The Legend of Hell House(1973).A team consisting of a physicist, his wife, a young female psychic and the only survivor of the previous visit are sent to the notorious Hell House to prove/disprove survival after death. Previous visitors have either been killed or gone mad, and it is up to the team to survive a full week in isolation, and solve the mystery of the Hell House. Written byNiz... Synopsis The Legend of Hell House(1973)
Movie Title: The Legend of Hell House(1973)
Run Time: 95 min
Rating: 6.8 / 10
Genres: Horror |Mystery
Release Date: 15 June 1973 (USA)
Director: John Hough
Writer: Richard Matheson (novel),Richard Matheson... and other credits
Actor: Roddy McDowall,Gayle Hunnicutt,Pamela Franklin
Now that it's spooky time again, one should plug this in at night and watch during windy weather, eventho' the timeline of the story unwinds around Christmas. Was this intentional? Imagine spending the holidays in this place!
Yes, the highlight is the possessed stuffed black cat but the real big scene that will leave you breathless is the haunted sequence at the dinner table, with the table itself going nuts and the dishes slamming about, the chair tipping backwards, the fireplace burping out a huge fireball, etc. I always look forward to that moment everytime I re-view this, since it is a great movie to watch again.
Probably Mcdowall's best role, until he camped it up in Fright Night. And Pamela Franlkin? Well, she's just ducky. ... wait until that ghost machine explodes. Dynamite stuff.
