House on Haunted Hill

This article is about the film. For the haunted attraction in Woodland Hills, CA, see The House at Haunted Hill. For the remake, see House on Haunted Hill (1999 film).
Not to be confused with The Haunting of Hill House (TV series).

House on Haunted Hill
Theatrical release poster by Reynold Brown
Directed byWilliam Castle
Written byRobb White
Produced byWilliam Castle
Robb White
(associate producer)
Starring
CinematographyCarl E. Guthrie
Edited byRoy Livingston
Music byVon Dexter
Color processBlack and white
Production
company
Distributed byAllied Artists
Release date
  • January 14, 1959 (1959-01-14)
(Golden Gate Theatre)
Running time
75 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$200,000 (estimated)
Box office$2.5 million

House on Haunted Hill is a 1959 American cult classic horror film produced and directed by William Castle, written by Robb White and starring Vincent Price, Carol Ohmart, Richard Long, Alan Marshal, Carolyn Craig, Julie Mitchum, and Elisha Cook Jr. Price plays an eccentric millionaire, Frederick Loren, who, along with his wife Annabelle, has invited five people to the house for a "haunted house" party. Whoever stays in the house for one night will earn $10,000. As the night progresses, the guests are trapped within the house with an assortment of terrors. This film is perhaps best known for its promotional gimmick Emergo, a flying skeleton.

The film uses many props used in carnival haunted houses to generate fear and terror.

The film premiered in San Francisco on January 14, 1959. In February, 1959, it played on a double bill with The Cosmic Man (1959).

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