Music Box Theatre is bringing back ‘House on Haunted Hill’ to the big screen

This week marks 46 years since director William Castle’s death. The theater is keeping his memory alive with a special screening in June.

By Ethan Schwabe
Music Box Theatre William Castle screening
The Music Box’s main theater pictured on August 21, 2019. Manuel Martinez / WBEZ
Music Box Theatre William Castle screening
The Music Box’s main theater pictured on August 21, 2019. Manuel Martinez / WBEZ

Music Box Theatre is bringing back ‘House on Haunted Hill’ to the big screen

This week marks 46 years since director William Castle’s death. The theater is keeping his memory alive with a special screening in June.

By Ethan Schwabe
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Looking for a theater experience that beats the summer blockbusters? Music Box Theatre will be screening William Castle’s House on Haunted Hill on June 7 and 8, complete with gimmicks the legendary director was known for.

Reset learns more about Castle’s contributions to the horror genre, and what the theater is planning for the event.

GUESTS: Morgan Wiercinski, co-programmer of Music Box’s House on Haunted Hill screening

Jeremy Marder, co-programmer of Music Box’s House on Haunted Hill screening