The Legend of Hell House (1973)

Director
John Hough

Main cast
Pamela Franklin; Roddy McDowall; Clive Revill; Gayle Hunnicutt; Roland Culver

Genres
Horror, Mystery

Description
A team consisting of a physicist, his wife, a young female psychic and the only survivor of the previous visit are sent to the notorious Hell House to prove/disprove survival after death. Previous visitors have either been killed or gone mad, and it is up to the team to survive a full week in isolation, and solve the mystery of the Hell House.


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