You won't be disappointed!

Good movie but grossly overrated

Fantastic!

Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

When it comes to the likes of 1950s, low-budget horror - (If you're seriously looking for a real gem that's overflowing with non-stop, unintentional humour) - You certainly can't go wrong with "House On Haunted Hill". Yep. It's a "scream" alright.... A "scream" of laughter, that is.Filmed on a measly $200,000 budget - Directed by schlock movie-maker, William Castle - and - Starring that total Hollywood ham-actor, Vincent Price - Believe me - This demented, little fright flick takes the meaning of the word "cheesy" to a whole new level of unbridled lunacy.As the story goes - Price (with typical fiendish glee) plays Frederick Loren, a mean, sadistic and utterly eccentric millionaire, who offers $10,000 to five people who agree to be locked up in a large, spooky, rented house overnight with him and his "darling" wife..... So - Let the screaming start!.... Ha!.... I mean - Let the laughing start!

House on Haunted Hill is directed by William Castle. The film stars Vincent Price, Elisha Cook Jr., Richard Long, Carol Ohmart, Alan Marshal, Carolyn Craig and Julie Mitchum.Millionaire Frederick Loren(Vincent Price)and his wife Annabelle (Carol Ohmart)invite five guests for Annabelle's birthday party. They are pilot Lance Schroeder(Richard Long),Mr. Pritchard (Elisha Cook Jr.)the current owner of the house, Nora Manning(Carolyn Craig), Dr. David Trent(Alan Marshal)and Ruth Bridgers(Julie Mitchum.This is a party with a difference, the group will have to spend the night in a famous haunted house. The guests will be paid ten thousand dollars each if they stay(and survive)the whole night. As the night goes on some very frightening and strange events occur and things take a deadly turn. Are there really violent spirits haunting this house? Can the group trust one another? This film is a perfect mix of horror and comedy, there are some very scary moments(the ghostly apparitions and the blood stain)and two terrific twists.Vincent Price is the highlight amongst the cast, his character is a very clever and observant man and Price gets the films best lines. Elisha Cook Jr. steals every scene he's in as the man who believes in the ghosts and is obsessed by the murders that occurred in the house.This is great fun and it's a film that I never get tired of watching, perfect viewing for Halloween or a dark and stormy day.

6.9 is underrating this movie. It is a very scary movie. A rich couple find a gorp of people who need money. And offer then a lot of money if the send the night in a haunted house. The remake from 1999 it a scarier. The follow up to the 1999 version The Return to the house on haunted hill is also scarier. But still this is one of the scariest movies to come before 1999. This movie has a great story line. It also has great acting. It also has great special effects. Vincent Price was a great actor. Carol Olmart was a great actress. Richard Long was a great actor. Alan Marshal was a great actor. Carolyn Craig was great actress. All The House on Haunted hill movies are must sees.

Brilliant acting from all seven of the cast! Yes, that's all there are in it. I've given it a 6. I'll bet it was cheap to make? A skeleton is listed in the cast too! Crazy, Great.I think the title was a bit inaccurate? We know the house won't really be haunted, I think they just made it like that to get Horror fans to come along.The handsome millionaire and his beautiful wife. There are background issues which eventually become clearer, previous wives, previous mysterious deaths, and so... who is next, who will survive the night, all locked up in the fancy house.The ending is a surprise, we really don't know who-dunnit, even though some of the plotting (the characters that is, not the movie-makers!) is explained not far from the end.