The defence The Arthouse Gremlin
“Its refusal to behave is the point.”
The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.
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The Haunted Palace
Horror · 1963
A man and his wife claim the mansion of his warlock ancestor burned alive in 1765.
Movie details
The Haunted Palace
“A warlock's home is his castle...forever!”
1963 Horror 1h 27m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.7 / 10
Community rating
A man and his wife claim the mansion of his warlock ancestor burned alive in 1765.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over The Haunted Palace?
For the defence
The Arthouse Gremlin
“The stranger, the better.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
Taste neighbourhood
Nearby on the taste map.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Roger Corman
Written by
Charles Beaumont · Francis Ford Coppola
Vincent Price
Charles Dexter Ward / Joseph Curwen
Debra Paget
Ann Ward
Lon Chaney Jr.
Simon Orne
Frank Maxwell
Dr. Marinus Willet / Priam Willet
Leo Gordon
Edgar Weeden / Ezra Weeden
Elisha Cook Jr.
Gideon Smith / Micah Smith
John Dierkes
Benjamin West / Jacob West
Court is in session
Put The Haunted Palace on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“Oddness is not depth.”
A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.