Haunted House
List of paranormal horror movies related to the topics:
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- haunted house,
- haunted place other than house: hospitals, orphanages etc.
- haunted house trying to possess visitors.
Excluded:
- ghost stories unrelated to the specific place (see list: Ghosts and Spirits),
- poltergeist unrelated to the place,
- witches and occult related to the place (see list: Witches and Occult),
- seemed to be ghost stories revealed to be thrillers,
- ghosts trying to reveal their murderers' identity (see list: Crime Supernatural).
Disclaimer: Because of abovementioned exclusions - list may contain spoilers.
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- DirectorLewis AllenStarsRay MillandRuth HusseyDonald CrispA composer and his sister discover that the reason they are able to purchase a beautiful gothic seacoast mansion very cheaply is the house's unsavory past.Haunted: Abandoned seaside house.
- DirectorJules DassinNorman Z. McLeodStarsCharles LaughtonRobert YoungMargaret O'BrienThe descendent of a ghost imprisoned for cowardice hopes to free the spirit by displaying courage when under duress.Another movie for family evening. This time - solid old Canterville ghost story production.
Haunted: English castle. - DirectorWilliam CastleStarsCharles HerbertJo MorrowMartin MilnerA family inherits what proves to be a haunted house, but a special pair of goggles allows them to see their ghostly tormentors.A little bit aged, but stil entertaining.
Haunted: Old mansion. - DirectorSteve BeckStarsTony ShalhoubShannon ElizabethEmbeth DavidtzWhen Cyrus Kriticos, a very rich collector of unique things, dies, he leaves his house, fortune, and his prized collection of ghosts.Good remake of old classic with fresh modern view.
Haunted: Old mansion. - DirectorRobert WiseStarsJulie HarrisClaire BloomRichard JohnsonHill House has stood for about 90 years and appears haunted: its inhabitants have always met strange, tragic ends. Now Dr. John Markway has assembled a team of people who he thinks will prove whether or not the house is haunted.Classic haunted house story. Must-see.
Haunted: Old house. - DirectorJan de BontStarsLiam NeesonCatherine Zeta-JonesOwen WilsonDr Marrow enlists Theo, Luke and Nell for a study of sleep disorders at the Hill House. As soon as the terrifying truth about the mansion is revealed, everyone is found fighting for their lives.Another version of story based on Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of a Hill House. Personally, I preferred the original (1963) one.
Haunted: Old gothic mansion. - DirectorRoger CormanStarsVincent PriceDebra PagetLon Chaney Jr.Charles Dexter Ward arrives at a small village to visit the house he inherited from his ancestor who died there 100 years ago.Based on story by Lovecraft.
Haunted: Palace in Arkham, Massachusetts. - DirectorJohn HoughStarsRoddy McDowallGayle HunnicuttPamela FranklinA physicist, his wife and two mediums are hired to investigate the Belasco House, where 27 guests had inexplicably died in 1927, along with most of a team of paranormal investigators that was sent in the early 1950s.Based on the American novel Hell House by Richard Matheson.
Haunted: Belasco House, the "Mount Everest of haunted houses". - DirectorDan CurtisStarsKaren BlackOliver ReedBurgess MeredithA family moves into a large old mansion in the countryside which seems to have a mysterious and sinister power over its new residents.Old classic. House trying to possess human's live. Worth watching for legendary star - Bette Davis.
Haunted: Neo-classical, 19th century mansion. - DirectorStuart RosenbergStarsJames BrolinMargot KidderRod SteigerNewlyweds and their three children move into a large house where a mass murder was committed. They start to experience strange, inexplicable manifestations which have strong effects on everyone living in or visiting the house.The house haunted by horrible crime which is likely to happen again. This movie sent standard for haunted house stories for years. A must-see.
Haunted: Probably the most recognizable haunted house - Amityvile, New York. - DirectorDamiano DamianiStarsJames OlsonBurt YoungRutanya AldaA dysfunctional family moves into a new house, which proves to be satanic, resulting in the demonic possession of their teenage son.Amityville meets Poltergeist (same-year production - references to house built on old cemetary is obvious) and Exorcist. Unfortunately, result is flat and boring.
Haunted: Still the same house. - DirectorRichard FleischerStarsTony RobertsTess HarperRobert JoyA reporter moves into the Amityville house in defiance of the supernatural events connected to it, and finds everyone around him besieged by the evil manifestations which are connected to a demonic presence in the basement.Better than previous sequel, but still - predictable and seen-it-all.
Haunted: Still the same house. - DirectorTom BerryStarsKim CoatesDawna WightmanHelen HughesFive people spend the night in an abandoned house, an Amityville haunted house, and soon find themselves terrorized by assorted ghosts, venomous insects and ghostly apparitions.Good one, but only for fans of Amityville.
- DirectorTony RandelStarsStephen MachtShawn WeatherlyMegan WardAn architect brings home a mysterious old clock, not knowing that it's haunted by the demonic presence of the Amityville house. Soon, the clock begins to alter time and space and starts to possess members of the household.6th installment.
Haunted: Another suburban house (in California) infected by old, mantle clock from original Amityville house. - DirectorAndrew DouglasStarsRyan ReynoldsMelissa GeorgeJimmy BennettNewlyweds are terrorized by demonic forces after moving into a large house that was the site of a grisly mass murder a year before.Suprisingly good remake of old classic.
- DirectorPeter MedakStarsGeorge C. ScottTrish Van DevereMelvyn DouglasAfter experiencing tragic personal losses, a music professor rents a Seattle mansion, haunted by a slain boy.Another classic haunted house story. Film that focus on building tension rather than catching eye by special effects (the reason why this film ages so well).
Haunted: Victorian-era mansion. - DirectorStanley KubrickStarsJack NicholsonShelley DuvallDanny LloydA family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter where a sinister presence influences the father into violence, while his psychic son sees horrific forebodings from both past and future.'The Shining is a 1980 horror film produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick and co-written with novelist Diane Johnson. The film is based on Stephen King's 1977 novel The Shining.
The Shining is about Jack Torrance (Jack Nicholson), an aspiring writer and recovering alcoholic, who accepts a position as the off-season caretaker of the isolated historic Overlook Hotel in the Colorado Rockies. Wintering over with Jack is his wife Wendy Torrance (Shelley Duvall) and young son Danny Torrance (Danny Lloyd), who possesses "the shining", an array of psychic abilities that allow Danny to see the hotel's horrific past. The hotel's current cook, Dick Hallorann (Scatman Crothers), also has this ability and is able to telepathically communicate with Danny. The hotel had a previous winter caretaker who went crazy and killed his wife, two daughters and then himself. After a winter storm leaves the Torrances snowbound, Jack's sanity deteriorates due to the influence of the supernatural forces that inhabit the hotel, placing his wife and son in danger. Supporting roles are provided by Barry Nelson, Philip Stone, Joe Turkel, Anne Jackson, and Tony Burton.
Although contemporary responses from critics were mixed, assessment became more favorable in following decades, and it is now widely regarded as one of the greatest horror films ever made. American director Martin Scorsese ranked it one of the 11 scariest horror movies of all time. Critics, scholars, and crew members (such as Kubrick's producer Jan Harlan) have discussed the film's enormous influence on popular culture.' Wikipedia
This film doesn't need to be presented - directed by Kubrick, starring Jack Nicholson. Although Stephen King has no luck to movies based on his novels, this one is a piece of art. - StarsRebecca De MornaySteven WeberWil HorneffA recovering alcoholic must wrestle with demons within and without when he and his family move into a haunted hotel as caretakers.'The Shining (stylized as Stephen King's The Shining) is a three-part television miniseries based on Stephen King's novel of the same name. Directed by Mick Garris from King's teleplay, the series was first aired in 1997.
The creation of this miniseries is attributed to Stephen King's dissatisfaction with director Stanley Kubrick's 1980 film of the same name. In order to receive Kubrick's approval to re-adapt The Shining into a program closer to the original story, King had to agree in writing to eschew his frequent public criticism of Kubrick's film, save for the sole commentary that he was disappointed with Jack Nicholson's portrayal of Jack Torrance as though he had been insane before his arrival at the Overlook Hotel.
en Tucker of Entertainment Weekly reviewed the miniseries, saying, "There's a deep, rich creepiness suffusing Stephen King's The Shining that makes this miniseries the most frightening TV movie ever made." Ray Richmond of Variety stated, "At six hours, its slowness is carefully calculated; the edge-of-your-seat creepiness unfolds with a languid believability that will rope in viewers early and hold them. This mini earns its massive length, using every minute to paint a picture of surprising emotional complexity and depth."' Wikipedia - DirectorSam RaimiStarsBruce CampbellEllen SandweissRichard DeManincorFive friends travel to a cabin in the woods, where they unknowingly release flesh-possessing demons.Classic and a must-see. It's a 1st part of La Casa series, a typical combination of The Amityville Horror and The Exorcist. Rather a schlock convention, but contains a motive of house trying to possess inhabitants.
Haunted: Cabin in the woods. - DirectorSam RaimiStarsBruce CampbellSarah BerryDan HicksAsh Williams, the lone survivor of an earlier onslaught of flesh-possessing spirits, holes up in a cabin with a group of strangers while the demons continue their attack.2nd instalment of La Casa series.
Haunted: The same cabin in the woods. - DirectorSteve MinerStarsWilliam KattKay LenzGeorge WendtA troubled writer moves into a haunted house after inheriting it from his aunt.Nice comedy-horror film. It was followed by three sequels.
Haunted: Old suburbian house. - DirectorEthan WileyStarsArye GrossJonathan StarkRoyal DanoThe new owner of a sinister house gets involved with reanimated corpses and demons searching for an ancient Aztec skull with magic powers.Even more funnier sequel of House (1985). Also 5th instalment of La Casa series.
Haunted: Old country mansion. - DirectorUmberto LenziStarsLara WendelGreg RhodesMary SellersVisions of a deceased girl and her doll bring doom to the visitors of a deserted house.3rd part of La Casa series.
Haunted: House haunted by ghostly girl and her haunted doll. - DirectorTim BurtonStarsAlec BaldwinGeena DavisMichael KeatonThe spirits of a deceased couple are harassed by an unbearable family that has moved into their home, and hire a malicious spirit to drive them out.Crazy, funny black comedy. You may watch it with your family.
Haunted: Connecticut country house. - DirectorLewis GilbertStarsAidan QuinnKate BeckinsaleAnthony AndrewsA skeptical professor visits a remote British estate to debunk allegations of psychic phenomena, but soon finds himself haunted by a ghost from his own past.Story from James Herbert's book (1988, same title) with beautiful Kate Beckinsale as Christina.
Haunted: Old palatial house in Sussex.