Welcome to October, the month we wallow in horror films! Here is a recently colorized version of the 1906 movie La Maison Ensorcelée (The House of Ghosts) from French director Segundo de Chomón may well be the earliest haunted house movie. A group of normal people (despite the masks and makeup) find a house full of paranormal activity in the form of moving objects, apparitions, and other unexplained shenanigans. You can see how this set up a trope of horror films for centuries to come. The people do not flee in terror, and inexplicably trust the haunting spirits to serve them a formal meal. They even attempt to sleep over, which is another mistake. Take a hint: get out!
I wish they had not colorized that film.
ReplyDeleteIt was interesting to see how much action they crammed into seven minutes.
Obviously she was being punished for being in bed with two men.
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