Apparently he's the only one of the bunch with an IQ above 10. The house was built by a bitter, evil industrialist, Hugh Crain, for his young bride in hopes they'd have many children. Unfortunately she died before his dreams could be fulfilled. Instead, Crain grew more bitter and more evil, until he started taking his twisted pain out on the youngsters working in his sweatshops. Hill House becomes a human roach motel.
Kids check in, but they never check out.
Hollywood takes opposite stabs at haunted house theme Obviously, this huge house is the perfect setting for an experiment about fear. A good old-fashioned hospital or clinic would be out of the question. Otherwise we'd have no film, would we, since the house is really the main star and if there were a story to steal it would have stolen it. Unfortunately there is no story, just endless special effects broken up by really dumb dialogue. The script is unusually embarrassing, producing laughter time after time throughout the screening I attended.