The Legend of Hell House (1973): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1973, The Legend of Hell House is a horror and mystery film directed by John Hough, running about 95 minutes. “For the sake of your sanity, pray it isn't true!” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. 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.

Who’s in it. The Legend of Hell House stars Pamela Franklin as Florence Tanner, Roddy McDowall as Benjamin Franklin Fischer, Clive Revill as Dr. Lionel Barrett and Gayle Hunnicutt as Ann Barrett, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.7/10, The Legend of Hell House has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. In US you can rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies and YouTube. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch The Legend of Hell House page.

If you liked it. Fans of The Legend of Hell House tend to enjoy Psycho, The Silence of the Lambs, The Shining and Alien.