William Castle's 1959 B-Movie horror classic retains its goofy charm with a litany of gimmicky sight gags that, however tame by today's standards, keep their childish appeal.

| Original Score: FOUR STARS | Oct 2, 2024

There are some fun jump scares, skeletons, revolvers, and mini coffin party favors to accent this short seventy-five minutes.

| Apr 19, 2024

One of William Castle’s most enjoyable flicks.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Oct 14, 2023

One of William Castle’s best gimmicky film... with a delicious performance by Vincent Price.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Nov 4, 2022

Horrible horror film.

| Sep 20, 2022

When ghosts are promised, let’s have real ghosts; this it-was-all-a-trick stuff makes a body feel awfully let down.

| Sep 20, 2022

It couldn't cure a child's hiccups.

| Sep 20, 2022

People who go to the movies to be scared to death ought to find to fault with this one.

| Sep 20, 2022

It's so spooky, even spooks are spooked.

| Sep 20, 2022

It could be a carnival funhouse; it is an abode of ghouls and ghosts.

| Sep 20, 2022

It moves but jerkily, and with a lot of ridiculous and unexplained "horror" effects.

| Sep 20, 2022

There's a genuine shock here and there, but the initial scare, if any, soon pales after repeated dosage, and the end result is more often tedious than terrifying.

| Sep 20, 2022

House on Haunted Hill proves that if it is fun to be fooled, it is even more fun to be thoroughly frightened.

| Sep 16, 2022

Children may cringe, adults will laugh this one off.

| Sep 16, 2022

The only shocking thing about this film is its utter ineptness.

| Sep 16, 2022

Sheer fun.

| Sep 16, 2022

It’s a lesson in classic horror led by the master himself, Vincent Price.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 21, 2022

House on Haunted Hill is a classic in its own right, exhibiting the ability for horror to remain timeless.

| Oct 23, 2021

The old fashioned rat-a-tat dialogue and goofy setups keep House on Haunted Hill as blissfully silly as any straight-faced remake.

| Oct 20, 2021

[House On Haunted Hill,] unlike the majority of recent horror films which have depended on mutilations or monsters for chills, reverts to the fundamental of the ghost story -- fear of the unknown.

| Jun 23, 2020