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Top 20 BEST Haunted House Movies!
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@MackerelCat 2 ай бұрын
The Haunting 1963 is genuinely scary, so well made.
@salinagrrrl69 22 күн бұрын
A Film Noir art classic as well.
@lisahagerman1587 13 күн бұрын
That's because it has no gore but keep you wondering...."what really is behind that door??!!"
@naturalobserver1322 8 ай бұрын
The 1963 version of The Haunting is easily no.1 and the fact that you can't see what's in the house only adds to the scare. 😉👍
@AmitSharma-nf5ed 8 ай бұрын
Best in the list The Haunting
@vordman 6 ай бұрын
The house they used in the film is just up the road from me in Stratford On Avon. It's a hotel now. They did wonders in the film with the strange angles and icy black and white photography. In reality it's not scary at all. Just a charming old country house!
@Emmaforever 2 ай бұрын
That banging and the face in the wallpaper kept me awake for quite a while. Also, the house is beautiful. I think the remake is like a ghost train, it's more fun than scary.
@jeffreyl7355 2 ай бұрын
my favorite, love the tense soundtrack
@debraball2641 2 ай бұрын
I agree! I remember a friend of mine was chatting on the phone with a friend of his. The friend mentioned he was going to watch The Haunting that evening. Alone. I remember both of us shouting at the phone 'don't do it!'
@peterpuleo2904 2 ай бұрын
"The Haunting" from 1962 is the absolute best IMO.
@Marconius-SPQR Ай бұрын
I agree. No CGI, no practical special effects, but a dark very creepy atmosphere from start to finish. A classic !
@killbot1963 Ай бұрын
I think so too. you can feel the terror in it.
@DalokiMauvais Ай бұрын
For me it is the best horror movie of all time. NO gore! Nothing disgusting or sickening. I don't LIKE gory movies and don't think they are "horror" movies - they are, at best, "gorror" movies, and I don't watch most of them. The remake of "The Haunting" many years later is utter garbage and a desecration of the excellent Shirley Jackson book. My #2 is either "Poltergeist" or "Hell House" - but I have to admit, I have not seen many of these, or if I have, only once and long ago. The three I mentioned I've watched over and over through my life (I'm 74).
@peterpuleo2904 Ай бұрын
@@DalokiMauvais I agree. I saw it when it was first released at the Esquire Theater in Chicago back around 1962. I was 14, and it is quite a memory seeing it on the big screen. I am 75 now. I recommend a movie called "Black Sunday" if you can find it. The old Hammer Horror movies with Christopher Lee are also watchable, especially "Horror Express". If you like to read creepy horror try the short stories of M. R. James and E. F. Benson.
@DalokiMauvais Ай бұрын
@@peterpuleo2904 I loved Christopher Lee's Dracula but have never heard of "Horror Express" - I'll have to look for it. "Black Sunday" seemed familiar but it turns out I _had_ seen the movie of the same name about the Super Bowl. Thanks also for the authors' names - I've read some James but Benson is a new one.
@johnwalters4792 2 ай бұрын
The Haunting from 1963 is the absolute best.
@susanjohnson5824 8 ай бұрын
Romantic Hollywood ghost story is The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
@liammorgan2155 2 ай бұрын
I love that movie.
@debbabe2254 2 ай бұрын
With the wonderful score by Bernard Herrmann. 💙👻
@lisac996 2 ай бұрын
One of my favorites. ❤
@joycemckeown789 2 ай бұрын
Absolutely loved that film .
@marysue7165 2 ай бұрын
That film is so good it's on my top ten films of all time
@texasviking4944 8 ай бұрын
Pretty good list. One of my personal favorite haunted house movies is The Legend of Hell House with Roddy McDowall. The Sentinel is also good, although more of a ‘portal to hell’ movie, and rather infamous for using actual deformed people for some scenes. Rorschach is a simple ‘found footage’ type film about a couple of guys investigating a haunted house, not widely known but I think is well done. Another ‘found footage’ film in the genre that is a fun watch is Hell House LLC.
@scottmontgomery3743 8 ай бұрын
Great list.. but what about the Entity...??
@ThatBrunetteYouTube 8 ай бұрын
I adore Roddy McDowell! Thank you for mentioning him.
@garyrichardson475 8 ай бұрын
Legend of Hell House was the first movie to use modern paranormal concepts, terminology, and investigation techniques that we would later see in films like Poltergeist, Ghostbusters, and Entity.
@terrylandess6072 8 ай бұрын
So there are no similarities to 'The Evil' 1978 starring Victor Buono?
@melliemel151 8 ай бұрын
Yes, the Sentinel!!!
@sherrismith8874 2 ай бұрын
I also loved the kids' performances in The Others, especially the little girl. The way she constantly confronts Nicole Kidman, revealing little details of what happened... so good.
@WilliamTomaski 2 ай бұрын
agreed
@ParsonNathaniel 2 ай бұрын
It's silly and campy but terrified as a child, and I watch it now with fondness: 13 Ghosts.
@PirateLeota 2 ай бұрын
Yes, this scared me silly when I was a child!
@djr6876 2 ай бұрын
The Haunting, The innocence, Burnt Offerings, The Uninvited. I’m old school when it comes to most horror. No cgi for me.
@marysue7165 2 ай бұрын
I'm not a CGI fan either.
@Daiseehead Ай бұрын
I’m the same way. You’d probably like The Others.
@milesmcmillan-kr6ti Ай бұрын
Burnt offerings was excellent
@Emmaforever Ай бұрын
I've heard burnt offerings is tough to get through. Is it? I love my old horror, but squeamish things set my teeth on edge so I have to watch them bits at a time. They are just so much more realistic than the new stuff.
@tgriffin3059 Ай бұрын
@@Emmaforever I would characterize it as BEYOND scary because it's so depressing. The house 'feeds' on the inhabitants, which, on paper, might sound like it might be silly. It's not. The first person the house preys on is the robust, vital old Aunt who has accompanied the family(the Bette Davis character). Soon she begins to lose her strength and, worse, her faculties. Long story short, she is made to believe that she caused an accident with the gas that nearly killed her beloved great-nephew. Families see this kind of excruciating decline among the elderly more often now than when this movie was released, so it resonates in an even more visceral way than it did back in the '70's. And for sheer cruelty...to have a decent woman believing that she nearly killed a child she loved...and for this to wind up being among her final memories....you just don't find that level of malice in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. I've loved horror movies my entire life(I'm 55)....I've been scared ONCE. With this. Throughout the movie, there is a door on the top floor of the house that had hitherto always been locked. At the very end of the film, the father tries the knob...and it opens...what happens next kept me from sleeping for almost a week...
@alanrowekelly11359 3 ай бұрын
So happy you included The Uninvited! I feel it is never mentioned enough - beautiful, haunted film. Great job!
@marysue7165 2 ай бұрын
I'd love to own that house. That film had a great cast.
@mattyman5dodge101 8 ай бұрын
As always, a great eclectic list, Daniel. My favorite is The Changeling. Such an unusual role for George Scott. He's best known for over-powering, larger than life performances. Think The Exorcist 3 and Patton. His vulnerability in this one really affected me as a child. The ghost is also very sympathetic, which makes us root for just about everyone to get to the bottom of the mystery. Additionally, in my opinion, the truly most frightening seance scene in horror history. Keep the lists coming, my man!!!!
@stephenosullivan9016 2 ай бұрын
I’m with you 100% on The Changeling!!! My number one scariest haunted house film of all time. I was 15 when I went to see it in the theatre when it came out. I was with my friend and it was so hard to try to hide that I was scared shitless!!! I watch at minimum once a year. It has everything you want from a haunted house move…bones, seance, creaking doors, cobwebs, and an absolute gorgeous, immensely creepy mansion!! And when he listens back to the tape of the seance…holy shit!!!! Great film!
@margiekinlaw4260 2 ай бұрын
That damn old wheelchair creeped me out!
@369284ab 2 ай бұрын
@@stephenosullivan9016I agree, such a good story and very scary. Probably the most perfect haunted house movie.
@jlipari58 Ай бұрын
Great movie.
@judithturcott1495 2 ай бұрын
The Haunting (1963 version of Shirley Jackson’s novel) is THE BEST in my opinion!
@stacypappas9677 2 ай бұрын
I like The Ghost and Mr. Chicken with Don Knotts ❤
@rtypepe Ай бұрын
And they even used Bon Ami
@jote7214 Ай бұрын
The best movie ever!
@jamesbrice6619 Ай бұрын
@@stacypappas9677 Attaboy, Luther!😆
@stacypappas9677 Ай бұрын
@@jamesbrice6619 😂yes that was hilarious
@ethananderson4656 15 күн бұрын
My favorite Don Knott's movie😂
@j.d.peterson4956 8 ай бұрын
I was happy to see THE OTHERS get some kudos. Definitely a great movie. THE GHOST AND MRS MUIR is another favorite in my collection.
@KyleCowden 6 ай бұрын
I liked both the movie and series of "The Ghost and Mrs. Muir". I was a young man when the series aired and found it actually kind of comforting.
@susanb2015 Ай бұрын
It seems like no one knows about the Others. I like the Shining.
@AmitSharma-nf5ed 8 ай бұрын
The Haunting based on Shirley Jackson novel is one of the most terrifying movies I have ever seen.
@FilmAdrift 8 ай бұрын
The Haunting is #1 for me. #2 The Legend of Hell House. Great list, thanks!
@mcraig1969 2 ай бұрын
Same here!!!
@MsAppassionata 2 ай бұрын
Me too.
@curiousthecat 2 ай бұрын
Scared me so bad it took 40 years to watch it again (the remake sucks).
@naturalobserver1322 2 ай бұрын
Absolutely! 😃👍
@jenniferhatton4387 2 ай бұрын
The haunting is the best
@johnbrowne2170 8 ай бұрын
The original The Haunting is easily the best.
@AmitSharma-nf5ed 8 ай бұрын
Agree totally.
@lurkerrekrul 8 ай бұрын
The Legend of Hell House (1973) - A team of investigators stay in a haunted mansion. The Forgotten One (1989) - Terry O'Quinn moves into a new house that happens to be haunted. Haunted (1995) - Period film about a college professor who is called to help investigate a mansion that is reported haunted. Also an early role for Kate Beckinsale. The House That Would Not Die (1970) - TV movie about a woman and her niece moving into the family home, which is haunted.
@Jamesharris-lo9nn 8 ай бұрын
So glad that House on Haunted Hill was referenced. It's one of my personal favorites. The dialogue between Vincent Price and Carol Ohmart is so great! It also features terrific character actor Elisha Cook who also is in Stephen King's Salem's Lot. 👹☠️🦇👌
@jaymurray6051 8 ай бұрын
Agree but I love the remake but it’s what got me to find the original, just like miracle on 34th street
@starmnsixty1209 6 ай бұрын
@@jaymurray6051We don't speak of the alleged remake.
@kirstyfairly4371 8 ай бұрын
If you liked The Orphanage then you should definitely watch the Guilermo Del Toro movie The Devil's Backbone if you haven't already. It's set during the Spanish civil war, & is about a group of boys living in an isolated orphanage that turns out to be haunted.
@z4zillah556 2 ай бұрын
The Devil’s Backbone is one of my favorite movies of any genre.
@kristinekarlson113 Ай бұрын
Yes! I saw that in the theater - a very haunting movie, whose name I had forgotten. Thank you!
@bcg374 2 ай бұрын
The first Old Dark House was a 1932 movie called The Old Dark House with Boris Karloff , Melvyn Douglas, Charles Laughton and other supporting actors. Darkly atmospheric but with moments of comedy. You can find it on KZfaq. Hope you enjoy it as much as I do.
@seesea-sv3xw 2 ай бұрын
That's excellent and much of the cast weren't even actors the "no beds" old lady was just a civilian the producer new of IRL that he thought would be perfect for the roll. I miss Robert Osborne he used to give fantastic info on every film shown on TCM now they just have DEI Hollywood's reading Wikipedia entries to introduce movies.
@misswiddershins Ай бұрын
Great film ❤️
@thedude-jb7wx Ай бұрын
not a ghost story but great movie and Penderal is what every man should aspire to be like :)
@machfront 8 ай бұрын
My #1 is “The Haunting” but I have zero hate for your list. Since you love them both, I hope you’ve caught the reference to “The Uninvited” in “Poltergeist”. When everything seems fine in the outdoor moving scene, JoBeth Williams character smiles and says “Mm! Smell that mimosa!” …which, of course is the scent that preceded the ghost in “The Uninvited”. It’s something very few would have caught in 1982, but it cleverly telegraphs that it’s not over yet! 🙂
@klaatu368 2 ай бұрын
Machfront, Nice catch! I keep searching for the Uninvited but can’t find it…
@sandtats 2 ай бұрын
"Audrey Rose" with Anthony Hopkins and Marsha Mason is another great one! And oh, their Manhattan apartment!😎
@vonVile 2 ай бұрын
A great underrated Irish gothic horror movie is "The Lodgers" (2017). It involves a cursed brother and sister forced to live in a haunted house. To keep the ghosts as bay they have to follow 3 rules: 1. be in your room by midnight, 2. don't bring in strangers and 3. they can't move away.
@GradKat Ай бұрын
So they had to stay in their rooms 24 hours a day?
@benrositas8068 8 ай бұрын
Since no one else has, just thought I'd point out that the undead/ghost soldier in House -- Big Ben -- was played by Richard Moll, who also played the amiable "Bull" in the TV show 'Night Court'. He recently passed away, last October, at the age of 80! (I was surprised to learn that he was that old). RIP Richard Moll...
@AlanCanon2222 8 ай бұрын
OMG he was so funny in Night Court, especially the scenes where he realizes he's the sanest one in the room. "Ohhhhhkay!" I love when they visit his apartment and the tops of all the doorways are broken.
@albertmiller3082 7 ай бұрын
I worked with him briefly on an industrial film, a side project he took on during his Night Court days. He was a very thoughtful guy, friendly and down-to-earth. Classic character, Richard Moll. 🙏🏼
@jroblesart 2 ай бұрын
the old wheelchair scene chasing the lady down the stairs in "the Changeling" traumatized me as a kid, i could not sleep after seeing that old spider webbed mothballed rusty old creeky wheelchair move on its own
@meangene98 8 ай бұрын
There’s one haunted house movie that I never hear mentioned. It’s called “The Sentinel” from 1977. It’s an unknown, underrated, classic from the 70’s with an absolutely incredible cast. Chris Sarandon, Christina Raines, Beverly D’Angelo,Burgess Meredith, Ava Gardner, John Carradine, Martin, Balsom, Eli Wallach, Jerry Orbach, Jose Ferrer, Arthur Kennedy, and Christopher Walken, Tom Beringer, and Jeff Goldblum in tiny parts, that if you blink you’ll miss them. Some truly spooky scenes and a crazy, crazy ending!
@starmnsixty1209 6 ай бұрын
I know this film, though I don't like it very well. It seems to imply those who die in a certain manner which I believe KZfaq doesnt like mentioned, are condemned to perdition. Only a movie, but rather insensitive even for a horror film.
@katherinepereira9088 5 ай бұрын
Chris Sarandon is a wonderful actor. He was excellent in Fright Night and also The Princess Bride.
@Thomas-rw9nt 2 ай бұрын
This film is very frightening to me. For some reason, it really creeps me out. Burgess Meredith is a trip in this movie. "Black and white cat, black and white cake."
@darrenmiller6927 2 ай бұрын
Great choice in the Sentinel. That movie scared me as a kid. I saw it as an older adult and was unsettled still.
@meangene98 2 ай бұрын
@@darrenmiller6927 Especially when the old man came out from behind the door! That scared the hell out of me when I was a kid. 😂
@kathyc3401 7 ай бұрын
In The Haunting there is a scene where the spirit is pounding on the solid oak doors. the doors are bending under the pressure. That sound of the deep pounding has become stuck in my head. I saw this movie 5 decades ago. Sometimes I wake up at night hearing it still. When I saw you lighting the candles I thought you were going for the Abbot and Costello bit. The boys are in a haunted house and Lou lights a candle. In front of Lou it moves but when Bud looks nothing happens.
@joanmayer304 2 ай бұрын
I love the old Haunting movie. I think that Eleanor is the ghost. She is not dead, at the beginning anyway, but is like a ghost in life. She is not loved or wanted by anyone. She is lonely and has been used by her family who have no love or respect for her. In the end she becomes a more traditional (dead) ghost but was a walking ghost in life. So sad.
@zanyzander 2 ай бұрын
I love this idea
@danielyoung5137 2 ай бұрын
I love this perception: the novel brilliantly played out the unreliable narrator but its sadness was that the house was the only entity that showed interest, and by the time this was understood it was too late.
@DrVonChilla 8 ай бұрын
As a 12-year-old, I was traumatized in the theatre by "Burnt Offerings", in the Autumn of 1976, as were my older sisters. The final three minutes are some of the most haunting cinema of my entire life. I will NEVER forget the impression it made on me. EASILY one of my Top Five scary movies of All-Time. ESSENTIAL "month-of-October" viewing....!! Incidentally, my sisters & I saw it on a double-bill with the GREAT comedy "The Big Bus" in Columbia, Mississippi. Talk about a WEIRD double-feature....!! LOL
@user-mu9cw8xe4r 2 ай бұрын
Yes I remember that ending to Burnt Offerings very well. Scared the shit out of me after watching on tv one night when I was about 11 yrs old. I finally saw again when I was in my late 40's or so and Oliver Reed really could overact sometimes. Still ... a scary flick.
@mpacino1224 2 ай бұрын
One of my faves.
@jackilynpyzocha662 Ай бұрын
It was creepy!
@haroldmaiella3075 2 ай бұрын
Strong choices. I would find a place for The Woman in Black. One of my favorites is The Canterville Ghost with Charles Laughton
@Ahsatan-vw3ok Ай бұрын
Ooooh yeah, the woman in black is one of my favorite movies. I'm not sure if it's "haunted house" or more curse or what, but I love that the suspense alone is enough to be creepy. I read the story it was based on, and I have to admit the movie did it better. The book kinda failed at being suspenseful and in my opinion just read like a guy scared of his own shadow, but the movie did what the book couldn't accomplish
@kathywhite9411 2 ай бұрын
Burnt Offerings scared me so much when I was young. One of my absolute favorites!
@m.y.o.b.724 2 ай бұрын
OMG, the scene where the undertaker drags the coffin up the stairs scared the heck out of me as a kid.
@KyleCowden 6 ай бұрын
To this day, the _ONLY_ horror movie to ever scare me was "The Haunting" (1963). It scared me as an atheist and still as a Christian. Its *creepiest* aspect is you never see a thing (save for the breathing walls maybe). That's the one thing that makes it my favorite. "Poltergeist" was fantastic and while it didn't scare me, I was completely invested in the adventure and the mom's willingness to die to save her own daughter. Anecdotally, the swimming pool scene used real cadavers as it was cheaper than using replicas. Apparently they failed to inform Jo Beth Williams and she said later that if she had known, she would have walked off the set. As other commentators have written, I appreciate that this is another manufactured list like so many "Top 20" or "Greatest whatever" lists. I can't wait to see more.
@seesea-sv3xw 2 ай бұрын
IMHO The original Haunting of Hell House was so very good because they didn't go overboard on special effects and allowed imagination to run wild.
@medianvideos 2 ай бұрын
Wow I can’t believe The Orphanage was at the top of your list! It’s one of my all time favourites and I find it very emotional. Fantastic list thanks! Btw, if you haven’t seen Lady in White by Frank LaLoggia, I highly recommend it. It’s a wonderful ghost film that really mesmerised me as a kid.
@annnichols3091 6 ай бұрын
The character of Eleanor Lance is an excellent portrayal of someone who has been emotionally abused since childhood and is therefore emotionally stunted.
@milescoburn1845 2 ай бұрын
Great list! So glad to see "The Changeling" (1980) on your list! It really doesn't get the accolades it deserves. I also probably would have put "Paranormal Activity" (2007) and / or the sequel "Paranormal Activity 2" (2010) (expanding the list or adding some "Honorable Mentions").
@free..to..air.. 8 ай бұрын
The Haunting is a classic of suspense filmmaking..even tho its in monochrome ..it's effect is chilling...a cut above other productions along the same lines...no gratuitous schlock horror nonsense...Julie Harris is superb as the terrified recipient of supernatural forces determined she shall not leave the house .
@terrylandess6072 8 ай бұрын
I was just curious if this made the list. If not, then I would question the validity of choices made given The Haunting's premise and execution. Sad that it's legacy became 'Hell House'.
@AmitSharma-nf5ed 8 ай бұрын
Totally agree with "The Haunting" being the no.1.
@Marcel_Audubon 8 ай бұрын
A-list casting really elevates these movies! Vincent Price, Julie Harris, Margaret Rutherford, Rex Harrison, Claire Bloom, Deborah Kerr, Sylvia Sidney, Burgess Meredith, Bette Davis, Ray Milland, George C. Scott, Karen Black, Nicole Kidman - wow, what a list The TV terror movies of Dan Curtis need to be seen more widely, they're always so creative. I think most of them are on youtube now for anyone interested. Great "ritual," Daniel!
@cobwebschannel 8 ай бұрын
Absolutely, there are some amazing actors in these movies!
@garykaylor695 8 ай бұрын
You need to see or revisit "The Legend of Hell House" based on Richard Matheson's novel "Hell House". IMO the grandfather of all haunted house tales! I can't believe it was not included and in my list would be #1
@cobwebschannel 8 ай бұрын
I actually revisited it before I made this list. It just didn’t make the cut for me. But I’m glad you enjoy it so much!
@BrianPappas-dp7hn 8 ай бұрын
This film scared me more than any others as a kid, and even as a teen.
@halloweenville1 Ай бұрын
So glad you put (The Others) in there. That movie is the ultimate spooky house horror of the past 3 decades. It's got ghosts galore and jump scares that will knock everything else out of the park. And the ending is to die for, literally.
@elisaintjohn9875 8 ай бұрын
Well done, Daniel, and I have to admit you have chutzpah taking on such an overcrowded subgenre. Three films come to my mind that you haven't mentioned that could possibly be in my top 20. One is 1973's The Legend of Hell House, yet another story written by the beloved and prolific Richard Matheson. Also from 1973, the TV movie Don't Be Afraid of the Dark; though I realize one could debate if the scary entities are ghosts or not. Then on a more subdued, and romantic note, 1947's The Ghost and Mrs. Muir, starring the beautiful Gene Tierney, and Rex Harrison as the ghost. I'm going to check out a few of the films on your list that I haven't seen.
@leroystea8069 2 ай бұрын
The Haunting from 1962, The Legend of Hell House and the original 13 Ghosts that has an interesting idea for a story and kind of creepy. Great list.
@Sotzume 2 ай бұрын
Blithe Spirit is such a fabulous film...so happy you included it.
@marysue7165 2 ай бұрын
Margaret Rutherford was wonderful in that.
@CJG1419 8 ай бұрын
The Haunting is the best IMO. Glad you put it on your list. What makes it sooo very scary is suggestions of ghosts. Love your list!
@cobwebschannel 8 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@jimleonard8225 4 ай бұрын
Great list, but I agree that The Legend of Hell House, and The Conjuring 2 should be on it. Both terrifying! But what about The Woman in Black, starring Daniel Radcliffe? It has all the things you like: great locations, spooktacular mansion, ghosts appearing in the background, and great atmosphere with such a sense of dread! If you haven't seen it, treat yourself to a fantasmic feast!
@paulaswanson13 2 ай бұрын
The Haunting (1963 version) is #1 on my list. The fact that you don’t see the ghost/s is what makes it so terrifyingly creepy. Also it is the only version that faithfully follows the book.
@M.E.plusminus 2 ай бұрын
There´s a really good audiobook version of it here on youtube (Classic Ghost Stories Podcast - Tony Walker).
@Pugs365 2 ай бұрын
Some of my favorite movies in this genre are on your list: The Others, The Orphanage, The Changeling, Stir of Echoes. Of the few I own, I'd recommend Ghost Story from 1981. All of these still give me chills.
@M.E.plusminus 2 ай бұрын
Ghost Story is truly underrated.
@jaynoyes8526 8 ай бұрын
I’m happy to see that this isn’t the typical cut and paste haunted house list. There are some great hidden gems on this list. It’s great to see the Changeling on here too. Such an amazing movie that no one seems to know about
@cobwebschannel 8 ай бұрын
Thanks!!
@scottmontgomery3743 8 ай бұрын
I've been a fan of the Changeling since early mid 80s..
@PirateLeota 2 ай бұрын
I'm so thrilled that three of my favorite haunted house movies made your list - 'Crimson Peak', 'The Changeling', and 'The Others'. I'm encouraged to watch some of the films you've included that I haven't yet seen. I'd like to recommend 1946's 'The Time of Their Lives', starring Abbott and Costello. It's a really fun ghost story, but also a romance.
@Caveman57 2 ай бұрын
The Legend of Hell House. I was shocked this one didn't make it onto you list.
@surrealkit4843 2 ай бұрын
I forgot about The Uninvited. I loved that film when I saw it. Fantastic.
@knobbynah 8 ай бұрын
Oh man. That Burnt Offerings movie freaked me the hell out when I was a kid.
@Jimmy-sl2vi 2 ай бұрын
Same
@geraldmartin7703 8 ай бұрын
The Screaming Skull (1958). Well, at least there's a house. And a ghost... eventually.
@AlanCanon2222 8 ай бұрын
14:00 #14 The Haunting (1963). It's funny how the presenter goes out of their way to defend their low ranking against the inevitable onslaught of rabid fans of The Haunting. I'm one of them, reporting for duty. I caught The Haunting some Sunday afternoon on local TV when I was maybe 13. It sank its claws into me and never let go. It has terrific acting in it, a great script, faithfulness to its source, and some truly artful technical cinematography. One of those movies that made me want to make movies.
@scottmontgomery3743 8 ай бұрын
The returning rubber ball scene is really creepy
@FilmCollectorArchive 8 ай бұрын
Exceptional video! I’m really glad you spoke on “Lake Mungo”. That film lived under my skin for quite some time. It was extremely effective in its delivery. And not enough people are talking about it. You have some great picks here, Mr. Epler!
@cobwebschannel 8 ай бұрын
Thanks David!!
@HarrietCraig323 2 ай бұрын
“Lake Mungo” is the scariest movie ever made!! Omg Still have chills
@scotthoffman6405 2 ай бұрын
I can't believe that "The Legend of Hell House" didn't even make the list. My all time favorite.
@audreyquinn73 2 ай бұрын
"The Uninvited" was originally a novel written by Irish author/historian, Dorothy McCardle, and allegedly based on a true story as well. Great film, too! ❤
@cynthiaschultheis1660 7 ай бұрын
SHIRLEY JACKSON'S "THE HAUNTING" ORIGINAL 1963.👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
@annnichols3091 6 ай бұрын
If you hadn't had the 1963 "The Haunting" on the list, I would have been disappointed. I've loved that film since childhood! My younger sibs and I used to play Hill House. The end can still make me shiver. Back in the early 1980s I showed it as a Halloween treat to the 13-year-old son of my commander (who sometimes parked him in my medical library across the hall). We'd both gone to see "Poltergeist" in the theater, so I didn't know how he'd take the old film. I'd closed the curtains and was sitting in the rocking chair. He was sitting hardly two feet away, but five minutes in he was sitting at my feet and asking me to open the curtains.
@positivelysimful1283 2 ай бұрын
I was glad to see The Changeling on the list and put so high up, it's such a great classic haunted house film. Some really scary scenes!! Great list overall.
@bestofboastworlds1883 8 ай бұрын
Such a great channel. I reckon the 2010s Woman in Black is the best recent haunted house movie. Ok, its got Harry Potter in it, but the J-Horror twist is really effective and it's a masterclass in suspense.
@jaymurray6051 8 ай бұрын
Yeps that’s number 2 on my list.. I think maybe he needs to re-watch some movies he might change his mind
@vordman 6 ай бұрын
I can't believe it wasn't on the list either. It's seriously creepy.
@michaelcolors Ай бұрын
I also saw the live stage play, which was very well written and very creepy. The earlier version of the Woman in Black, which is a BBC classic, scared me so much that I can't bear to watch it alone!
@betelguese3909 6 ай бұрын
The haunting (1963) is the quintessential haunted house movie. My sister and i watch it every Halloween.
@frankb821 8 ай бұрын
For some reason, I always get "The Innocents" and "The Uninvited" mixed up in my head, exchanging various scenes into an epically incoherent mashup. But they're both great on their own, as intended! :)
@cobwebschannel 8 ай бұрын
haha That’s pretty funny
@AlanCanon2222 8 ай бұрын
You should do an edit of both based on what's in your head.
@geslinam9703 8 ай бұрын
Both these films I saw for the first time with my mother when I was little…not really into it herself, she still always encouraged my interest in ghost stories. I loved the Uninvited, it had its spooky moments for sure - but was on the light-hearted side, nowhere near as dark as The innocents. That one scared the hell out of me. It’s still the one film, and novel, I measure all the others by.
@geslinam9703 8 ай бұрын
Some of these are a little too over the top or sappy for me, but happy to see Lake Mungo here, it doesn’t get mentioned much. It’s the creepiest film of the last few decades. My mother introduced me to The Innocents when I was around 10 years old. Scared me like no other movie ever has, still does. The Changeling was a great one as well.
@starmnsixty1209 6 ай бұрын
Curious. Both films are well made, but I don't find either very frightening. The Innocents in particular I find "so-so".
@davidyess1 8 ай бұрын
The Haunting #1 forever
@zanyzander 2 ай бұрын
The Haunting 1963 better be number 1
@Biggshow1 8 ай бұрын
Adding my voice to all those who recommend both The Legend of Hell House and The Ghost and Mrs. Muir.
@cynthiaschultheis1660 2 ай бұрын
First season of "American Horror Story" is all ghost and house they're stuck in!!!👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
@Cutelatinguy2 8 ай бұрын
Great list! Some of these I haven't herd of so I will def give them a watch! One you missed or didn't make your list was "13 Ghosts" where the house was definitely a character as well as the ghosts themselves.
@marianng3920 2 ай бұрын
I would add Rose Red, The Haunted and The Legend of Hell House.
@thedude-jb7wx Ай бұрын
Rose Red is so cool too cause its like 3 or 4 hours like Salems Lot I LOVE THAT
@sksksksl 2 ай бұрын
Legend of Hell House will always be my top favorite haunted house film. I've been a big fan of Roddy McDowell since he was in Planet of the Apes and saw this film in the theaters at least 5 times when it first came out in 1973. The music by Delia Derbyshire and Brian Hodgson was amazing. It was done with synthesizers which were somewhat new at the time--Delia Derbyshire did the theme for Dr. Who, also. The music is creepy, bizarre and totally effectively eerie. It's a great film, IMO.
@jheid1971 6 ай бұрын
I think the reason the Amityville Horror was a lot scarier when it came out was because at the time it wasn’t considered a hoax and there was an episode of In Search Of with Leonard Nimoy that came out around the same time so it seemed very real. This was in the ancient days before the internet and my parents wouldn’t let me watch it, so it seemed very mysterious and scary to me as a child. Kids nowadays are used to CGI and jump scares so it might seem slow to them. It’s kind of like Blair Witch Project, it seemed a lot more real when it first came out and that made it scarier.
@wpatrick6105 5 ай бұрын
I love your list! I am so glad you included the Changeling- such s Creepy Classic Movie !
@SaundersStreetRecords 2 ай бұрын
Yep. Great list. Only film I was hoping to see is "The Legend of Hell House". That movie scared the daylights out of me when I first watched as an older kid. Thanks for the cool episode!
@creedysgirl 8 ай бұрын
Yep, The Orphanage. I was so glad you made this number 1. Very believable movie and very unique.
@cobwebschannel 8 ай бұрын
So good
@Relativecalm2 2 ай бұрын
My favourite too.
@CommonSense-iu6wz 8 ай бұрын
Such a great list! Im going to watch Lake Mungo soon. I've never heard of it. I held my breath waiting to hear your thoughts on "The Legend Of Hell House." Maybe next time 😉
@LenHazell 2 ай бұрын
Can't believe that you did not include Richard Matheson's "The Legend of Hell House" (1973) A True great
@careyatchison1348 2 ай бұрын
The original "The Cat and the Canary" is a silent film worth watching. It started many of the hoary haunted house tropes but, on its own terms, is funny, spooky and entertaining.
@seesea-sv3xw 2 ай бұрын
The version thar Bob Hope made was excellent, and there was also a British version made in the late 70s or early 80s that was excellent as well.
@sabrinaloizides-merideth9874 2 ай бұрын
Awesome list. For comedies, have you ever seen the Topper movies, in particular "Topper Returns" from the 1940s? I grew up on that movie and it is hilarious. Topper's wife is played by Billie Burke, who played Glinda in The Wizard of Oz. If you've never seen them, it's about a regular guy who can see ghosts and in this particular film, a ghost of a woman he meets (while alive) on the side of the road) comes back to enlist his help in finding her killer. Topper has to balance doing this with keeping his wife from knowing what he's up to. It's a riot.
@bradbaylor3603 2 ай бұрын
It's a good list. I would add THE NIGHT OF THE DEMON (1958), THE WOMAN IN BLACK (1989) and the Danish film NATTEVAGTEN (Nightwatch , 1994).
@leesheppard6043 2 ай бұрын
Night of the Demon is not a haunted house film. Good film, though.
@MegaAtomium 2 ай бұрын
The Others is one of the best. The twist caught me completely off guard. So many other great ones on this list.
@mzpurplemist Ай бұрын
So happy you included The Uninvited. Such a great ghost story and to this day I still need something to 'hide' behind during the 'haunting' scenes.
@Sandy-T-313 2 ай бұрын
G0ood list. Thanks for sharing. I hoped The Haunted 1991 with Sally Kirkland would be on the list somewhere. That was my fave.
@lawrencewilhelm7095 7 ай бұрын
The Legend Of Hell House is my favorite.
@iamnottim. 8 ай бұрын
This may be my favorite genre of horror/suspense, so thank you for making a video celebrating it. Truly a superb list Daniel - it shares so many of my personal favorites! I appreciate that you added some comedy and camp - like you, I love when spooky intermingles with comedy. I would like to recommend that you peep The Legend of Hell House (circa 1973); it just may end up on your "Top 21 Haunted House Movies".
@cobwebschannel 8 ай бұрын
Thank you!!
@LeanneMcGaw 2 ай бұрын
Loved your list of haunted houses, but the two great haunted house movies that I thought would have been in the list. The Evil with Richard Crenna and The Legend of Hell House with Roddy McDowell. Otherwise great list.
@lovesj915 2 ай бұрын
Great list! I agree with most of them, The Ghost and Mrs Muir is a great movie that meets the criteria. Definitely a new subbie!
@cate7540 2 ай бұрын
The Changeling is one of my favorites. The acting was really great and it definitely creepy.
@violetfemme411 2 ай бұрын
So glad you added some old and some newer. "The Others" OMG...such a fantastic pick 💜
@plevanger 2 ай бұрын
Pretty good Loved you added The Changeling. and The Others. Missed The Ghost And Mrs. Muir
@johannesbiegler3210 2 ай бұрын
Great list, appreciate the Fulci shout outs! Another haunted house (or in this case haunted castle) movie I love is Dawn Breaks Behind the Eyes. A gorgeous and trippy gothic horror film that takes some pretty unexpected turns.
@user-py6wg3sq9e 5 ай бұрын
The two best are The Legend of Hell House and Burnt Offerings. The Sentinel also holds up well.
@Randall1001 8 ай бұрын
Some great choices, and some I never would have included. But basically, for me, the first two spots on this list should be occupied by the original The Haunting and The Legend of Hell House. The Haunting is hands down the greatest haunted house film ever made, in my less-than-humble opinion. I get what you say about Eleanor. But honestly once she's at the house, I'm not annoyed anymore. To me, it's everything a "real" haunted house would be. To omit Legend of Hell House... well, that's just wrong.
@AmitSharma-nf5ed 8 ай бұрын
I totally agree with you about "The Haunting" in 1963.
@vordman 6 ай бұрын
The Legend Of Hell House is a very well made film, but is it that scary? The Haunting still sends shivers down my spine every time I watch it, and I'm deep into middle-age now. Wonderful film. Indeed, Robert Wise's second most frightening film after...The Sound Of Music.
@Randall1001 6 ай бұрын
@@vordman I DO agree that of the two, The Haunting is the scarier by far. But Legend is creepy and works very well in its own way.
@cynthiaschultheis1660 2 ай бұрын
THE HAUNTING is inspiration for The Haunted Mansion at Disneyland!!!!👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
@james_t_kirk 2 ай бұрын
*IF ghosts are real, their most convincing portrayal can be found in "The Innocents". The movie is a masterpiece.*
@johnh9723 2 ай бұрын
Great list… The final scenes of Burnt Offerings scared me as a kid and still do 😬😬😬
@TheDiscoDev 8 ай бұрын
Great list! I was going to recommend Legend of Hell House to you but I see another commenter already has. Definitely worth a watch. There are a few on here I haven't seen so I'll have to get them on my list. One quick thing about Ghostwatch - I got to it a few years back and wow was it effective. It has stuck with me. And as for The Orphanage, I gotta see that. You sold the hell out of it.
@randyfarias4769 8 ай бұрын
No "The Legend Of Hell House"?? How could you not have in this list when you have good but lesser films listed? I am hoping you have not seen it yet. Kudos for having the great "Burnt Offerings" on here.
@cobwebschannel 8 ай бұрын
I actually rewatched it before making this list to see if it would make it. I like it okay, but it can’t crack the top 20 for me.
@melliemel151 8 ай бұрын
So glad you included Burnt Offerings! Most other haunted house movie lists haven’t included it. And thank you for adding a few to my watch list. I’m especially looking forward to Bob in House by the Cemetery! Yes, very uncanny valley! I’d also suggest We Have Always Lived in the Castle, and second the comment about The Sentinel-a movie that scarred my too-young brain!
@barbarahiggins5536 5 ай бұрын
Here's a weird one--"Event Horizon". It's science fiction but, at the same time, it's considered to be a "haunted house in space" film. It can be cinematically uneven because it was a rush job to get it out in time, and it has a lore of the film production itself, so you get twice the bang for your buck. It's atmospheric and suspenseful and bloody, and then there are the jump cut horrors of what they called "the blood orgy". Don't slow them down if you can't take what could only be called images from hell, which required sex workers, amputees, etc, to film. The director of this segment swore he got PTSD from it. Oh, and the plot is cool, too.
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