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The Legend of Hell House

1973 · 95 min · Director: John Hough ★ IMDb 6.6 · 15,462 ratings

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A team consisting of a physicist, his wife, a young female psychic, and the only survivor of the previous visit are sent to the notorious Hell House to prove or disprove survival after death. Previous visitors have either been killed or gone mad, and it is up to the team to survive a full week in isolation, and solve the mystery of the Hell House.

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The Legend of Hell House (1973) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Fear 40%, Tension 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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  1. Fear40%

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Why it feels this way

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

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Fear, Tension and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 6.6/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 70/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Curiosity
  • Disturbing

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Relief

Tension
Curiosity
Disturbing
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.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then rises around 13 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionCuriosityDisturbing
2.5 %≈ 2′Curiosity53 %42 %50 %25 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Tension57 %50 %49 %35 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Curiosity65 %54 %51 %49 %
17.5 %≈ 17′Disturbing75 %57 %49 %64 %
22.5 %≈ 21′Tension75 %59 %51 %59 %
27.5 %≈ 26′Curiosity65 %50 %60 %42 %
32.5 %≈ 31′Curiosity61 %53 %57 %39 %
37.5 %≈ 36′Tension66 %63 %53 %48 %
42.5 %≈ 40′Disturbing73 %66 %55 %59 %
47.5 %≈ 45′Tension73 %66 %55 %60 %
52.5 %≈ 50′Disturbing69 %64 %48 %59 %
57.5 %≈ 55′Tension68 %64 %44 %54 %
62.5 %≈ 59′Tension66 %63 %43 %44 %
67.5 %≈ 64′Tension69 %63 %40 %49 %
72.5 %≈ 69′Tension75 %70 %46 %57 %
77.5 %≈ 74′Tension75 %71 %53 %49 %
82.5 %≈ 78′Relief75 %69 %55 %40 %
87.5 %≈ 83′Tension83 %76 %60 %49 %
92.5 %≈ 88′Tension83 %66 %59 %61 %
97.5 %≈ 93′Relief73 %38 %53 %63 %
Man in a hole

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

Roddy McDowall

Benjamin Franklin Fischer

CR
Clive Revill

Dr. Lionel Barrett

GH
Gayle Hunnicutt

RC
Roland Culver

Mr. Rudolph Deutsch

PB
Peter Bowles

PB
Peter Bowles

Hanley

Michael Gough

Emeric Belasco (uncredited)

Details

Directed by
John Hough
Written by
Richard Matheson
Type
Movies
Released
1973
Runtime
95 min
Country
United Kingdom
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.6 · 15,462 ratings
Feels mostly
Fear
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