Ep1209: Castle Freaks: House on Haunted Hill (1959) - Movie Review
As one journey ends, another begins! Join Ian and AC as they continue their tour through the winding hills of classic horror in Kicking the Seat's latest series, "Castle Freaks"!
This year, the guys will look at the spine-tingling works of director William Castle, whose wild career intersected with the likes of Cary Grant, Orson Welles, Joan Crawford, Alfred Hitchcock, and Roman Polanski! Castle was known as a "gimmick director", who dreamt up fantastical, in-theatre scare stunts to accompany his most famous movies. But as we hope to show, his filmography is so much more than headline-grabbing tricks!
We're kicking things off with 1959's House on Haunted Hill, in which Vincent Price plays an unhappily married millionaire who invites five strangers to spend the night in a haunted house. Those who survive through the next morning will pocket $10,000 each. But are there really spooks in the walls, or just illusions meant to mask something much more sinister?
In this wide-ranging first episode, Ian and AC give an overview of William Castle's career and do a spoilerific deep dive into both the '59 House on Haunted Hill and the 1999 remake starring Geoffrey Rush!
We hope you join us throughout the year for more thrills, chills, and electrifying surprises!
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Watch the House on Haunted Hill (1959) trailer.
As mentioned in the show, AC reviewed the Film Masters Blu-ray of House on Haunted Hill (1959) at Horror 101 w/ Dr. AC.
He also covered House on Haunted Hill and The Tingler on the Horror 101 YouTube channel.
"Castle Freaks" is the next leg in our classic horror journey. If you're new to the channel, catch up with our 5-year "Hammerland" series, which wrapped up last year!
