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Four people enter the Belasco Mansion, the so-called "Everest of haunted houses," hired by a dying millionaire to investigate the possibility of life after death. Physicist Clive Revill leads the quar...( read more 
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MCT:August 22, 2008
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MCT:July 16, 2008i love this moive!!!!!!!!
and its about Four people enter the Belasco Mansion, the so-called "Everest of haunted houses," hired by a dying millionaire to investigate the possibility of life after death. Physicist Clive Revill leads the quartet, which includes his wife Gayle Hunnicut and two mediums. Pamela Franklin, young and impulsive, immediately makes contact with what she perceives as a tortured spirit, while Roddy McDowall, the only survivor from the previous investigation 20 years ago, closes himself off completely, deathly afraid of the malevolent forces that crushed his former comrades in body and spirit. Science fiction and horror legend Richard Matheson, responsible for penning such horror classics as The Devil Rides Out and Roger Corman's The Pit and the Pendulum, brings a literate sensibility and a refreshing seriousness to the haunted-house genre with this adaptation of his novel Hell House. Director John Hough follows Matheson's lead with a moody but sober approach, balancing the physical threats of objects lethally leaping to life with the slow, subtle possession of the characters by a truly evil spirit. Parts of the script feel like so much scientific mumbo jumbo, with characters discussing the finer points of supernatural manifestation and ectoplasmic activity, but Hough's deliberate direction gives it the necessary solemnity to take it all seriously. -
MCT:June 10, 2008
I enjoyed this one. It got straight to the point, and didn't bore us with long character introductions, which was excellent. The characters themselves evolved to be both interesting and likable. It wasn't scary, but the house's attacks on the people were entertaining - particularly the black cat mauling (which I'm pretty sure was parodied in Scary Movie 2) and the subsequent shower scene. Also, watch for when the characters get possessed by the ghost - possessed people that use profanities are hilarious.
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MCT:April 30, 2008
another spookfest...or is it? horror, tense anxiety and bloodlust, it's almost like sex. there's something alive in hell house, something's that's dead, and it's not happy either, it won't be...not until you're dead, too.
welcome to the legend of hell house. go on in. it's alright. we'll be out here if you get into any trouble. promise. -
MCT:March 7, 2008
It had a couple freaky moments, but overall it was very boring. I wouldn't recommend this unless you are a die hard ghost fan.
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MCT:October 31, 2007
Love Roddy McDowall. Still scares the bejabbers out of me every time when he screams in the close up.
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MCT:October 13, 2007
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MCT:September 17, 2007
A frightening and disturbing horror film based on the classic novel by Richard Matheson.
One of the best horror films of the early Seventies, the film has successfully captured the dark and brooding atmosphere of the novel and is well worth watching. Two noncorporeal thumbs up! -
MCT:July 20, 2007What I hate the most about modern "scarey" movie today is that they rely on gore and similar shock tactics to get a rise out of the viewer. In my opinion, it's is true psychological terror that will but the audience on the edge of there seats. And as far as haunted house movies go, it does very well. See it, at least just for the ending. It's priceless.
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MCT:July 19, 2007Good build up but the grqaphics and the 'hauntings' are not quite up to par. The psychotic cat was interesting.
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MCT:June 21, 2007
Although this is a lot like "The Haunting", it is much more modern and twice as harrowing. Lots of shocks and Gayle Hunnicut being very sexy indeed! The late Roddy McDowall is his usual excellent self.
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MCT:May 14, 2007This came out at the same time as the Exorcist.But due to an american budget over british,the Exorcist got more publicity.As far as british horror goes,or any horror for that matter, this is aces!
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MCT:April 28, 2007
A fabulous little haunted house movie that fans of vintage ghost stories like 1960's 13 Ghosts and 1959's House on Haunted Hill will adore. Set in a moody old gothic mannor, the atmosphere is fantastic and the performances given by Pamela Franklin and Roddy McDowall are excellent. Complete with poltergeist activity, mediumship (little strands of ectoplasm shooting out of the fingers included), and insane attack kittens, The Legend of Hell House is a delightful trip into the paranormal for any genre enthusiast.
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MCT:March 15, 2007OMG I saw this!!! This is not my usual type of movie. I don't know why I saw it. May be because I was a big Roddy McDowall fan.
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MCT:January 29, 2007
taking you back to an era when horror movies were allowed to take their timeto build up to a frightening point. nothing tries to jolt you out of your chair every 30 seconds. if you require non stop BOO! moments, skip this one. but if you can appreciate this for what it is, get it! found my copy for the low low price of 5.50. money well spent.
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MCT:December 23, 2006
I was actually quite scared of this film, but its nothing rele compared to the Amityville Horror, but it is still worth a look. It is a gd horror film of its time.
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MCT:November 17, 2006
Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house ALL the creatures were stiring..
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MCT:September 28, 2006
Not a bad haunted house film with great style and good performances. Pamela Franklin is great and sexy as the psychic and Roddy McDowall is his wonderful self. A good one.
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MCT:July 7, 2006
This wasn`t a particularly bad show but I wouldn`t reccommend it to anyone. The characters were strangely likeable despite being pretty one dimensional. When they revealed the story behind the spirit, I couldn`t decide whether it was tragic or ridiculous. Only a man of the same stature could understand, I suppose.
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MCT:April 5, 2006
Like Invasion of the Body Snatchers, this is horribly dated, but it is an interesting take on the haunted house genre that manages to scare you with no fancy special effects. Sure, there are effects, but they're more subtle than usual.
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