House on Haunted Hill
Film195975 min

House on Haunted Hill

Taste attributes: crimehorrormysterymonster/alien/supernaturalfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginaryenclosedfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seems

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"Consult your doctor! Bring your seat belts!"

Boxlist takeExpect an otherworldly, dark horror film, fresh rather than familiar. Best if you like edge over warmth.

Pace: balanced · Originality: very fresh · Tone: very dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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What lines up

  • Pace: Balanced pace, just how this profile likes it
  • Linearity: Balanced linearity, just how this profile likes it
  • Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism
  • Emotional punch: Balanced emotional punch, where this profile leans emotive / stirring

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Synopsis

Frederick Loren has invited five strangers to a party of a lifetime. He is offering each of them $10,000 if they can stay the night in a house. But the house is no ordinary house. This house has a reputation for murder. Frederick offers them each a gun for protection. They all arrived in a hearse and will either leave in it $10,000 richer or leave in it dead!

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

fighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seems

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Vincent PriceCarol OhmartRichard LongAlan MarshalCarolyn Craig

Details

Genre
Crime
Year
1959
Runtime
75 min
Status
Released
Studio
William Castle Productions
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How we score

Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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