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** [[spoiler:Is Lance in on the scheme with Annabelle and Dr. Trent? It would explain a few things, like why he "never saw" the lady housekeeper leave the room after she scared Nora and how he injured himself if there were no ghosts. It was all a set up to keep Nora [[GasLighting gas-lit]]]].
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* MagnificentBastard: Frederick Loren is an eccentric millionaire who hosts a party for his wife Annabelle at a haunted house, with promises that any of the guests who make it until morning will receive 10,000 dollars. Seemingly paranoid about Annabelle's intentions, [[ProperlyParanoid it turns out she is trying to murder Loren.]] Loren, however, is aware of this, knowing one of the guests is her partner in crime seeking to murder him. Manipulating all the guests with fake hauntings, and faking his own death, Loren proceeds to murder Annabelle's lover and uses a skeleton to fool her into falling into a vat of acid before promising to give a full account to the authorities--albeit while concealing several details to make himself look more sympathetic.
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* MagnificentBastard: Frederick Loren is an eccentric millionaire EccentricMillionaire who hosts a party for his wife Annabelle at a [[OldDarkHouse supposedly haunted house, house]], with promises that any of the guests who make it until morning will receive 10,000 dollars. Seemingly paranoid about Annabelle's intentions, [[ProperlyParanoid it turns out she is trying to murder Loren.]] him]]. Loren, however, is aware of this, knowing one of the guests is her partner in crime seeking to murder him. partner-in-crime. Manipulating all the guests with fake hauntings, and [[FakingTheDead faking his own death, death]], Loren proceeds to murder Annabelle's lover and [[ScoobyDooHoax uses a skeleton skeleton]] to fool her into falling into a vat of acid before promising to give a full account to the authorities--albeit while concealing several details to make himself look more sympathetic.
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* MagnificentBastard: Frederick Loren is an eccentric millionaire who hosts a party for his wife Annabelle at a haunted house, with promises that any of the guests who make it until morning will receive 10,000 dollars. Seemingly paranoid about Annabelle's intentions. [[ProperlyParanoid it turns out she is trying to murder Loren.]] Loren, however is aware of this, knowing one of the guests is her partner in crime seeking to murder him. Manipulating all the guests with fake hauntings, and faking his own death, Loren proceeds to murder Annabelle's lover and uses a skeleton to fool her into falling into a vat of acid before promising to give a full account to the authorities--albeit while concealing several details to make himself look more sympathetic.
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* MagnificentBastard: Frederick Loren is an eccentric millionaire who hosts a party for his wife Annabelle at a haunted house, with promises that any of the guests who make it until morning will receive 10,000 dollars. Seemingly paranoid about Annabelle's intentions. intentions, [[ProperlyParanoid it turns out she is trying to murder Loren.]] Loren, however however, is aware of this, knowing one of the guests is her partner in crime seeking to murder him. Manipulating all the guests with fake hauntings, and faking his own death, Loren proceeds to murder Annabelle's lover and uses a skeleton to fool her into falling into a vat of acid before promising to give a full account to the authorities--albeit while concealing several details to make himself look more sympathetic.
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** Annabelle's [[spoiler: fake death]] scream also deserves a mention.
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* NarmCharm: By modern standards, this movie is absolutely ridiculous. But between the spooky atmosphere, fun set-up, and absolutely ''diabolical'' performance from Creator/VincentPrice, there's still plenty to enjoy, and it's considered a horror classic.
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* MagnificentBastard: Frederick Loren is an eccentric millionaire who hosts a party for his wife Annabelle at a haunted house, with promises that any of the guests who make it until morning will receive 10,000 dollars. Seemingly paranoid about Annabelle's intentions. [[ProperlyParanoid it turns out she is trying to murder Loren.]] Loren, however is aware of this, knowing one of the guests is her partner in crime seeking to murder him. Manipulating all the guests with fake hauntings, and faking his own death, Loren proceeds to murder Annabelle's lover and uses a skeleton to fool her into falling into a vat of acid before promising to give a full account to the authorities-albeit while concealing several details to make himself look more sympathetic.
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** [[spoiler:Did Frederick really kill his previous wives? He's certainly abusive towards Annabelle, and the fact that three of his previous wives have vanished or died under unusual circumstances is very suspect, but Annabelle and Dr. Trent certainly have reason to lie.]]
** [[spoiler:If you believe the accusations are true, it throws Annabelle's character into a more sympathetic light -- if a woman's controlling and jealous husband bumped off his previous three wives, can you really blame her for wanting to kill him first while she still had a chance?]]
* MagnificentBastard: Frederick Loren is an eccentric millionaire who hosts a party for his wife Annabelle at a haunted house, with promises that any of the guests who make it until morning will receive 10,000 dollars. Seemingly paranoid about Annabelle's intentions. [[ProperlyParanoid it turns out she is trying to murder Loren.]] Loren, however is aware of this, knowing one of the guests is her partner in crime seeking to murder him. Manipulating all the guests with fake hauntings, and faking his own death, Loren proceeds to murder Annabelle's lover and uses a skeleton to fool her into falling into a vat of acid before promising to give a full account to theauthorities-albeit authorities--albeit while concealing several details to make himself look more sympathetic.
** [[spoiler:Did Frederick really kill his previous wives? He's certainly abusive towards Annabelle, and the fact that three of his previous wives have vanished or died under unusual circumstances is very suspect, but Annabelle and Dr. Trent certainly have reason to lie.]]
** [[spoiler:If you believe the accusations are true, it throws Annabelle's character into a more sympathetic light -- if a woman's controlling and jealous husband bumped off his previous three wives, can you really blame her for wanting to kill him first while she still had a chance?]]
* MagnificentBastard: Frederick Loren is an eccentric millionaire who hosts a party for his wife Annabelle at a haunted house, with promises that any of the guests who make it until morning will receive 10,000 dollars. Seemingly paranoid about Annabelle's intentions. [[ProperlyParanoid it turns out she is trying to murder Loren.]] Loren, however is aware of this, knowing one of the guests is her partner in crime seeking to murder him. Manipulating all the guests with fake hauntings, and faking his own death, Loren proceeds to murder Annabelle's lover and uses a skeleton to fool her into falling into a vat of acid before promising to give a full account to the
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* MagnificentBastard: It's hard not to love Frederick Loren. Being played by the Gentleman of Horror himself, Creator/VincentPrice, doesn't hurt.
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* MagnificentBastard: It's hard not to love Frederick Loren. Being played by Loren is an eccentric millionaire who hosts a party for his wife Annabelle at a haunted house, with promises that any of the Gentleman guests who make it until morning will receive 10,000 dollars. Seemingly paranoid about Annabelle's intentions. [[ProperlyParanoid it turns out she is trying to murder Loren.]] Loren, however is aware of Horror himself, Creator/VincentPrice, doesn't hurt.this, knowing one of the guests is her partner in crime seeking to murder him. Manipulating all the guests with fake hauntings, and faking his own death, Loren proceeds to murder Annabelle's lover and uses a skeleton to fool her into falling into a vat of acid before promising to give a full account to the authorities-albeit while concealing several details to make himself look more sympathetic.
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* MagnificentBastard: It's hard not to love Frederick Loren. Being played by the Gentleman of Horror himself, VincentPrice, doesn't hurt.
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* MagnificentBastard: It's hard not to love Frederick Loren. Being played by the Gentleman of Horror himself, VincentPrice, Creator/VincentPrice, doesn't hurt.
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* OlderThanTheyThink: While often accused of being a cheap cash-in on the original version of ''Film/TheHaunting1963'', in reality it predated that film by four years, and even the novel ''The Haunting of Hill House'' (upon which that film was based) by a couple of months.
* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot/WhatHappenedToTheMouse: The subplot of Ruth getting a blood stain on her hand that never washes off never amounts to anything except helping build suspense, and we get no resolution.
* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot/WhatHappenedToTheMouse: The subplot of Ruth getting a blood stain on her hand that never washes off never amounts to anything except helping build suspense, and we get no resolution.
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* OlderThanTheyThink: While often accused of being a cheap cash-in on the original version of ''Film/TheHaunting1963'', in reality it predated that film by four years, and even the novel ''The Haunting of Hill House'' ''Literature/TheHauntingOfHillHouse'' (upon which that film was based) by a couple of months.
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* {{Narm}}: [[spoiler: Annabelle's death. Seriously, lady, ever think of fighting that skeleton and maybe NOT screaming and backing toward the vat of acid?]]
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* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot/WhatHappenedToTheMouse: The subplot of Ruth getting a blood stain on her hand that never washes off never amounts to anything except helping build suspense, and we get no resolution.
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* MemeticMutation: It's very difficult to talk about the film ''without'' mentioning the old housekeeper gliding around, usually invoking that she appears to be on roller skates. Even the (very negative) ''New York Times'' review from 1959 makes note of it.
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* NightmareFuel: For an older, low-budget production, the movie sets up a good deal of tension and atmosphere near the start, which pays off with a surprisingly effective jump scare [spoiler]when Nora explores the basement.[/spoiler]
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* NightmareFuel: For an older, low-budget production, the movie sets up a good deal of tension and atmosphere near the start, which pays off with a surprisingly effective jump scare [spoiler]when [[spoiler: when Nora explores the basement.[/spoiler]]]
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* NightmareFuel: For an older, low-budget production, the movie sets up a good deal of tension and atmosphere near the start, which pays off with a surprisingly effective jump scare [spoiler]when Nora explores the basement.[/spoiler]
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* OlderThanTheyThink: While often accused of being a cheap cash-in on the original version of ''Film/TheHaunting'', in reality it predated that film by four years, and even the novel ''The Haunting of Hill House'' (upon which that film was based) by a couple of months.
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* OlderThanTheyThink: While often accused of being a cheap cash-in on the original version of ''Film/TheHaunting'', ''Film/TheHaunting1963'', in reality it predated that film by four years, and even the novel ''The Haunting of Hill House'' (upon which that film was based) by a couple of months.
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* MagnificentBastard: It's hard not to love Frederick Loren. Being played by the Gentleman of Horror himself, VincentPrice, doesn't hurt.
* OlderThanTheyThink: While often accused of being a cheap cash-in on the original version of ''Film/TheHaunting'', in reality it predated that film by four years, and even the novel ''The Haunting of Hill House'' (upon which that film was based) by a couple of months.
* OlderThanTheyThink: While often accused of being a cheap cash-in on the original version of ''Film/TheHaunting'', in reality it predated that film by four years, and even the novel ''The Haunting of Hill House'' (upon which that film was based) by a couple of months.
