History Film / HouseOnHauntedHill1959

* OutDamnedSpot: The House has a bloodstain that cannot be cleaned up, no matter what. It gets even creepier when it [[RainOfBlood starts dripping]] on Ruth's hand.

* ThePlace: The House on Haunted Hill.
* ProphetEyes: Mrs. Slydes.

* OutGambitted: "Little did you know, as you were playing your game of murder... that [[spoiler: I was playing too]]."

''House on Haunted Hill'' (1959) is a [[BMovie low budget]] {{horror}} {{film}} directed by Creator/WilliamCastle, regarding five people who have been invited to stay the night in a HauntedHouse.

Frederick Loren (Creator/VincentPrice), an eccentric millionaire, is throwing his "party" for his fourth wife, Annabelle, with the stipulation that the power will be out and all doors will be locked at midnight, [[ClosedCircle allowing no accessible escape]]. Anyone who survives the night will be awarded $10,000. As the night progresses, however, it becomes clear that this is no game by the host -- the partygoers are indeed trapped here with malevolent ghosts, murderers, and other terrors.

* MoneyDearBoy: InUniverse, all the guests agreed to the party for the $10,000 prize to survive the night, because they all need the money in one way or another. In particular, Pritchard, the owner of the house, who is absolutely terrified of the place, agrees, for the money.

* OutDamnedSpot: The House has a blood stain that cannot be cleaned up, no matter what. It gets even creepier when it [[RainOfBlood starts dripping]] on Ruth's hand.

* TheBluebeard: Loren is on his fourth wife. The first one disappeared, and the second two died of heart attacks, despite being in their 20s. [[spoiler: The fourth one is scared to death during the course of the party. She was a GoldDigger planning to murder Loren for his money, however, casting an unsavory light on the intentions of the first three.]] In retrospect however [[spoiler: We can't be sure that his first three wives did die under such mysterious circumstances, since the person who described them was trying to create an alibi for Loren's eventual demise.]]

* OutGambitted: "Little did you know, as you were playing your game... that [[spoiler: I was playing too]]."

* HauntedHouse: Well, it's on a '''haunted''' hill. What do you expect?

* HandGag: Jonas grabs Nora from behind, clamping a hand over her mouth and warning her that she doesn't belong here and should come with him.

** TheFourthWallWontProtectYou: Pritchard's speeches in particular are more of a warning, as if the audience is in danger of catching the ghosts' wrath themselves.

** TheFourthWallCantSaveYou: Pritchard's speeches in particular are more of a warning, as if the audience is in danger of catching the ghosts' wrath themselves.

* ClosedCircle: One the clock strikes midnight, the guests will not be allowed to leave.

* GhostlyGlide:Tthe ghostly figure in the cellar [[spoiler:later revealed to be one of the caretakers]] that terrified Nora moves by gliding rather than walking.

The film was [[Film/HouseOnHauntedHill1999 remade forty years later]] by Dark Castle Entertainment. It's also in the PublicDomain, and can be viewed and/or downloaded legally for free online.

* GhostlyGliding: the ghostly figure in the cellar [[spoiler:later revealed to be one of the caretakers]] that terrified Nora moves by gliding rather than walking.