Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- foreboding
- eerie
- suspenseful
- classic mystery night
- rainy evening
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The wealthy comrades are confined to a remote Scottish castle while deaths follow a recognizable warning pattern.
Orange pips are delivered before each targeted death, creating a repeated threat motif.
The likely victims are heavily insured and have named one another as beneficiaries, making financial gain central to the investigation.
The film’s black-and-white imagery, coastal isolation, and castle setting reinforce its eerie crime atmosphere.
Films like The House of Fear, and why
And Then There Were None
Shared locked-room mystery structure, isolated mansion setting, serial murders, and investigative tension.
The Uninvited
Shared gothic mystery atmosphere, threatened wealthy characters, and a detective unraveling a murder conspiracy.
The Scarlet Claw
Shared Basil Rathbone Sherlock Holmes performance, black-and-white crime mystery, and period investigative suspense.
Movie Details
- Director
- Roy William Neill
- Release Date
- 1945-03-16
- Runtime
- 69 min
- Rating
- 6.9 / 10 (122)
Cast
- Basil Rathbone
- Nigel Bruce
- Aubrey Mather
- Paul Cavanagh
- Dennis Hoey
- Harry Cording
- Holmes Herbert
- Sally Shepherd
- Gavin Muir
- Florette Hillier
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Troma NOW, Artiflix
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The House of Fear about?
- Sherlock Holmes investigates a deadly inheritance scheme when orange pips warn a secluded group of wealthy comrades that they are being marked for murder.
- What is The House of Fear like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The House of Fear as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The House of Fear violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in The House of Fear as moderate.
- Which films are like The House of Fear?
- Films with a similar feel include And Then There Were None, The Uninvited, and The Scarlet Claw.
- How long is The House of Fear?
- The House of Fear runs 69 minutes.
- Where can I watch The House of Fear?
- In United States, The House of Fear streams on Troma NOW, Artiflix.
In Ember's collections
Movies like The House of Fear
- The Bat1959
- Murder by Decree1979
- Dressed to Kill1946
- The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The Hound of the Baskervilles - Part 11981
- The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The Twentieth Century Begins - Part 11988
- The Pearl of Death1944
- The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The Treasures of Agra - Part 11983
- Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: Bloody Inscription1980
- Green for Danger1946
- The Spider Woman
