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The House of Fear

1945 · 69 min

A foggy, twisty old-dark-house mystery that creeps along with grisly turns and dry Holmesian banter.

Tagline
HORROR stalking its halls!
Overview
The Good Comrades are a collection of varied gentlemen who crave one thing - solitude. They reside at Drearcliff House, ancestral home of their eldest member. All seems serene and convivial until one by one the members begin to perish in the most grisly of manners. Foul play is suspected by the Good Comrades' insurance agent, who turns to Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson for guidance.

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Tone
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • mystery
  • deception
  • greed
  • death
  • betrayal
Places
  • single country house
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • twist ending
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror6
Humour4
Realism6
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
mystery, crime, thriller
Directed by
Roy William Neill
Written by
Roy Chanslor
Starring
Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Aubrey Mather, Paul Cavanagh, Dennis Hoey, Harry Cording, Holmes Herbert, Sally Shepherd
Music
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Cinematography
Virgil Miller
Runtime
69 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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