Summaries

Hapless Benjamin Powell, his loving wife Kate, and their teenage son Steven rent a haunted seaside house in New England for their summer vacation, which quickly turns into a ghost-hunt.

When Ben and Kate Powell (Sid Caesar and Vera Miles) rent a haunted New England house by the sea, their son Steve (Barry Gordon) gets blamed for the destruction caused by three unruly ghosts. Another of 'exploitation king' William Castle's supernatural films, this one is studded with familiar character actors including Harvey Lembeck, Mary Wickes, John McGiver, Doodles Weaver, Jesse White and John ("Gomez Addams") Astin.—alfiehitchie

Details

Keywords
  • supernatural power
  • psychotronic film
  • teenager
  • vacation gone wrong
  • ghost
Genres
  • Comedy
  • Horror
Release date Jun 30, 1967
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Unrated
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Filming locations Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Production companies William Castle Productions

Box office

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 40m
Sound mix Mono
Aspect ratio 1.78 : 1

Synopsis

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