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House of Mystery

House of Mystery

1961Movie⏱️ 56m
FantasyHorror
6
IMDB Rating
49 votes

A couple wants to buy a house. An inventor owned it and was electrocuted in his laboratory. A later owner had problems with the lights and the appearance of a ghost. A psychic is consulted who reveals the secret behind the house.

Director
Vernon Sewell
Writers
N/A
Stars
Jane Hylton, Peter Dyneley, Nanette Newman
Release Date
March 17, 1961
Language
English
Country
United Kingdom
💬 6
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Jane Hylton
Jane Hylton
as Stella Lemming
Peter Dyneley
Peter Dyneley
as Mark Lemming
Nanette Newman
Nanette Newman
as Joan Trevor
Maurice Kaufmann
Maurice Kaufmann
as Henry Trevor
Colin Gordon
Colin Gordon
as Burdon
John Merivale
John Merivale
as Clive
Ronald Hines
Ronald Hines
as Young husband
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Colette Wilde
as His wife
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Molly Urquhart
as Mrs. Bucknall
George Selway
George Selway
as Constable

🎬 Technical Specs

Color
Black and White
Production
Independent Artists

🏷️ Keywords

couplehaunted houseflickering lightseanceghost

🎯 Categories

FantasyHorror

⭐ Featured Review

A scary movie that deserves to be better known!
by thedavidlady2025-02-22
7/10

"Eerie, literate British haunted house tale plays its supernatural angles so totally straight-faced and free of typical horror flourishes that somehow the ominous events seem quite plausible, as though weird forces are intruding into the normal world in a way that could happen to anyone. A young couple shopping for a house visits a large old estate that's up for sale at a suspiciously low asking price. An unidentified woman who says she "comes in sometimes" shows them around the place and relates the details of the haunting that terrorized the previous tenants. She then reveals t..."

💡 Did You Know?

House of Mystery went on general release in the UK in the spring of 1961 as supporting film to Payroll (1961) on the ABC circuit.

📖 Synopsis

A couple wants to buy a house. An inventor owned it and was electrocuted in his laboratory. A later owner had problems with the lights and the appearance of a ghost. A psychic is consulted who reveals the secret behind the house.