dbborroughs Review of Ghosts of Hanley House

Ghosts of Hanley House (1968)

Retro regional horror is okay of taken on its own terms

[6/10 · 3 November 2008]

Five people stay over night in Hanley House, a supposed Haunted Mansion that has been left sitting unoccupied since the Hanley's abruptly up and left years before, leaving all of their things behind. Good little horror film that was the sort of thing to play on the bottom of a drive-in multiple feature this is a movie that seems to have been about five to ten years out of date from when it was released-Its black and white and low on gore and monsters meaning it had nothing on the films that say Roger Corman was turning out, nor does it have the shock value of Night of the Living Dead. Clearly made on the cheap the film still manages to create some tension with its use of shadows and dry ice. The cast is game if uneven and all over the place. Its worth a look if you're in the mood for a retro-drive in night or want something more akin to the Haunting then something more graphic.