Terror in the Haunted House

Terror in the Haunted House
Terror in the Haunted House
	Theatrical poster
Directed by	Harold Daniels
Screenplay by	Robert C. Dennis
Produced by	William S. Edwards
Starring	Gerald Mohr; Cathy O'Donnell; William Ching
Cinematography	Frederick E. West
Edited by	Tholen Gladden
Music by	Darrell Calker
Distributed by	Howco International Pictures
Release date	November 1958;
Running time	85 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Terror in the Haunted House (originally titled My World Dies Screaming)^[2] is a 1958 American horror film produced by William S. Edwards and directed by Harold Daniels. The movie stars Gerald Mohr, Cathy O'Donnell, William Ching, and John Qualen. Its plot follows newlywed Sheila, who moves with her husband Philp into a rural Florida mansion which she is horrified to discover was the subject of a recurring nightmare for which she sought psychiatric care in Switzerland. The house is the key to events that have haunted her husband's family for a generation, and Philip's intent is to use her mind to unlock the mystery.

The film is notable for being one of only two movies shot in Psychorama, a stylistic gimmick which incorporated subliminal imaging onscreen.^[3]^[4]^[5] Psychorama, also known as the Precon Process, is an example of the "pure hype and hucksterism" which was a component of the "effort to (...) cash in on the mid-1950s controversy over subliminal advertising."^[6]

^ "My World Dies Screaming". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Los Angeles, California: American Film Institute. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
^ "Terror in the Haunted House". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
^ Derry, Charles (2009). Dark Dreams 2.0: A Psychological History of the Modern Horror Film from the 1950s to the 21st Century. McFarland. p. 27. ISBN 978-0-7864-5695-6.
^ Pulcini, Kathleen (1987). The Video Directory. Pendragon. p. 400. ISBN 978-0-681-57269-0.
^ "A Date with Death (1959)". American Film Institute. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
^ Heffernan, Kevin (2002). "The Hypnosis Horror Films of the 1950s: Genre Texts and Industrial Contexts". Journal of Film and Video. 54 (3): 56–70. JSTOR 20688380.

[afi-1] "My World Dies Screaming". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Los Angeles, California: American Film Institute. Retrieved October 29, 2019.

[2] "Terror in the Haunted House". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved February 22, 2018.

[3] Derry, Charles (2009). Dark Dreams 2.0: A Psychological History of the Modern Horror Film from the 1950s to the 21st Century. McFarland. p. 27. ISBN 978-0-7864-5695-6.

[4] Pulcini, Kathleen (1987). The Video Directory. Pendragon. p. 400. ISBN 978-0-681-57269-0.

[5] "A Date with Death (1959)". American Film Institute. Retrieved 3 December 2020.

[:0-6] Heffernan, Kevin (2002). "The Hypnosis Horror Films of the 1950s: Genre Texts and Industrial Contexts". Journal of Film and Video. 54 (3): 56–70. JSTOR 20688380.

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