# House on Haunted Hill (1959)

> A flamboyant millionaire turns a night in a reputedly haunted mansion into a deadly prize contest where ghostly terror and human deception collide.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/9526

## Facts

- Runtime: 75 min
- Genres: Horror, Mystery
- Director: William Castle
- Cast: Vincent Price, Carol Ohmart, Richard Long, Alan Marshal, Carolyn Craig, Elisha Cook Jr., Julie Mitchum, Leona Anderson
- TMDB rating: 6.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0051744/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: mild
- Mood: campy, eerie, macabre, classic horror night, halloween viewing

## Movies like House on Haunted Hill

- [The Pit and the Pendulum (1961)](https://ember.film/movie/17431)
- [Castle of Blood (1964)](https://ember.film/movie/17460)
- [Taste of Fear (1961)](https://ember.film/movie/44656)
- [The Haunting (1963)](https://ember.film/movie/6689)
- [13 Ghosts (1960)](https://ember.film/movie/18382)
- [The Legend of Hell House (1973)](https://ember.film/movie/9765)
- [The Spiral Staircase (1946)](https://ember.film/movie/16537)
- [Dementia 13 (1963)](https://ember.film/movie/17433)
- [House of the Long Shadows (1983)](https://ember.film/movie/24799)
- [The Raven (1963)](https://ember.film/movie/17841)

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