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- The Changeling (1980) It's hard to have your car break down on the side of the road and not think about The Changeling. John Russell (George C. Scott) watches helplessly as his wife and daughter are cut down by a tow truck in the snow.
- The Innocents (1961) Miss Giddens (Deborah Kerr) is hired to be a governess for Flora (Pamela Franklin) and her older brother, Miles (Martin Stephens), once he returns from boarding school.
- The Uninvited (1944) Rick (Ray Milland) and his sister Pamela (Ruth Hussey) make the spur-of-the-moment decision to buy a lovely seaside home, and, as a result, Rick meets and becomes quite taken with young Stella (Gail Russell).
- The Evil Dead (1981) Before becoming the "this is my boomstick" housewares expert of S-Mart, Ash Williams (Bruce Campbell) makes the unfortunate mistake of spending his vacation in a haunted house with some friends.
Jul 24, 2023 · So with the fast-approaching Halloween meaning dozens of costumed kids “gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door,” here are our 20 picks for the greatest haunted house movies...
- The Uninvited (1944) The Uninvited, a ghost story from Hollywood’s Golden Age, has pretty much everything you’d want out of a classic black-and-white horror-drama.
- The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947) If you want a haunted house story that’s not scary, and might in fact leave you buoyant with joy, look no further than this classic starring Gene Tierney and Rex Harrison in the title roles.
- 13 Ghosts (1960) Legendary gimmick-happy genre director William Castle made two great haunted house films in his career, and while House on Haunted Hill (1959) is more than worth a watch, 13 Ghosts stands out now as the superior (and more overtly supernatural) picture.
- The Innocents (1961) Just like the story that inspired it, Henry James’s The Turn of the Screw, Jack Clayton’s The Innocents is a film that focuses more on the haunted houses we build in our own minds than on actual ghosts reaching out from the darkness.
Jan 30, 2018 · The horror flick inspires this week’s robust gallery of 35 haunted house movies (with at least 20 reviews each) ranked best to worst by Tomatometer. Alternately hilarious, gross, and simply...
- 22 Hillbillys in A Haunted House
- 21 We Are Still Here
- 20 The Woman in Black
- 19 Stir of Echoes
- 18 The Innkeepers
- 17 The House of The Devil
- 16 The Changeling
- 15 The Orphanage
- 14 The House on Haunted Hill
- 13 The Others
What can you make of a film that features country singers, ghosts, a gorilla, and a spy ring all under one roof? Hillbillys in a Haunted Housealso features such film icons as Basil Rathbone, Lon Chaney Jr., and John Carradine. If you are looking for a good scare... This movie isn't it. If you want camp, comedy, and the occasional WTF moment then yo...
Following the devastating death of their beloved son in a car crash, grief-stricken parents Anne and Paul Sacchetti move to a remote home in New England to cope with their loss, where they become the target of the malevolent spirits of the family that once inhabited the centuries-old manor in We Are Still Here. The spine-tingling film features terr...
Daniel Radcliffe plays a lawyer who ventures to a distant village and soon discovers that a female ghost is wreaking havoc. From there this movie follows the usual tropes we are used to seeing in horror movies. Things appear and then just as quickly disappear; the lines between reality and illusion are blurred, and most importantly, the story build...
Stir of Echoes is more a film about a haunted mind than a house. Still, it is pretty darn creepy and given the time of year we are in, it is one that deserves its spot on this list. The story follows a man (Kevin Bacon) who is hypnotized. After waking from a deep trance, suddenly finds himself trying to figure out a murder from beyond. While not on...
Ti West is not afraid of big sets with which to cast his lot in. For The Innkeepers, this tale is set in the Yankee Pedlar Inn. The story follows two employees who want to let the world know about the paranormal events that have gone on here. This whole plan gets upended when ghosts, literally, begin to re-inhabit the inn. This movie may not be as ...
This movie burst on the scenein 2009 and knocked just about everybody who saw it on their butt. With its 1980s visual style and pacing, and its seemingly thrown-away title; the moment the first frame of the film lands on your eyeballs, you know you are seeing the work of a true horror genius. The house in the title truly seems to have a mind of its...
Widely regarded as one of the most influential Canadian films of all time, The Changeling centers on a brilliant New York City composer who relocates to Seattle after tragically losing his wife and daughter, only to discover that the vacant mansion he's renting has a malicious evil lurking within its walls. The gripping film is a tension-building s...
The Spanish have a way with horror films, and The Orphanagecertainly is a standout, even among the best haunted ones. This film sees a mother taking her family to the house she grew up in. The haunted home used to be an orphanage. Before anybody knows what is happening, her son is communicating with entities both past and present. Shot with what se...
Just the name alone qualifies that film for this list, right? The premise is simple. A millionaire offers five people a lot of money if they can stay in a house overnight. Vincent Price leads this cast, who was a favorite of Roger Corman and his haunted house films. However, one needs to look no further than the title to see that the house in this ...
Revered for its epic plot twist that left moviegoers both dazzled and speechless, Alejandro Amenábar's acclaimed horror masterpiece The Othersstars Nicole Kidman as a mother of two children who reside in a remote country house in the island country of Jersey in the wake of World War II. They come to suspect their residence may be haunted after the ...
Jul 3, 2024 · This list represents the best haunted house movies ever made (remakes not included). Vote up the most spine-tingling movies about paranormal homes that not only capitalize on terror, but also use quality cinematography.
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Mar 13, 2019 · Haunted Houses are a favorite with horror fans, and these are the best haunted house films, from The Shining to Amityville.
