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That's got to be a 3K+ tootstorm! Fitting tribute to fave Vincent Price! So much fun enjoying this with you all. Have a great week!
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๐ ฑ๏ธ More thanks to @LuciaG for bringing us the Bingo card.
๐๏ธ And thanks @ryan for your bootleg-ass stream!
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Some of Castle's flying skeleton (aka "Emergo") gimmick equipment still exists. It has been resurrected for use during special showings of the film.
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That's a real human skeleton rising from the vat of acid. Turns out that it was faster and cheaper to buy one from a biological supply house than having one created by the special effects department.
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Producer William Castle became famous for gimmicks to pull in young audiences and frighten them. For "House", he rigged a skeleton in theaters that would appear and float over the audience near the end of the film.
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REVIEWS!!
"Campy and creepy in equal measures, House on Haunted Hill deserves its status as a horror classic."
- AllMovie
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REVIEWS!!
"...A ghost story of the highest excellence"
"...Pure entertainment from the first reel forward."
- The Oregonian
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House on Haunted Hill was a huge box office success and Alfred Hitchcock noticed. It inspired him to make his own low-budget horror film, Psycho (1960).
William Castle, in turn, imitated Hitchcock's work in his later films, for example Homicidal (1961).
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Featured Monsterdon gear: Vincent's evocative stare. Many colors and styles!!
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Producer William Castle saw the play Dracula, starring *Bela Lugosi*, when he was 13. He loved it and watched performance after performance. He even met Lugosi.
Castle, in his autobiography: "I knew then what I wanted to do with my lifeโI wanted to scare the pants off audiences."
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There is a special focus on Julie Mitchum's (as Ruth Bridgers) personal large Bahรก'i ring. The Director thought it was cool. Julie is Robert's sister.
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Acid is not your best bet for a Doom Spa. Go with lye - and heat it.
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Planetary Rule No. 7: If you break it, fix it.
The suspense is ratcheting up on The Ark! Good to share it in this watch party! Can't wait until next week to see what happens! Thanks @AlsoPaisleyCat for organizing our Home Base.
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They are clearly invited to this orb-based sit-in organized by these Nu Hippies.
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In just a matter of days, they go soft. Lose their edge. Cease to see danger in every damn thing.
"So you're saying you want to go, just us, no weapons, to see the people who kidnapped us."
"Yes."
Another bad decision leading to danger.
Relieved to see that they finally know Brice's brain chip is Abbie Normal.