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pinkfloyd95209		#61	[-]
Oct 19 08 7:36 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Last Edited By: pinkfloyd95209 Oct 19 08 9:58 PM. Edited 1 times.
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TServo4		#62	[-]
Oct 19 08 9:38 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Oh don't do this! J. Theakston Capitol Theatre, Rome, NY
Zombie Dad		#63	[-]
Oct 19 08 9:52 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	ZD Zombie Dad's Online Art Store www.zazzle.com/zombiedad
Ted Newsom		#64	[-]
Oct 19 08 9:52 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I'd give it 10:1 in Levenworth, or 11:1 in Twelveworth.
Bobtheman		#65	[-]
Oct 20 08 10:38 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	How about five and ten at Woolworth ?
dracsback		#66	[-]
Dec 14 08 6:48 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Bob Wild Horror wrote: I watched this a year or so back and was surprised at how well it held up. The sequence in the basement, when the old woman suddenly appears out of nowhere, gave me quite a start. I'd completely forgotten it. I suppose that's a recommendation of sorts. Yep when I saw this back in the 60s I jumped out of my skin when that old hag is standing there in the basement. Great horror movie and the best William Castle movie. The acid vat spooked me too.
Monsterpal		#67	[-]
Dec 15 08 12:10 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Zombie Dad wrote: ZD EEOOWW!
Zombie Dad		#68	[-]
Dec 15 08 12:12 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I lost my head over this movie! ZD Zombie Dad's Online Art Store www.zazzle.com/zombiedad
Siouxsie Sue		#69	[-]
Dec 15 08 4:01 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Sooo... what's the correct aspect ratio for this (very fine) movie and which DVD would give it to me? I've had a cheapo release w/4.3 picture for several years but always had a mind to upgrade, as this thread popping up reminds me.
TServo4		#70	[-]
Dec 15 08 7:51 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	1.85-1 is the intended ratio. J. Theakston Capitol Theatre, Rome, NY
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DonM435		#71	[-]
Dec 15 08 8:06 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Zombie Dad wrote: I lost my head over this movie! ZD Ecch, I couldn't stand seeing those things hanging down out of the severed neck! Tendons? Arteries? Esophagus and trachea? Actually, it looks like leftover material after they made the mold, but it sure was disgusting.
Fu Manchu		#72	[-]
Feb 4 09 12:45 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	This movie was the first ever horror to scare the hell out of me when I was a kid, I'd watch all the Dracula's Frankenstien's Hammer and universal I just saw them as adventure movies with unusual Bad guys but this! the scene that did it was the Cellar scene with gliding Mrs Slydes scared the crap out of me! ( I threw a Toy Howizter Cannon at the TV screen and cried!) and even now when I know it's going to happen I still feel that little tingle of fear creep back from when I was a kid! Though sadly, I no longer own a canon. Fu Manchu
TomWeaver999		#73	[-]
Feb 21 09 5:30 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	<< the scene that did it was the Cellar scene with gliding Mrs Slydes scared the crap out of me! << As a kid, that was borderline-UNPLEASANTLY-scary to me -- just a bit TOO strong. That didn't stop me from watching the movie every single time it ran on TV, though! I just got an advance peek at Johnny Legend's HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL 50TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL EDITION and enjoyed some of the extras: there are three different HAUNTED HILL trailers, a bunch of trailers from other Castle and Price pics (including offbeat stuff like Castle interviewing people leaving a theater after HOMICIDAL), an excerpt from the Castle-created game show THE PLOT THICKENS and, best of all, an extra called GOLDEN AGE PRICE in which we see Price in two RED SKELTON skits and an excerpt from THE JACK BENNY PROGRAM -- all very funny, I LOL'ed several times, especially at the JACK BENNY footage. There are also extras devoted to the (Frank Lloyd Wright) house itself and to Carol Ohmart, but these were busts, to be honest. But a lot of the rest is great fun. The print itself looks pretty nice, except that the name of Johnny Legend's company appears instead of ALLIED ARTISTS PRESENTS, and 50TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL EDITION is superimposed under the HOHH title. I don't know how much this costs but, if it's reasonable, I'd definitely recommend it just for the extras.
Rakshasa		#74	[-]
Feb 21 09 5:43 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Sounds awesome, Tom! When is the release date? Any idea? Links To All The Classic Monster Stills I've Posted: http://monsterkidclassichorrorforum.yuku.com/topic/30758
TomWeaver999		#75	[-]
Feb 21 09 5:46 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I think the release date is, like, days away. I'm sure it must be on Amazon. Johnny Legend also did a similar thing with THE SADIST but there aren't nearly as many extras.
Red Gargon		#76	[-]
Feb 21 09 5:58 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	TomWeaver999 wrote: I LOL'ed several times, especially at the JACK BENNY footage. There are also extras devoted to the (Frank Lloyd Wright) house itself and to Carol Ohmart, but these were busts, to be honest. That Jack Benny episode is hilarious, with Benny trying to horn in on a rehearsal for a movie starring Price and Irene Dunne, it's out there on several PD Benny compilations. There's a feature on Carol Ohmart's bust?
Rakshasa		#77	[-]
Feb 21 09 6:29 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	TomWeaver999 wrote: I think the release date is, like, days away. I'm sure it must be on Amazon. It comes out this Tuesday (2/24) and it is indeed on Amazon. Just ordered my copy! Links To All The Classic Monster Stills I've Posted: http://monsterkidclassichorrorforum.yuku.com/topic/30758
Buzz Dixon		#78	[-]
Feb 21 09 9:41 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Years ago when my younger daughter was having her first boy-girl party for Halloween, we ended up with a house full of 12 year old boys cutting up boisterously and a lot of sullen 12 year old girls. My wife said do something to quiet things down, so while I was trying to think of some activity to get them all involved in, I remember THE HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL was going to be running in just five minutes. So I turned the TV on and told the kids to watch for a few minutes while I tried to organize a game of musical chairs. The film started...and for 90 minutes those kids were *mesmerized. I don't know what it is that THE HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL possesses, but it is arguably one of the single most effective grabbers in the history of horror. Tom, Bill, anyone who has an idea why all the elements worked so perfectly in this one and not in a dozen others, I'd be delighted to read your opinion. My first exposure to THE HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL occurred when I was 8 and saw it on TV. To me the single most memorable scene in the movie is when Vincent Price announces he has party favors for everyone: A row of tiny little coffins, each one with a fully loaded automatic inside. DOES VINNIE THE P KNOW HOW TO THROW A PARTY OR WHAT?* www.SnokieStories.com www.BuzzDixon.com http://twitter.com/snokiestories
TomWeaver999		#79	[-]
Feb 21 09 9:47 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	>> That Jack Benny episode is hilarious, with Benny trying to horn in on a rehearsal for a movie starring Price and Irene Dunne << And FRANKENSTEIN MEETS THE WOLF MAN's grouchy "Vazec the Innkeeper" as Irene Dunne's disapproving butler!
Red Gargon		#80	[-]
Mar 7 09 8:17 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Probably something that doesn't need a whole new thread, but speaking of Vincent Price and Jack Benny, I just saw an episode of the 1950s show SHOWER OF STARS, right around the same time that HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL came out, featuring a courtroom skit with this cast: Vincent Price (prosecutor), Jack Benny (the accused), Jayne Mansfield (lawyer for the defense) and Liberace (the judge, in a sequined robe). It's a pretty funny skit, showing VP's comic talents once again. Can you believe that cast?! Note the candelabra:
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