House on Haunted Hill is a 1999 American supernatural horror film directed by William Malone and starring Geoffrey Rush, Famke Janssen, Taye Diggs, Ali Larter, Bridgette Wilson, Peter Gallagher, and Chris Kattan. The plot follows a group of strangers who are invited to a party at an abandoned insane asylum, where they are offered $1 million each by an amusement park mogul if they are able to survive the night. Produced by Robert Zemeckis and Joel Silver, it is a remake of the 1959 film of the same title directed by William Castle. The film marked the producing debut of Dark Castle Entertainment, a production company that went on to produce numerous other horror films, including additional remakes.
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I actually watched this version of House on Haunted Hill before the original, and now that I’ve watched both, both are favorites of mine now for different reasons. I appreciate the asylum backstory for this one, the tragic backstory trope I’ve come to enjoy. It’s another in the line of the haunted house horror genre.
It’s even a locked room mystery, but involves some side plots with the characters to make it slightly more interesting. If you’ve read through my review of the original the same review applies here, except we don’t have the same pull of the great Vincent Price to fall back on, but this movie still stays with me.
It’s a favorite I enjoy re-watching from time to time, a comfort horror movie like Gothika. It’s one I can watch no matter what time of year or how I’m feeling.
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