He explains the rules of the party and gives each of the guests a. The five guests all arrive in separate funeral cars with a hearse leading, which he explains may be empty now, but they may be in need of it later. Anyone who stays in the house for the entire night, given that they are still alive, will each receive $10,000. House on Haunted Hill is the tale of five people invited to stay the night in a supposedly haunted house by an eccentric millionaire, Frederick Loren ( Vincent Price), who is throwing the "party" for his fourth wife, Annabelle ( Carole Ohmart), with the stipulation that the power will be out and all doors will be locked at midnight, allowing no accessible escape. As the night progresses, all the guests are trapped inside the house with ghosts, murderers, and other terrors.Įxterior shots of the house were filmed at the historic Ennis House in Los Feliz, California. Whoever stays in the house for one night will earn $10,000 each.
He and his fourth wife, Annabelle, have invited five people to the house for a "Haunted House" party. It was directed by William Castle, written by Robb White, and starring Vincent Price as eccentric millionaire Fredrick Loren.
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House on Haunted Hill is a 1959 American B movie horror film from Allied Artists.