Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- campy
- eerie
- macabre
- classic horror night
- halloween viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly regard the film as an entertaining, classically styled haunted-house mystery whose campy presentation is more effective than its gimmick suggests.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The guests are confined inside the isolated house while supernatural and criminal threats accumulate.
The film combines creepy hauntings with Vincent Price's flamboyant presence and William Castle's showmanlike presentation.
Five guests agree to spend the night in a reputedly haunted house for ten thousand dollars each.
The house contains ghosts and terrors, but the escalating danger also involves murderers and concealed motives.
Films like House on Haunted Hill, and why
The Cat and the Canary
old-fashioned haunted house mystery with theatrical scares and campy horror energy
The Old Dark House
stylized supernatural mansion setting, ensemble suspects, and playful gothic suspense
The Innocents
classic black-and-white haunted-house horror built around eccentric characters and escalating apparitions
Movie Details
- Director
- William Castle
- Release Date
- 1959-01-01
- Runtime
- 75 min
- Rating
- 6.7 / 10 (635)
Cast
- Vincent Price
- Carol Ohmart
- Richard Long
- Alan Marshal
- Carolyn Craig
- Elisha Cook Jr.
- Julie Mitchum
- Leona Anderson
- Howard Hoffman
- Skeleton
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, MGM Plus, Shudder, Shudder Amazon Channel, Screambox Amazon Channel, FlixFling, Eternal Family, Full Moon Amazon Channel, Shudder Apple TV channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Midnight Pulp Amazon Channel, Bloodstream, Artiflix, Chilling, Cineverse Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is House on Haunted Hill about?
- A flamboyant millionaire turns a night in a reputedly haunted mansion into a deadly prize contest where ghostly terror and human deception collide.
- What is House on Haunted Hill like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of House on Haunted Hill as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is House on Haunted Hill violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in House on Haunted Hill as mild.
- What did critics think of House on Haunted Hill?
- Critics broadly regard the film as an entertaining, classically styled haunted-house mystery whose campy presentation is more effective than its gimmick suggests.
- Which films are like House on Haunted Hill?
- Films with a similar feel include The Cat and the Canary, The Old Dark House, and The Innocents.
- How long is House on Haunted Hill?
- House on Haunted Hill runs 75 minutes.
- Where can I watch House on Haunted Hill?
- In United States, House on Haunted Hill streams on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, MGM Plus, Shudder, Shudder Amazon Channel, Screambox Amazon Channel, FlixFling, Eternal Family, Full Moon Amazon Channel, Shudder Apple TV channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Midnight Pulp Amazon Channel, Bloodstream, Artiflix, Chilling, Cineverse Amazon Channel.
