And herein lies a paradox: these fast paced scenes are the strengths and weaknesses of the film. The movie is filled with these terrifying scenarios. corpses behind the walls (Encapsulating!).pools of blood leaking underneath the shower door (bloody hell!).the attack of the possessed cat (holy shit!).the human-shaped form underneath the bed covers (uh oh!).bursts of telepathic activity that break dishes, topple tables and bring down chandeliers (wild!).silhouettes of statues engaged in kinky acts (freaky!).

strings of ectoplasm emitting from fingertips (cool!).

But “more” does not equate to “better.”ĭon’t get me wrong – I enjoyed all the haunting events that constitute the “more”. The Legend of Hell House has all of this as well and a lot more. What do I mean by this? Well, mood-setting shots and chilling sound effects provide the scares of The Haunting, along with a story based on psychological drama. That’s what I’m going with and I’m sticking to it! Maybe it’s The Haunting on some high-grade THC-laced concoction. On – LSD? Closer, but that metaphor is too strong as well. That would be today’s slash and gore fests. The Legend of Hell House is like The Haunting on – steroids? No, not quite.

In The Legend of Hell House, Florence Tanner is a “mental medium” while Ben Fischer is the “physical medium.” As for the differences between the two “media,” your guess is as good as mine. In The Haunting, Eleanor Vance has experienced telekinetic phenomena and Theodora possesses E.S.P. In each movie, two of the four occupants were selected to participate in the study on account of their natural sensitivity to paranormal activity. Both films have four occupants: two men and two women. In both films, a group of people occupies a haunted house as part of a scientific study of paranormal phenomena. This is because they are similar in many ways. Much of this review will compare and contrast the two films. For instance, I prefer The Haunting to this film. It’s just not the best haunted house flick out there. That being said, I did enjoy watching The Legend of Hell House. I know it with in every haunted and demented bone in my body! I already know that I will enjoy the book much more than the film. I will fix that very soon, beginning with the reading of Hell House. Alas, I have not yet read any of his books. Matheson is the author of several other books that were later turned into films, including T he Shrinking Man, What DreamsMay Come and A Stir of Echoes. It is based on Richard Matheson’s book Hell House. The Legend of Hell House, is considered by some to be a classic haunted house movie.

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