5 Underappreciated Haunted House Movies

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With so many famous and popular haunted house horror movies, from The Others (2001) to Poltergeist (1982), it can be hard to get excited about a film with this setting. How many times can horror fans watch characters moving into a new house that turns out to have evil spirits living there?

But while this storyline can be old and tired, there are many underrated films that take this idea and run with it in a compelling and creative way. From an old mansion where strangers are staying for one night to a haunted house on Halloween, these movie settings are legitimately scary.

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House On Haunted Hill is a great '90s horror movie that holds up. Instead of featuring characters who live in beautiful but crumbling homes that hold spirits and secrets, the movie is about a group who enter a mysterious contest. If they can survive one night in a mansion, which used to be a mental hospital, they will win a ton of money.

There is an art to a jump scare and the film uses them well, as the characters learn more about the building's history and realize that they will definitely be lucky if they can make it out alive. The film definitely still offers up some major scares.

Elizabeth Olsen's beloved MCU role as Scarlet Witch has brought her lots of fame, and before signing onto Marvel projects, Olsen starred in the 2011 horror film Silent House. Olsen's debut movie was shot in a single take and it's a good example of this style of filmmaking, which can feel confusing and lackluster.

Olsen revisits her childhood home only to learn that it seems to be haunted as her character, Sarah, believes that there is someone dangerous in the house who is chasing her and who wants her dead. The movie has a surprising conclusion, a