Review of House on Haunted Hill (1959) by Niral G — 25 Nov 2010

Decent horror film for the 1950s. The story is more a suspense than a horror film, but still relatively entertaining.

This review of House on Haunted Hill (1959) was written by Niral G on 25 Nov 2010.

House on Haunted Hill has generally received mixed reviews.

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