[Stingy Jack]

I have seen a lot of haunted house movies, and have always been disappointed by them. They never seem to live up to what I would expect a haunted house to be like! Most of them rely too much on over-the-top special effects, and take no time to develop any sense of creepiness (The Haunting, Rose Red, 13 Ghosts, House on Haunted Hill (the original was okay)). Even the ones that do a good job with atmosphere, really blow it on the actual hauntings (The Legend of Hell House, The Haunting of Hill House). Is there one I have not seen that is actually good? I like the stereotypical haunted house stuff. Not a sprawling mansion, but a good sized victorian home that is in great disrepair and located on a lot that is overgrown with dead trees. Cobwebs in all the corners, dust all over everything. Moans, groans, rattling of chains, pictures with moving eyes, corpses appearing in closets and disappearing shortly afterwards. That sort of thing.