Frederick Loren, an eccentric millionaire, invites five people to a party he is throwing for his fourth wife, Annabelle, in an allegedly haunted house he has rented. He promises to give each guest $10,000 with the stipulation that … See more

House on Haunted Hill was originally released theatrically by Allied Artists. "In the theatre," recalled Aerosmith's Steven Tyler, … See more

The film was remade as the 1999 film House on Haunted Hill, which had a 2007 sequel titled Return to House on Haunted Hill. The 1999 film was released to negative reviews but … See more

• Vincent Price as Frederick Loren
• Carol Ohmart as Annabelle Loren
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Exterior shots of the house were filmed at the historic Ennis House in Los Feliz California, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and built in 1924. The bulk of the film was shot on sound … See more

On Rotten Tomatoes the film has received a "fresh" 79% rating based on 42 retrospective reviews, with an average rating of 7.20/10. See more

• List of American films of 1959
• List of ghost films See more