01/01/15 The Legend Of Hell House (1973)

Vintage Brit-spooker (based on a book set in America) about... Well, you can most likely work it out from the title.
It benefits from a surprisingly contemporary feel, certainly when held in comparison to other British films of that period, although some of the 'phenomena babble' is massive toilet by any era's standards.
Some parts are ripe for parody, the attacking kitten and sexy-time with a ghost in particular (both of which have been parodied in films, apparently) but otherwise a film that manages to retain a decent creep-vibe, Daddio.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070294/
7.5/10

"Seriously, Gerard! Must you spend every evening dressed as an antique chair?"

"The internet is sluggish! Feed it more coal!"

Actually very similar selection of titles in my chod-bin library.

Roddy McDowall's character reminded me of someone...

Aah, yes. That's him.

"Never mind all this Satanic hullabaloo, a stiff cup of tea will sort everything out."

New for the 2015 Amstrad home computing range.

Perkin.

31/12/12 The Uninvited (1944)

So, after almost exactly one year of 'Plopping, we got 'round to watching a black and white film.

Haunted house flicks were certainly different 68 years ago. Much politer and far greater amounts of hat wearing. And the ghosts weren't up to much either, they went 'Woooooo' occasionally, floated up and down the stairs a few times and looked a bit like a curtain. Not to worry, you could pretty much get rid of them by speaking firmly and throwing a candle at them. That'll teach 'em.

Most of the cast and crew were born in the 1800s. Obvious, given when it was made, but still kinda cool.

Brilliant final line.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0037415/
7/10

Perkin.

09/02/12 Stormhouse (2011)

Low cost horror Britflick effort. A secret (when are they not?) military compoundy thing where some unconvincing boffins, well, one Australian boffin, and some double-unlikely soldiers have captured an 'entity' and bring in a Yank (for some reason) medium. They're keeping the ghost captive in some kind of electric cage. The ghost appears to be French. Bonjour.

Good:
The idea.
The first thirty minutes/build up.

Bad:
The script.
The lighting.
Some of the acting.

Also this film has a posessed basket ball and a remarkable level of child-friendly access to the secret compound.
5/10

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1864494/

                                                                      Perkin.