House of Terrors (Japanese: 怪談せむし男, Hepburn: Kaidan semushi otoko, lit.'Ghost Story of a Hunchbacked Man'), also known as The Ghost of the Hunchback,[1] is a 1965 Japanese horror film directed by Hajime Sato and produced by Toei Company.[2]

House of Terrors
Theatrical release poster
Japanese name
Kanji怪談せむし男
Transcriptions
Revised HepburnKaidan semushi otoko
Directed byHajime Sato
Screenplay byHajime Takaiwa
Produced byHiroshi Okawa
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Production
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Release date
  • 1965 (1965)
Running time
81 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

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Release

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House of Terrors was dubbed in Italian and released in Italy as Il pozzo di Satana, featuring anglicized credits.[4]

Home media

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In 2022, a 2K restoration of the film was released on Blu-ray in Region A by Mondo Macabro.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Lentz III, Harris M. (1989). Science Fiction, Horror & Fantasy Film and Television Credits, Supplement: Through 1987. McFarland & Company. p. 421. ISBN 0-89950-364-0.
  2. ^ Galbraith IV, Stuart (1996). The Japanese Filmography: A Complete Reference to 209 Filmmakers and the Over 1250 Films Released in the United States, 1900 through 1994. McFarland & Company. p. 220. ISBN 978-0786400324.
  3. ^ a b Kasuga, Taichi [in Japanese] (24 February 2022). "不気味な洋館に集う人間の欲望。怪奇作の名手が見せる白黒の恐怖!――春日太一の木曜邦画劇場". Shūkan Bunshun (in Japanese). Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  4. ^ Davies, Clive (2015). Spinegrinder: The Movies Most Critics Won't Write About. Headpress. p. 414. ISBN 978-1909394278.
  5. ^ "House of Terrors - Limited Red Case Edition". Mondo Macabro. Archived from the original on 12 October 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2023.

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