{"id":35570,"date":"2015-12-20T18:20:33","date_gmt":"2015-12-21T01:20:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=35570"},"modified":"2021-01-19T10:25:02","modified_gmt":"2021-01-19T17:25:02","slug":"legend-of-hell-house-the-1973","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=35570","title":{"rendered":"Legend of Hell House, The (1973)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;This house&#8230; It knows we&#8217;re here.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Legend-of-Hell-House-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Legend-of-Hell-House-Poster-224x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-35588\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Legend-of-Hell-House-Poster-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Legend-of-Hell-House-Poster-96x128.jpg 96w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Legend-of-Hell-House-Poster.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA physicist (Clive Revill), his wife (Gayle Hunnicutt), and two mediums (Pamela Franklin and Roddy McDowall) are solicited by a wealthy older man (Roland Culver) to visit an infamous haunted house and investigate the secrets it may possess about life after death.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Horror<\/li>\n<li>Old Dark House<\/li>\n<li>Possession<\/li>\n<li>Psychic Powers<\/li>\n<li>Roddy McDowall Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nBased on a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hell_House_(novel)\">novel by Richard Matheson<\/a>, this highly atmospheric &#8220;old dark house&#8221; flick &#8212; a mash-up of <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=41\"><em>The Haunting<\/em> (1963)<\/a> with <em>The Exorcist<\/em> (1973) &#8212; delivers plenty of bang for its buck. It&#8217;s creatively directed (by John Hughes and DP Alan Hume), finely acted, and genuinely suspenseful. Franklin is particularly effective in a challenging role: her self-possessed demeanor contrasts nicely with her youthful appearance, and her character transformations are both believable and shocking. The film&#8217;s main&#8217;s disappointment is its climactic &#8220;reveal&#8221;, which viewers have apparently been debating for years; but it&#8217;s easy enough to forgive in light of the satisfying tale we&#8217;ve witnessed until then. The score is exceptional, too.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pamela Franklin as Florence Tanner<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Legend-Hell-House-Franklin.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Legend-Hell-House-Franklin-1024x550.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"344\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-35591\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Legend-Hell-House-Franklin-1024x550.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Legend-Hell-House-Franklin-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Legend-Hell-House-Franklin-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Legend-Hell-House-Franklin-768x413.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Legend-Hell-House-Franklin.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Alan Hume&#8217;s cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Legend-of-Hell-House-Cinematography2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Legend-of-Hell-House-Cinematography2-1024x550.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"344\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-35593\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Legend-of-Hell-House-Cinematography2-1024x550.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Legend-of-Hell-House-Cinematography2-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Legend-of-Hell-House-Cinematography2-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Legend-of-Hell-House-Cinematography2-768x413.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Legend-of-Hell-House-Cinematography2.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Legend-Hell-House-Cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Legend-Hell-House-Cinematography-1024x550.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"344\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-35589\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Legend-Hell-House-Cinematography-1024x550.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Legend-Hell-House-Cinematography-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Legend-Hell-House-Cinematography-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Legend-Hell-House-Cinematography-768x413.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Legend-Hell-House-Cinematography.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fine direction<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Legend-Hell-House-Direction1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Legend-Hell-House-Direction1-1024x550.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"344\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-35590\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Legend-Hell-House-Direction1-1024x550.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Legend-Hell-House-Direction1-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Legend-Hell-House-Direction1-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Legend-Hell-House-Direction1-768x413.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Legend-Hell-House-Direction1.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>An effectively spooky electronic score by Brian Hodgson and Delia Derbyshire<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, as a cult favorite. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cult Movie<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0070294\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thespinningimage.co.uk\/cultfilms\/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=255&#038;aff=13\">Spinning Image Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/moria.co.nz\/horror\/legend-of-hell-house-1973.htm\">Moria Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1973\/06\/16\/archives\/the-screen-hell-housethe-cast.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;This house&#8230; It knows we&#8217;re here.&#8221; Synopsis: A physicist (Clive Revill), his wife (Gayle Hunnicutt), and two mediums (Pamela Franklin and Roddy McDowall) are solicited by a wealthy older man (Roland Culver) to visit an infamous haunted house and investigate the secrets it may possess about life after death. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Horror Old Dark House Possession Psychic Powers Roddy McDowall Films Review: Based on a novel by Richard Matheson, this highly atmospheric &#8220;old dark house&#8221; flick &#8212;&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=35570\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-35570","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35570","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=35570"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35570\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":64456,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35570\/revisions\/64456"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=35570"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=35570"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=35570"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}