Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- brooding
- eerie
- oppressive
- late night horror
- classic horror marathon
What critics said
Critics generally admired the film's stylish direction, performances, pacing, atmosphere, and literate supernatural approach, though some found the screenplay underdeveloped and the scares restrained.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The investigation takes place inside the Belasco House, whose history and hostile presence dominate the characters' experience.
Physicist Lionel Barrett and mediums Florence Tanner and Benjamin Fischer investigate the afterlife through contrasting forms of expertise.
The film is characterized by brooding, literate suspense and things-that-go-bump-in-the-night staging.
The 1927 deaths and the disappearance of earlier investigators make the house's accumulated violence central to the present inquiry.
Films like The Legend of Hell House, and why
The Haunting
shared haunted-house setting, supernatural investigation, and brooding psychological dread
The Innocents
shared isolated house, escalating paranormal menace, and atmospheric horror
The Changeling
shared occult mystery, closed-location tension, and sinister supernatural forces
Burnt Offerings
shared elegant period horror atmosphere, haunted architecture, and restrained scares
Movie Details
- Director
- John Hough
- Release Date
- 1973-06-15
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Rating
- 6.7 / 10 (292)
Cast
- Pamela Franklin
- Roddy McDowall
- Clive Revill
- Gayle Hunnicutt
- Roland Culver
- Peter Bowles
- Michael Gough
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Legend of Hell House about?
- A physicist, his wife, and two mediums enter a notorious mansion to test the existence of the afterlife while confronting a malign supernatural legacy.
- What is The Legend of Hell House like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Legend of Hell House as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Legend of Hell House violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in The Legend of Hell House as mild.
- What did critics think of The Legend of Hell House?
- Critics generally admired the film's stylish direction, performances, pacing, atmosphere, and literate supernatural approach, though some found the screenplay underdeveloped and the scares restrained.
- Which films are like The Legend of Hell House?
- Films with a similar feel include The Haunting, The Innocents, The Changeling, and Burnt Offerings.
- How long is The Legend of Hell House?
- The Legend of Hell House runs 95 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Legend of Hell House?
- In United States, The Legend of Hell House is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
