Contains too little of the original's campy spirit and too many whistles, bells, explosions and screams.
30
Austin ChronicleMarc Savlov
Austin ChronicleMarc Savlov
It's all a bit of overkill.
25
New York PostLou Lumenick
New York PostLou Lumenick
Slow-moving, yawn-inducing remake.
20
Newsweek
Newsweek
Everyone in the film is either annoying or unpleasant.
0
Salon
Salon
I would rather feed Jesse Helms a rancid peanut butter sandwich, and then have him slowly lick my face off, than sit through House on Haunted Hill again.
0
San Francisco ExaminerWesley Morris
San Francisco ExaminerWesley Morris
If your name's on the marquee, chances are your agent's already dead.