First up is London After Midnight Starring Lon Chaney The abandoned home of a wealthy man who supposedly committed suicide five years earlier is taken over by ghoulish figures - could they be vampires? youtu.be/lSvhDCWD5ZI
The old dark house from 1932 starring Boris Karloff Seeking shelter from a storm, five travelers are in for a bizarre and terrifying night when the stumble upon the Femm family estate. youtu.be/McKj4_RnX2I
1933 Night of Terror starring Bela Lagosi The heirs to a family fortune are required to attend a seance at the spooky old family mansion. However, throughout the night members of the family are being killed off one by one. youtu.be/aNOI-WA0HhI
1939 The Cat and the Canary starring Bob Hope When an eccentric family meets in their uncle's remote, decaying mansion on the tenth anniversary of his death for the reading of his will, murder and madness follow. youtu.be/Yeak3RQxyIg
The 1959 Vincent Price Classic House on Haunted Hill A millionaire offers ten thousand dollars to five people who agree to be locked in a large, spooky, rented house overnight with he and his wife. youtu.be/GZ5paTwRA_k
1963 The Haunting originally based on the story by Shirley Jackson Dr. Markway, doing research to prove the existence of ghosts, investigates Hill House, a large, eerie mansion with a lurid history of violent death and insanity. With him are the skeptical young Luke, who stands to inherit the house, the mysterious and clairvoyant Theodora and the insecure Eleanor, whose psychic abilities make her feel somehow attuned to whatever spirits inhabit the old mansion. As time goes by it becomes obvious that they have gotten more than they bargained for as the ghostly presence in the house manifests itself in horrific and deadly ways. youtu.be/sog3etUwtSk
Skipping forward we have Poltergeist starring Craig T Nelson and that awesome midget chick from Picket Fenses. Poltergeist is a film in some ways inspired by The Exorcist, but rather than being haunted by the Devil himself,this house is haunted by restless spirits. Even if Poltergiest doesn't stand up today as much as Exorcists in the scare category, we must remember that Poltergeist has been the inspiratation for countless other successful movies such as Insidious, Paranormal Activity and many more. I remember being a kid and afraid to look under the bed or go into the closet and afriad of the static on a TV set. Poltergeist was and is still to this day one of the best haunted house movies ever made. However, this is one movie that could use a re-make, a facelift giving it more of a Paranomal Activity style take while incorporating into it all themodern day special FX.youtu.be/h_nLiys-TqY
1408 with John Cusack Who wants to check into a haunted hotel after seeing this movie? What I love about this movie is that it just starts then never stops...This movie is relentless. If you never believed in the supernatural, this movie makes you a believer. There is no doubt this film has you on the edge of your seat from the minute the movie starts until the credits are over. If you want to see the scariest movie of all time based in a haunted hotel, this is it no doubt an awesome movie. youtu.be/lgLm4_fq6GY
The Ghost and Mr Chicken (1966)– This Don Knotts film may very well be classified as a comedy, but there were several scenes that gave me the out and out willies as a kid. If you have never seen this movie, check it out. Don Knotts is a certified scaredy cat as well as a typesetter for his small town newspaper. But he longs to be a reporter so he is sent into the Simmons house to spend the night in the location of a murder/suicide that took place 20 years earlier. He will find his courage along with the solution to a mystery that has plagued this little town for so long. And just maybe, he will find some ghosts along the way.youtu.be/-VffXZ44_LQ
The Amityville Horror (1979)- Everyone is familiar with this film and it still stands in my eyes as one of the creepiest haunted house movies. The Lutz family moves into an ideal home only to find out there are reasons it sold for so cheap. Reasons to die for. youtu.be/AvYX6KlIm1k
My top recommended movie probably of the whole damn year is Cabin in the woods. I mean its written by Joss Whedon for crying out loud! Five friends go for a break at a remote cabin in the woods, where they get more than they bargained for. Together, they must discover the truth behind the cabin in the woods. youtu.be/NsIilFNNmkY
and at our #1 spot is of course The Shinning, because I would probably go to movie reviewer hell if I didn't. A family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter where an evil and spiritual presence influences the father into violence, while his psychic son sees horrific forebodings from the past and of the future. youtu.be/WDpipB4yehk
Song for the day is from RHPS Over at the Frankenstein place, because damn it Janet that House intro was awesome and spooky! youtu.be/vK2u4y7J58I
For those of you who don't know I am actually a HUGE architecture nut. It was actually what originally drew me to art and design in any degree is seeing all of the lovely homes here in Vermont and I wanted to be apart of something that gorgeous. I would like to draw your attention to the first haunted house from my memory. Walloomsac Inn in Bennington VT youtu.be/nAoYq_zRB7o
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