![]() William Castle and Skeleton, who got a credit in the filmI first saw the film on TV as a kid, and it left its mark. ![]() Castle was the master of movie house gimmicks such as “fright breaks” and “coward certificates.” For Haunted Hill, he boasted a technique called “Emergo” in which a fake skeleton, attached to a wire, darted over the audience’s heads at a pivotal moment. The film was directed by William Castle, the B-picture horror impresario who gave the world The Tingler and 13 Ghosts. ![]() Yes, we’re all about the real deal here: the half-a-century-old public domain classic, the one starring Vincent Price, the inarguably authentic version- House on Haunted Hill, the 1959 model. Not the slick, overblown, CGI-laden 1999 affair. Just to be crystal clear, we’re talking about the original now.
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