I adored all these movies. A lot of people treat Ghost Ship like the unloved stepchild of the bunch, but I particularly loved it. I remember reading Fangoria and getting mad how they talked about the opening scene being the only good one. How dare they!? Ghost gave the world Not Falling by Mudvayne!
I got to see the 1999 House on Haunted Hill at a midnight opening in full surround sound. While they didn't have the drop down skeletons or electrified seats of the original, people who only got to see it on dvd missed out on the brilliant sound engineering they put into it with the whispers and chittering coming from different points at any given moment. It was a fun romp and dynamic between Geoffrey Rush and Famke Janssen's Price couple was practically worth the...ahem...price of admission. Thirteen Ghosts was another fave and I personally didn't find issue with the editing until later watches, kind of like seeing a dapper looking suit at first glance but then noticing the imperfections as you inspect it closer. I absolutely love the extra lore shorts they made on each of the ghosts for the dvd, and would very much be down for an anthology series that explore other 'fictional' ghosts. Ghost Ship, aside from its opening (which is literally all I remember of it), was such a disappointment because I was actually fond of the George Kennedy helmed Deathship being one of two horror movies next to Eyes of Fire that actually creeped me out as a kid that practically lived on anything horror related, and I was hoping it would be an updated version of it. House of Wax was so forgettable that only the town set made any lasting impression on me having a kind of liminal Silent Hill aspect to its design.
Great video loved these growing up remember ordering House on haunted hill when we first started renting new ppv flick$ on TV as a kid late 90's & picking Ghost Ship& 13Ghost up @ Blockbuster great memories 👻
For some reason I really like Quadrilogy films.I think they are the rarest for some reason.Ghost Ship and 13 ghosts are my favourites from this Quadrilogy.
Im new to your channel but you caught my attention. Dark castle films is my childhood. I know its not good or masterpiece but its very nostalgic to me. It makes me to be a horror fanatic when i was in teenage days. Thankyou for making this video
I saw House on Haunted Hill at a kiddie matinee at my step mother's theatre. We kids screamed our fool heads off! Particularly when that severed head was given its close up in Richard Long's hand!
I remember getting a vincent price double feature dvd for like my 12th birthday with house on haunted hill and the last man on earth, I already loved horror like evil dead and the nightmare on elm street series, those being dated in their own ways lol, and of course i knew Vincent Price as a legend, and those 2 movies cemented his status in my mind. RIP Mr. Price!
This video essay is EVERYTHING I always said about the studio and it’s movies!! House on haunted hill 1999 is one my fav remake/ horror films the everything about it works imo (beyond the dates cgi ) loved performances like Chris Karan and Matthew lillard
I liked all of them except Gothika. Sort of a prototype to what Blumhouse eventually became but I liked what Dark Castle had going on maybe a bit more.
This was such an awesome look at some classic horror films from my childhood! I still remember talking about these movies at lunchtime in middle school and forgot just how much I loved them back then! Great video, can't wait to see more
i remember watching all these movies and enjoying them all. are they all grade a classics? no but they do the job and they do a pretty good one. i knew house on haunted hill was a William castle remake but i did not know the others were.
I'm diggin your content, dude. If you like classic horror, have you seen the 1925 phantom of the opera? or the 1989 one with Robert Englund? I think they're both under rated. I'd love to hear your opinions on them, perhaps in another video?
it's been a while since i've seen the chaney phantom, but i've never seen the englund one. that's a fascinating idea for a video essay, cinematic phantoms. brian de palma, englund, schumacher and ALW. i could add it to the list, which is now growing.
Great video mate. Production quality and editing on point. Only maybe a better camera and different background and will rival youtubers with 100 k and more subs in quality.
I think honestly the only small issue i have with Chris Kattan in HoHH's remake is his Gary Stu "Im a good Ghost helping the hot heroes escape" thing at the end. It felt so odd, like a Deus Ex Kattan. The "Evil of the House" situation wouldve played much better if they had really leaned into an Ink Blot motif. I think thats what they were going for in its visual style. However, although we're in an old asylum i think we needed more planting of ink and smoke imagery for it to have felt even a little paid off.
I think the editing of 13 Ghosts, especially the shots of the house itself with very little going on was supposed to make you appreciate how the house has changed over the course of the night. Again, I think it could've done with more setup, or maybe more focus on the shifting of the house before it smooshed Miss Honey lol Edit: 13 Ghosts is totally the top dog in this set of remakes, in my opinion the remake surpassed the original in terms of a Haunted House Movie vibe. I use it to introduce people to horror movies since it's a perfect balance of tension and humorous moment. Also, everyone is putting their *WHOLE ASS* into it
Looking forward to watching the rest of the video, but had to pause & jump over here for a question. Isn't the Lewton Bus scene in 1942's Cat People generally regarded as cinema's first jump scare? Is that not as well known as the original House on Haunted Hill?
I love House on Haunted Hill (and bought them both on DVD). I've never seen both versions of House of Wax back to back. Ghost Ship was trash. Nice video coverage.
Funny thing is ive seen several movie blogs sites like bloody disgusting say house of wax 2005 is actually amazing that deserves more recognition. But it seems every movie site says that about a some semi forgotten poorly reviewed movie that's more than 10 years old.
a really fun fact to me about house of wax, was that Paris Hilton made a cameo aparence in a supernatural episode (the serie starring jarred Jared Padalecki ) where she played a god disguise as a wax figure of Paris Hilton. this can't have been a coincidence and I find it really funny
Finally some food fucking food (i grew up watching these movies. My favorite is Thriteen Ghosts the one with my man Matthew. He must have arthritis by carrying all those movies on his back, also the original one is good too, it was pretty cool when it came out originally, the 3d glasses were used for the ghosts?!? Like?!? Dude thats cool)
I wish we could get goofy, but at times genuinely unnerving films like the few mentioned in this video. Barbarian is the only thing that comes to mind as of recently that scracthes that itch.
i mean, you could also make the case that cinema's first jumpscare might actually be that train arriving at the station in that silent nickelodeon film from 1896. it really depends on who you talk to.
16:42 Virus did it better.. Same premise but instead of Ghosts its a Cosmic Alien entity.. Instead of the Gold being the prize , it's the salvage of the ship itself.. But there's one more hiest ship horror film🚢 that actually stands out pretty well in its own right.. but the monster is actually a tentacle sea creature.. I forget the name.. Event Horizon still is king 👑.. when it comes to the modern haunted house story..
what you're describing sounds like Deep Rising, which Stephen Sommers did. that one has its charm. I do agree with you about Event Horizon, I am firmly in the cult on that one.
I loved house on haunted hill, 13 t Ghosts, and ghost ship. Seriously. Desmond Herrington put off an innocent guy. He was handsome and I would’ve helped him take them to hell
It did but since Gothika wasn’t really an old school horror throwback, I didn’t have much to say about it in the context of these four, aside from ‘it spelled the beginning of the end of what made this company special’. Gothika is kinda underrated though.
@@jordanschmidt007 Yeah, it wouldn't really fit now that you mention it. Good call. I only saw it once, but I remember liking it. I was like 15 when it came out, but I distinctly remember the hilarious cover of Behind Blue Eyes by LImp Bizkit (that I secretly loved).
House on haunted hill remake i did not like. 13 ghost and ghost ship were great. House of wax was kinda boring the bizzare gore made it difficult too watch.
I'm not sure what dude being white had to do with anything. That was very weird and racist. I liked the first part of your video, but you got angry and weird for the review of Ghost Ship.
I adored all these movies. A lot of people treat Ghost Ship like the unloved stepchild of the bunch, but I particularly loved it. I remember reading Fangoria and getting mad how they talked about the opening scene being the only good one. How dare they!? Ghost gave the world Not Falling by Mudvayne!
I got to see the 1999 House on Haunted Hill at a midnight opening in full surround sound. While they didn't have the drop down skeletons or electrified seats of the original, people who only got to see it on dvd missed out on the brilliant sound engineering they put into it with the whispers and chittering coming from different points at any given moment. It was a fun romp and dynamic between Geoffrey Rush and Famke Janssen's Price couple was practically worth the...ahem...price of admission. Thirteen Ghosts was another fave and I personally didn't find issue with the editing until later watches, kind of like seeing a dapper looking suit at first glance but then noticing the imperfections as you inspect it closer. I absolutely love the extra lore shorts they made on each of the ghosts for the dvd, and would very much be down for an anthology series that explore other 'fictional' ghosts. Ghost Ship, aside from its opening (which is literally all I remember of it), was such a disappointment because I was actually fond of the George Kennedy helmed Deathship being one of two horror movies next to Eyes of Fire that actually creeped me out as a kid that practically lived on anything horror related, and I was hoping it would be an updated version of it. House of Wax was so forgettable that only the town set made any lasting impression on me having a kind of liminal Silent Hill aspect to its design.
Great video loved these growing up remember ordering House on haunted hill when we first started renting new ppv flick$ on TV as a kid late 90's & picking Ghost Ship& 13Ghost up @ Blockbuster great memories 👻
For some reason I really like Quadrilogy films.I think they are the rarest for some reason.Ghost Ship and 13 ghosts are my favourites from this Quadrilogy.
House on Haunted Hill, Thirteen Ghosts and House of Wax are 3 of my comfort movies and I had no idea they were the same studio.
Ghost Ship is underrated af
that is certainly an opinion you're allowed to have. it definitely has some cool concepts.
That opening scene is overrated asf 😂
@@jonnybarnard8578 Sure kid
To each their own, it personally wasn't my cup of tea.
I'd say it's fairly rated. If you're under the age of 20 then I could see how someone would share your opinion.
I still love those guilty pleasures ... thanks for the sight
Im new to your channel but you caught my attention. Dark castle films is my childhood. I know its not good or masterpiece but its very nostalgic to me. It makes me to be a horror fanatic when i was in teenage days. Thankyou for making this video
I saw House on Haunted Hill at a kiddie matinee at my step mother's theatre. We kids screamed our fool heads off! Particularly when that severed head was given its close up in Richard Long's hand!
I love Dark Castle Entertainment movies. They all have that very specific late 90s - mid 00s vibe that are just super comfy for me.
I remember getting a vincent price double feature dvd for like my 12th birthday with house on haunted hill and the last man on earth, I already loved horror like evil dead and the nightmare on elm street series, those being dated in their own ways lol, and of course i knew Vincent Price as a legend, and those 2 movies cemented his status in my mind. RIP Mr. Price!
Very cool video essay. I loved homicidal by castle! So to have a video on this studio is great. Dope job
Enjoyed watching this. I have always loved House on haunted Hill 99
This video essay is EVERYTHING I always said about the studio and it’s movies!! House on haunted hill 1999 is one my fav remake/ horror films the everything about it works imo (beyond the dates cgi ) loved performances like Chris Karan and Matthew lillard
96 subscribers? Am I seeing that correctly? This is quality work worth thousands of subs.
"if you build it, they will come" i suppose..
NGL, i loved all these 2000's Dark Castle films, they were alot of fun!
HOHH and 13 Ghosts FEEL like real horror
Dark Castle has some great 80's horror.... Love Rock N Rolla, The Losers and everyone's favorite- The Hills Run Red.
Vincent Price got the best record of classic vintage and retro horror man is like if you take classical theater and morphed it in to a horror monster
Just watched “ The Pit and the Pendulum” recently.. He never misses.
I liked all of them except Gothika. Sort of a prototype to what Blumhouse eventually became but I liked what Dark Castle had going on maybe a bit more.
I watched and owned all of these movies I guess it never clicked that they were all from the same guy but I grew up on all of these movies.
I love all of these movies.
That Marilyn Mason needle drop, was the theme song dude. Movies all used to have them.
I loved all four movies. Definitely rewatch countless times over the years
Too harsh on the Ghost ship, it's a masterpiece compared to 13, great vid though.
I agree...who asked homeboy anyway I liked Ghost Ship 😃
These videos were so formative and started my love for the genre. These will always be nostalgic favorites. Thank you for your video!
So I want a thirteen ghost reboot best movie with physical ghost wise
This was such an awesome look at some classic horror films from my childhood! I still remember talking about these movies at lunchtime in middle school and forgot just how much I loved them back then! Great video, can't wait to see more
Well done. The writing was great, and your research was top-notch! You got a new sub from me, bub!
Great video mate.
Quality and informative.
GJ!
Good job my man. More please.
This was a really interesting video! I actually didn’t see any of these until I was an adult, but I still enjoy the camp.
i remember watching all these movies and enjoying them all. are they all grade a classics? no but they do the job and they do a pretty good one. i knew house on haunted hill was a William castle remake but i did not know the others were.
I'm diggin your content, dude. If you like classic horror, have you seen the 1925 phantom of the opera? or the 1989 one with Robert Englund? I think they're both under rated. I'd love to hear your opinions on them, perhaps in another video?
it's been a while since i've seen the chaney phantom, but i've never seen the englund one. that's a fascinating idea for a video essay, cinematic phantoms. brian de palma, englund, schumacher and ALW. i could add it to the list, which is now growing.
Great video mate. Production quality and editing on point. Only maybe a better camera and different background and will rival youtubers with 100 k and more subs in quality.
the goal is to eventually get there, yeah. but thank you!
I think honestly the only small issue i have with Chris Kattan in HoHH's remake is his Gary Stu "Im a good Ghost helping the hot heroes escape" thing at the end. It felt so odd, like a Deus Ex Kattan.
The "Evil of the House" situation wouldve played much better if they had really leaned into an Ink Blot motif. I think thats what they were going for in its visual style. However, although we're in an old asylum i think we needed more planting of ink and smoke imagery for it to have felt even a little paid off.
I think the editing of 13 Ghosts, especially the shots of the house itself with very little going on was supposed to make you appreciate how the house has changed over the course of the night. Again, I think it could've done with more setup, or maybe more focus on the shifting of the house before it smooshed Miss Honey lol
Edit: 13 Ghosts is totally the top dog in this set of remakes, in my opinion the remake surpassed the original in terms of a Haunted House Movie vibe. I use it to introduce people to horror movies since it's a perfect balance of tension and humorous moment. Also, everyone is putting their *WHOLE ASS* into it
@@Ron2theHillsI legit didn't even realize she was the sweet kindergarten teacher from Matilda until today. 😅
13 ghosts W movie!
Great vid, can't wait to see how your channel grows
Great video!
Great video👍
Looking forward to watching the rest of the video, but had to pause & jump over here for a question. Isn't the Lewton Bus scene in 1942's Cat People generally regarded as cinema's first jump scare? Is that not as well known as the original House on Haunted Hill?
And I absolutely love 13 Ghosts remake.
I love House on Haunted Hill (and bought them both on DVD). I've never seen both versions of House of Wax back to back. Ghost Ship was trash. Nice video coverage.
house of wax may not be good by any means, but it definitely became my comfort movie (i only watch it for vincent)
House of wax is definitely good lol.
Unironically ghost ship is my favorite horror movie ever and im not sorry
Funny thing is ive seen several movie blogs sites like bloody disgusting say house of wax 2005 is actually amazing that deserves more recognition. But it seems every movie site says that about a some semi forgotten poorly reviewed movie that's more than 10 years old.
maybe it's a good movie in the context of 2000s horror, just not in the context of what Dark Castle had been doing.
I lovve House on Haunted Hill...actually, all these movies were great
a really fun fact to me about house of wax, was that Paris Hilton made a cameo aparence in a supernatural episode (the serie starring jarred Jared Padalecki ) where she played a god disguise as a wax figure of Paris Hilton. this can't have been a coincidence and I find it really funny
Bro said rah Dee-Gah lmfao
House on Haunted Hill you say? We gotta talk about that sometime soon……………………..
Vincent Price is the badass horror grandfather for everyone if anyone argues over a hundred films shows and cartoons to prove that point
@@emperortrevornorton3119 That grandfather in his heyday could absolutely get it, any time.
Finally some food fucking food (i grew up watching these movies. My favorite is Thriteen Ghosts the one with my man Matthew. He must have arthritis by carrying all those movies on his back, also the original one is good too, it was pretty cool when it came out originally, the 3d glasses were used for the ghosts?!? Like?!? Dude thats cool)
I've seen all of those except House of Wax. As for the originals, I've only seen 13 Ghosts and House on Haunted Hill. The original 13 was funny.
House of Wax had elements of Tourist Trap..
i noticed that. it's odd that there was more Slauson influence in House of Wax than Price influence.
25:38 Molding over it , as like a face mask That Vincent Wore in the original House of Wax ?
Eh, I’d say the first jump scare came from Cat People in 1942; but I admit the opening to House on Haunted Hill did get me as a kid.
I wish we could get goofy, but at times genuinely unnerving films like the few mentioned in this video. Barbarian is the only thing that comes to mind as of recently that scracthes that itch.
he does sound like a coke'd up james woods, i loved these movies
They also gave us a Ninja Assassin.
30 years old now and thirteen ghost ruined my life.
Excuse but Cat People would like to have a word with you about Cinemas first jumpscare. (I loved the video tho)
i mean, you could also make the case that cinema's first jumpscare might actually be that train arriving at the station in that silent nickelodeon film from 1896. it really depends on who you talk to.
Well if any of this led to rockaroller, id call it an overall win 😂
16:42 Virus did it better.. Same premise but instead of Ghosts its a Cosmic Alien entity.. Instead of the Gold being the prize , it's the salvage of the ship itself.. But there's one more hiest ship horror film🚢 that actually stands out pretty well in its own right.. but the monster is actually a tentacle sea creature.. I forget the name..
Event Horizon still is king 👑.. when it comes to the modern haunted house story..
what you're describing sounds like Deep Rising, which Stephen Sommers did. that one has its charm. I do agree with you about Event Horizon, I am firmly in the cult on that one.
I loved house on haunted hill, 13 t
Ghosts, and ghost ship. Seriously. Desmond Herrington put off an innocent guy. He was handsome and I would’ve helped him take them to hell
Maybe YOUR horror was "scream" n whatever but mine was and is the likes of " DEAD ALIVE"
Great job on this pooptube documentary 😂❤
Didn't Gothika come out before House of Wax?
It did but since Gothika wasn’t really an old school horror throwback, I didn’t have much to say about it in the context of these four, aside from ‘it spelled the beginning of the end of what made this company special’. Gothika is kinda underrated though.
@@jordanschmidt007 Yeah, it wouldn't really fit now that you mention it. Good call. I only saw it once, but I remember liking it. I was like 15 when it came out, but I distinctly remember the hilarious cover of Behind Blue Eyes by LImp Bizkit (that I secretly loved).
@@BleachBath-fr8ps .......limp bizkit did a cover of behind blue eyes???? who in their right minds would think that was a good idea???
Круто.
You forgot about Gothika
MANT!
if you haven't seen Matinee....you should see Matinee
House on haunted hill remake i did not like. 13 ghost and ghost ship were great. House of wax was kinda boring the bizzare gore made it difficult too watch.
All good minus house of wax
Thir 13 een ghosts 😂
Much like your thoughts on the movies. Your video started great and ended poorly.
Do better next time
Also known as the Dark Castle, crap fest.
I'm not sure what dude being white had to do with anything. That was very weird and racist. I liked the first part of your video, but you got angry and weird for the review of Ghost Ship.
is it wrong this is prob one of my fave things catan did
Not at all.
i mean, your nearest competition is a Roxbury Guys sketch from SNL, Corky Romano or a Sharknado sequel, so I don't think you're wrong at all.