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House of Ghosts

2012
1h 17m

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House of Ghosts (2012)

Writer/Director Christopher R. Mihm pays tribute to the works of William Castle, the master of classic horror. Rich socialites have a tradition of throwing exclusive dinner parties. This tim... Read allWriter/Director Christopher R. Mihm pays tribute to the works of William Castle, the master of classic horror. Rich socialites have a tradition of throwing exclusive dinner parties. This time, they've booked a spiritual medium who promises to open a portal to the great beyond. Ca... Read allWriter/Director Christopher R. Mihm pays tribute to the works of William Castle, the master of classic horror. Rich socialites have a tradition of throwing exclusive dinner parties. This time, they've booked a spiritual medium who promises to open a portal to the great beyond. Can the group survive the night or will ignoring the medium's warning be the last thing they... Read all

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- Christopher R. Mihm
Writer
- Christopher R. Mihm
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Director
- Christopher R. Mihm
Writer
- Christopher R. Mihm
Stars

9User reviews
4Critic reviews

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Awards
- 1 win total

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Harlan

General Castle

Catherine Hansen

Mary

The Butler

Michael G. Kaiser

Deputy Hayes

Leigh

Christopher R. Mihm

Self

Ursula

Arthur

Justen Overlander

Ray

The Medium
(as J. Andrew Wilkins)

Isaac

Director
- Christopher R. Mihm
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- Christopher R. Mihm
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4.7196

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So bad its good

This spoof to the genre is brilliantly bad. My brain was constantly asking me 'why am I watching this?' Yet I could not turn it off. You will laugh at the absence of anything you like about movies and in the end feel a bit confused how it could hold your attention.

This guy owns the fake 50s movie game.

I have watched all of this groups movies I have come acrossed and this one is my favorite. When I first watched this my first thought was give this guy a bigger budget and let's see what he could do but I now believe the shoe string budget makes it work. The acting is uneven but some of the cast if regulars are quite good. But I think it's inexcusable to not list one of the stars of this movie the impact and lasting impression will stick with me and I'm sure anyone who's see's the movie will not forget that hairpiece. It is so bad it had to be by design which makes me like the movie even more. If you can put the movie snob in your head to sleep and you like the craptacular 50s b movies this will be a treat.

The originals are better!

I appreciate what this movie is trying to do - but the feel is different than the original B horror movies. Those movies were made to be serious but came out like they did because of budgets etc. this movie is an homage and feels like one. The actors are not overacting - they are emulating overacting - The director is emulating the direction in those movies. It feels like the actor is winking and nodding after every scene like - see what we did there? Pretty funny huh? The original 50s B movies are much more entertaining.

Wannabe Bad

I enjoy bad movies. I will not deny it. Especially old B horror movies. A friend of mine picked up House of Ghosts out of a dollar bin at a used bookstore in Minnesota. We thought it looked like a fun, schlocky, good time. What it ends up being is a movie that is desperately trying to recapture the magic of genre movies past. It falls flat on its face and instead we get a cheap imitation that completely misses the mark in all categories. Brutal film making. Embarrassing. I'm not a critic but I know what I like... and this, I do not like. Not worth your time. You can pick up a more entertaining movie out of a pack of 50 Horror Greats for $5.

A love letter to William Castle

Christopher Mihm's House of Ghosts should have been called Castle of Ghosts as it is a thinly veiled tribute to the Schlockmeister of the fifties and sixties--William Castle. It is intended to be kooky, schlocky, and a bit slow. And it is. If you enjoyed those old fifties and sixties low budget offerings, then you should give this a try.

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The house guests are named after famous authors in the genres of science fiction, fantasy and horror, for example, Isaac Asimov, Harlan Ellison, Ursula Le Guin and Leigh Brackett.

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Featured in The Schlocky Horror Picture Show: House of Ghosts (2013)

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Release date
- May 23, 2012 (United States)
Country of origin
- United States
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- Official site
Languages
- English
- Esperanto
Filming locations
- Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Production company
- All For George Productions
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Budget
- $3,000 (estimated)

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Runtime
- 1h 17m(77 min)
Color
- Black and White

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