Review of House on Haunted Hill (1959) by J D — 22 Dec 2007

Hysterically bad. At this point, I don't know that I'll be able to see a Vincent Price flick that I WON'T like. No matter what role he plays, he's got this hulking, creepy dignity about him with that distinct voice, he's just fascinating to watch.

This one's good for a chuckle, which I did the whole way through. With lines like "You seem upset, Nora. May I interest you in a sedative?" and "All husbands have wanted to murder their wives at one time or another", that should give you an idea the kind of movie you're dealing with.

By the time the skeleton shows up, the camp factor has gone off the scale. It's a short, non-scary fun flick. My only complaint, we don't get the original effect of Emergo, the ghost that flew across the audience when this one originally played at theaters.

Oh, well, you still get to see a guy in a suit casually trotting down a hallway with a severed head in his hand. You gotta love William Castle.