Unlike the other Legend Films version of HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL, this one doesn’t feature a color version. What it DOES feature that is just as cool, if not more so, is a commentary track from not just Mike Nelson (as with the colorized edition) but also Kevin Murphy and Bill Corbett. So there’s a full Mystery Science Theater 3000 trio on tap to rip – make that riff – into HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL, William Castle’s classic convoluted tale of ghosts – or is it? – HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL is so chock full of ghastly surprises – like acid baths, walking skeletons and deathly-visaged old hags, not to mention mini coffins containing guns and, of course, Vincent Freakin’ Price – and packs a twist ending that is, if ridiculous, still a neat and nifty wallop, that it’s easy to fail to notice that there are a lot of loose (story) threads lying around when all is said and done and that the film’s events are so preposterous as to strain credulity. Seriously, once you’re done watching it, go back through the story in your mind and your jaw will drop. Of course, Castle was all about titillating viewers with catchy ads then giving them a gimmick-laden roller coaster ride in the theater. Here, you get all the fun Castle could contrive PLUS the added bonus of MST3K style commentary from Nelson, Murphy and Corbett that makes this creaky classic twice the fun. Highly recommended entertainment!
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