Directed by Segundo de Chomón Running time 6 minutes Language Silent Director Segundo de Chomón | Release date 1908 Country France Initial release 1908 Distributed by Pathé | |
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Similar The Electric Hotel, The Red Spectre, Satan at Play, Excursion to the Moon, The Haunted Hotel | ||
The House of Ghosts (French: La maison ensorcelée, also known as The Witch House) is a 1908 French short film directed by Segundo de Chomón. The film features stop-motion animation and is considered to be one of the earliest cinematic depictions of a haunted house premise.
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Plot
Two men and a women stop at a small house in the woods. Inside, they experience numerous instances of paranormal activity, including disappearing furniture; a stereotypical ghost; movement of cutlery and food on their own; ball lightning; unexplained tilting of the entire home; and a grotesque being with claw-like fingers that attempts to eat the trio.
Legacy
The film inspired director Jennifer Kent, and was included in a scene in her 2014 horror film The Babadook.
References
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