Capital Celluloid 2024 — Day 275: Mon Oct 7

The Legend of Hell House (Hough, 1973): BFI Southbank, NFT3, 6.20pm


This 35mm presentation, also screening on September 28th, is part of the excellent Martin Scorsese's Hidden Gems of British Cinema season at BFI Southbank. You can find all the details here.

BFI introduction:
Adapting his own novel, Richard Matheson’s haunted house classic has a dying multi-millionaire commission a team of paranormal experts to investigate the titular Hell House, seeking to answer the perennial question about survival after death. Director JohnHough maintains a menacing mood throughout with his use of jarring camera angles, all enhanced by Brian Hodgson and Delia Derbyshire’s unsettling electronic score.
James Bell

Here (and above) is the trailer.

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