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Haunted house chiller from Dan Curtis has Oliver Reed and Karen Black as summer caretakers moving into gothic house with their young son. The catch? The house rejuvenates a part of itself with each death that occurs on its premises. Written by
Humberto Amador
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Up the ancient stairs, behind the locked door, something lives, something evil, from which no one has ever returned. [UK]
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The haunting flashbacks that Ben Rolf has about the creepy chauffeur were based off of an actual childhood experience of
Dan Curtis. Curtis recalled as a young child being at his mothers funeral and seeing a chauffeur laughing outside of the funeral parlor which disturbed him deeply. He wrote the memory into the film and the chauffeur became a most eerie character.
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Goofs
The gray in Marion's hair has completely vanished when she and Ben are out on the porch at night and she has the tea tray.
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Quotes
David Rolf:
I hate this place! I want to get of here. I HATE IT!
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Connections
Referenced in
Ooga Booga (2013)
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Soundtracks
"Memories of a Lifetime"
Written, composed and conducted by Robert Cobert
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My 10 out of 10 vote for this movie really stems from the first time I'd seen it. I was an 8 year old at the drive-in with my parents. The assumption was I would watch the first movie of this double bill and fall asleep before the scary movie started. I cannot remember the first movie but I can tell you I will never forget this one. I played like I was sleeping in the back seat but watched the whole movie without my parents knowing. I had nightmares for months to come. Images of the creepy Chauffeur driver and the foggy lighting and lens effects really stuck with me. And the last scene was terrifying. I'm much older now but when revisiting this horror classic I'm reminded of that night in the backseat of my parents car...I still get chills. I also had the same experiences with "Seizure" "From Beyond the Grave" and "The Sentinel".