonight at 9pm ET with our very special Film Friends Aurora @CitizenScreen, Kelle... Read full article
Free Streaming in August on the CMH Channel at Best Classics Ever ? A Star is Born, Penny Serenade, House on Haunted Hill and More
By Annmarie Gatti on Aug 10, 2020 From Classic Movie Hub BlogOur August picks for the Classic Movie Hub ChannelMore than 40 Titles Streaming Free All Month Long! As we announced in June, we are thrilled to have partnered with Best Classics Ever (BCE), a mega streaming channel dedicated to classic films and TV shows! And, we are proud to have our own Class... Read full article
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Quotes from House on Haunted Hill
Watson Pritchard: [shows everyone a knife] This is what she used on my brother and her sister, hacked them to pieces. We found parts of their bodies all over the house, in places you wouldn't think. A funny thing is the heads have never been found, hands and feet and things like that, but no heads.
Dr. David Trent: The wife, probably in a fit of rage, threatened her husband with the knife, and then, carried away by hysteria, took a swing at him and simply went on from there.
Lance Schroeder: [laughing] She certainly went on, how many people did she kill, Mr. Pritchard?
Watson Pritchard: Only two, her husband and her sister, nobody else was here.
Lance Schroeder: So there are two loose heads just floating around here someplace?
Watson Pritchard: You can hear them at night, they whisper to each other, and then cry.
Frederick Loren: [starts shaking up bottle of champagne]
Annabelle Loren: Why do you always do that? It spoils the champagne.
Frederick Loren: It might explode.
Annabelle Loren: Never does.
Frederick Loren: Can you guarantee that?
[aims champagne bottle at Annabelle]
Annabelle Loren: That isn't funny Frederick.
Frederick Loren: Make a good headline, playboy kills wife with champagne cork.
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Facts about House on Haunted Hill
William Castle had related the story of meeting Vincent Price on a day when Price had learned that he had been passed over for a part. Over coffee, Castle described the premise of this picture. Price liked the idea and it led to a two-picture collaboration, this and The Tingler.
The large grosses for this film were noticed by Alfred Hitchcock. This led him to create his own low-budget horror film - Psycho.
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