When people ask me for horror movie recommendations, it's usually with the caveat that I have to come up with something they're not familiar with or haven't seen in a while. One of the titles that regularly comes up is a movie that was critically panned when it first premiered in theaters in the late 1990s.

Well, buckle up because I'm going to tell you why this underrated gem is well worth your time.

During a time when the genre pivoted toward post-Scream teen slasher tales like I Know What You Did Last Summer and Urban Legend, a film was released that disrupted the status quo and paid homage to the moody, pulpy thrillers of the past -- four decades in the past, if we're keeping track.

House on Haunted Hill is the film I'm talking about. I think it's required Halloween view

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