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House on Haunted Hill

1959 · 75 min · Director: William Castle, William Castle ★ IMDb 6.7 · 35,592 ratings

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Frederick Loren invites five strangers to the party of a lifetime and offers each of them $10,000 if they can stay the night in the reportedly haunted house. Armed with a gun for protection, each guest arrives in a hearse and will either leave in it much richer…Or dead.

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Emotional fingerprint

House on Haunted Hill (1959) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Fear 35%, Tension 25%, Surprise 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

35%Fear
25%Tension
15%Surprise
  1. Fear35%
  2. Tension25%
  3. Surprise15%
  4. Humor15%
  5. Excitement10%

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Each viewer contributes one response, split equally across their selected emotions. When available, an automated estimate supplies a prior that is blended with those responses. Counts include distinct viewers, not automated estimates or archived anonymous votes. Fewer than 3 viewers is an early estimate; more responses do not guarantee certainty.

Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Fear, Tension, Surprise. Genres: Mystery, Horror. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Fear, Tension and Surprise. Its IMDb rating of 6.7/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 69/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Tension
  • Curiosity
  • Fear

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Surprise

Tension
Curiosity
Fear
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values. Not enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 8 %, then rises around 18 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionCuriosityFear
2.5 %≈ 2′Curiosity50 %42 %52 %28 %
7.5 %≈ 6′Curiosity46 %36 %49 %20 %
12.5 %≈ 9′Curiosity51 %44 %48 %21 %
17.5 %≈ 13′Tension61 %56 %46 %36 %
22.5 %≈ 17′Tension67 %63 %45 %50 %
27.5 %≈ 21′Tension67 %64 %49 %54 %
32.5 %≈ 24′Curiosity59 %55 %54 %44 %
37.5 %≈ 28′Curiosity54 %50 %55 %34 %
42.5 %≈ 32′Tension60 %59 %54 %39 %
47.5 %≈ 36′Tension68 %68 %50 %50 %
52.5 %≈ 39′Tension74 %73 %50 %57 %
57.5 %≈ 43′Tension78 %76 %55 %61 %
62.5 %≈ 47′Tension78 %76 %60 %57 %
67.5 %≈ 51′Tension75 %74 %60 %49 %
72.5 %≈ 54′Tension73 %73 %53 %49 %
77.5 %≈ 58′Tension71 %71 %46 %53 %
82.5 %≈ 62′Tension74 %72 %49 %51 %
87.5 %≈ 66′Surprise80 %77 %55 %50 %
92.5 %≈ 69′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
97.5 %≈ 73′Surprise75 %60 %35 %45 %
Riches to rags

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

VP
Vincent Price

Vincent Price

Frederick Loren

CO
Carol Ohmart

RL
Richard Long

AM
Alan Marshal

CC
Carolyn Craig

CC
Carolyn Craig

Nora Manning

Elisha Cook Jr.

JM
Julie Mitchum

LA
Leona Anderson

HH
Howard Hoffman

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Skeleton

Skeleton

Details

Written by
Robb White
Type
Movies
Released
1959
Runtime
75 min
Country
United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.7 · 35,592 ratings
Feels mostly
Fear
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