The Haunted House 1908

[@snappycatchy]

Interesting detail: The rooster above the doorway is the Pathe logo. Many silent era film studios would put their logo into the scenery to prevent piracy. It's a bit like the 'logo bugs' on modern television.

[@orchidart]

That's such a cool fun fact!

[@elizabethr.110]

Wow!

[@berlinskysmith4782]

beg to differ - this signifies 'courage' - a bar brand [inhe sense of 'dutch courage' ]derived from the national emblem of france ... it can still be seen today on quainter drinking establishments thruout europe ...

[@davidkinnear1905]

How would this prevent piracy?

[@berlinskysmith4782]

@@davidkinnear1905 its an incidental pub sign, not an intentionally-placed logo ...

[@Mikeb-NH]

I can't believe how advanced these special effects were for the time. I've seen short films from the late 1910's that weren't even close to this.

[@EugeneOneguine]

I've seen films from the 2020's which special effects look like crap compared to this.

[@totallyfrozen]

Or TikTok where every untrained fool thinks they are making great videos.

[@wearebuffa]

I have to admire the tenacity of the characters. No matter what happened, they weren't leaving! The goblin had to physically remove them to get rid of them.

[@eytharburhan8869]

😂😭😂😂

[@Birdnerd33]

Perhaps it was their tenacity, but I think it's far more likely the characters stayed because its what was written in the script.

[@lbar9720]

Family's a lot like that too!! lol

[@lbar9720]

@@Birdnerd33 LOL I say that to my husband too... we'll be watching a movie, and he'll be like, 'now why did that happen' and I'll say 'because it was written in the script' and he'll look at me like I just knocked his ice-cream out of the cone! Ha, ha, ha, ha....

[@Cyberium]

It's harder to get rid of annoying tenants these days.

[@12jwood]

The table sequence. WOOOW! It must have been beyond words for people 100 odd years ago.

[@OrangeTabbyCat]

I can't wrap my mind around it that this was filmed 108 years ago and is still around. This is incredible.

[@thwb4661]

OrangeTabbyCat that means, be careful in posting nude photos coz it might be around for another 100 years 😂😂😂😂

[@alvexok5523]

OrangeTabbyCat🐈, I think it's amazing too that everything in this film is more than a century old, and it's still in good condition. And, the special effects such as the things on the kitchen table moving around was great

[@RandomizedNotExistingChannel]

Amazing kzbin.info/www/bejne/mYXPoJStfZKcpbc

[@mopatrick4541]

Cool film

[@unenombre5840]

You think that's nuts, the guy who voiced Happy Dwarf in Snow white was born in 1865.

[@cahlindinhaloira]

I've never seen so many action in 6 minutes, loved it

[@peterpunk06]

true 😁

[@tenhirankei]

I did not expect a comedy skit in a haunted house!

[@dadole9916]

Much*

[@dadole9916]

@Cincoat hahaha .. true .. you got me on that one man

[@phatcat3705]

​@@tenhirankeiYeah, it makes it seem more like a fun-house than a haunted house.

[@jeremyfrost2636]

These effects still hold up well now, imagine how awe inspiring they must've been in 1908.

[@rickewilde]

The level of experimental effects for the time was groundbreaking. To commit this to film and inspire other film makers is what makes it all worthwhile

[@timfurnier7061]

What's interesting to me is that in the few years that cameras had been around at this point, they had learned very well how to manipulate the medium! These effects are fantastic for the year they were created........very imaginative!

[@littlegelland]

I want a haunted house that serves me breakfast in the morning. Seems nice.

[@Books_Makeup]

Right? The guests are ungrateful. The house ghost was serving them food and everything and they didn't tip.

[@emiliak8481]

And how polite of it! it even cleaned the bread crumbs

[@fordtruxdad5155]

But everything disappeared when they sat down to eat!

[@famirodriguez8301]

because they didnt thanks for the food

[@lukenheimer8190]

And a house with a goofy smile 😂 too.

[@CC-vj6dd]

Love the "monster" in the frame! Better than many contemporany horror movies lol Would love to watch this restored.

[@eukarya_]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/e2jSophmiNyUiJY The same thing but colourized, rescaled to 4K and with interpolation for 60fps Maybe not the best way to watch it, but interesting nonetheless.

[@MaiRaven3]

With piano music and sound effects…

[@larryaldrich4351]

The distressed condition of the emulsion adds to the disconcert.

[@stevenhulbert7540]

Well done to the filmmaker and his crew. Great use of stop-motion and double exposure for the visual effects, these artists were way ahead of their time.

[@AlisonsArt]

Absolutely reveling in the possibilities of the new medium, Moving Pictures. TikTok artists take note....

[@prettypeggy98]

#Incredible 113 years ago and I love that this is still available. Gotta share on social media for Halloween! Far out.

[@Joao-ki8zm]

Amazing how they used the camera movement as the house moving, you don't see that much in older films like this, at least the ones I watched. Also the scene where it changes from the real life house to a miniature version is really something. Really impressive overall.

[@canigohome2896]

I can’t get over these peoples reactions to seeing something move/ghosts appearing. It’s just like “OH MY GOD THAT THING MOVED WHATEVER SHALL WE DO?!” But then the minute whatever scared them stops happening/leaves they just are like “oh ok” then just continue to live their lives completely unbothered. It’s absolute gold

[@erictowser8470]

These early trick films have a charm and beauty that today's CGI dominated films totally lack.

[@alondathomas293]

They really do---this one was actually funny, and just plain fun to watch, period.

[@warheadssociety8177]

Mature? You come into this section interrupting, Screaming for no reason. Did your daddy not hit you HARD ENOUGH?! Fascists are superior !!

[@Frozo-nt2ky]

@CNT-FAI Universe yes as well all know every old film is an act of white supremacist what a genius

[@fettywapsmissingeye]

@CNT-FAI Universe You say you’re mature,but really you should be a comic

[@nibirbaishnabchannel2125]

@CNT-FAI Universe no

[@TheRyanshand]

This is brilliant! Both scary and funny. The use of stop motion, for 1908, is incredible and executed perfectly. This is awesome loved it 😊

[@Emilio_J.J.L.]

Segundo de Chomón invented stop motion.

[@Iceis_Phoenix]

0:53 lady gaga 😂

[@Krasa55]

@@Iceis_Phoenix )))))))))

[@jessfrankel5212]

@@Emilio_J.J.L. Blackton and Smith first used it in an 1898 silent film. Sr. Chomon was very gifted, but there's no record of him ever inventing it. Try again.

[@Emilio_J.J.L.]

@@jessfrankel5212 "The Humpty Dumpty Circus" is an allegedly lost American short film, shot using stop-motion animated toy animals, directed by J. Stuart Blackton and Albert E. Smith. The short was originally believed to have been produced in 1898, but more recent research dates it to around 1908 (which makes Smith a liar). "The Haunted House" is from 1907. The first stop-motion effects (in Spanish, "paso de manivela") were probably made by Meliès in 1896. Chomón systematized it, turning a "technique" into a "technology". Try again you.

[@xtraflo]

The stop motion on that knife was genius !!

[@jamesfetherston1190]

The animation on the knife cutting the food is really well done.

[@GlassesnMouthplates]

It's mesmerizing when you think about how the early 20th century was still an era where capturing motion pictures was already considered ahead of its time. Then there were filmmakers who went over another level, producing short films with special effects and camera tricks that most people wouldn't even think of doing by that time.

[@albertogarcia716]

I've always wondered why there aren't very many haunted house movies where there are ghosts. I mean scary ghost movies where there isn't just blood, gore and a mass murderer. This short is really quite good.

[@allister-malister9179]

Yeah surreal paranormal stuff is cool, it should be done more. Relying on creepy out of place imagery over just cheap gore for kicks.

[@Emilio_J.J.L.]

Segundo de Chomón, pionero de los efectos especiales. Inventor de lo que ahora llamamos "stop motion". "El hotel eléctrico" es una maravilla.

[@ericaashfi971]

Although no sound but there's a dramatic sound being played in my head with the video. Excellent, can't believe it was created in 1908! Who knew a kid like me would watch this in December 2022? Really time is a mystery. Maybe kids in 2122 will read my comment the way I'm watching this after more than a hundred years

[@Gos1234567]

Damn I want one of those knives! Cuts and even cleans itself

[@jamesanthony8438]

I don't know, I kind'a liked their Tom Petty "Mad Hatter" hats, myself =)

[@along5925]

Now this is the way real ghosts would act! Much creepier (and funny clever) than modern CGI. Very impressive in my opinion. And fun.

[@NinjaxShadowXx]

Better special effects than certain KZbinr's videos in 2015 lol.

[@Hibiol-of-my-decay]

agree

[@anthonyintexas]

I did some of this kind of thing with camcorders in the early 90's..When you have limited technology, it forces you to be creative.

[@amrjasonvoorhees4553]

@CNT-FAI Universe better than being a lazy shit that just sits down while having their face super glued to a television those are the real pigs.

[@Wolffeyfox]

That stop motion animation was really good for the time.

[@michaelforthriller]

for it's time the effects are fairly impressive !!!

[@jamesanthony8438]

Yeah, really liked the stop-motion animation in it. =)

[@AverageWhiteGuy101]

The stop motion section on the table is absolutely brilliantly done.

[@DeMeNtDxPeAs]

I'd love to watch more films similar to this one. This was pretty great!

[@elizabethr.110]

This is amazing and really enjoyable!

[@chuckstevens2672]

“A trip to the Moon” is very well known but still a marvel as well

[@heavypsych666]

The name of this movie is called The House of Ghosts and the french name which is the original title called La maison ensorcelée. The Haunted House is a different movie made in 1928 which is also a good movie.

[@DoutorDelirio]

Glad to know these other movies commented by the guys above, but I think that the misunderstood of the name is because the American version of that film is called The Haunted Hotel (J. Stuart Blackton, 1907). Or maybe not. Who knows?

[@RussellVineyard]

This is a fascinating use of physical comedy. The way the keep rolling off the disappearing chairs and how the attack the ghost. It's both brilliant and insightful. Seeing where cinema has come from to where it is now.

[@herasfolly]

Really amazing stop motion affects. Thanks putting this up!

[@ITCXTC]

Same as today, go to a haunted house and everyone starts taking their clother off! Great FX for the time. Thanks for posting this classic. A true part of film history!

[@bessofhardwick9311]

That was excellent! Much more entertaining than a lot of modern special effects. I can only imagine how amazed people must have been when they watched this in the cinema in 1908; it must have seemed like magic. Thanks for uploading.

[@aburninglandfillofbadmovie2930]

What is cinema but stage magic writ large?

[@hyliadreamer]

Very cute! And the special effects are remarkable, for such an early time period in cinema history.

[@eugeneflorczyk2509]

They did a good job on this. I think someone else said that it was called the house of ghosts. The effects were good for its time.

[@danielcunningham1144]

They did a good job on this one. I didn't know that stop motion photography was perfected that long ago.

[@magicknight13]

I'm so grateful we get to watch this!! The table setting sequence was incredible!

[@susanvaughan-schiele210]

Brilliant. No CGI but all the imagination you could throw at a piece of film. Magic.

[@williamschlenger1518]

Very well done for early photography.The ghost's made a nice meal.😄

[@smrk2452]

It’s fun to see the old furniture and fashion that we see in old pictures actually come to life in films like this.

[@charitysghost1207]

This was such a treat to watch. I played a John Carpenter Retro Synth Mix while watching. It really added to the experience.

[@ThePuppetteMaster]

It's so well done! And to be honest, I think it's actually pretty funny (well, I'm sure that was the intention of this movie).

[@mehboobkm3728]

I still can't forget the day, as an 8-year-old, when I saw this movie first time with my parents when it was released in 1908. I really thought that the theater was haunted and it took me another 16 years to muster all the courage to watch a movie, the Greed, again in theater!

[@mickjaegerguano4809]

Happy 122 birthday 🎂🎉🎂🎉🎉🎂 .. and many more!!

[@thelasttaarakian]

You weren’t born in 1900.

[@TastyChevelle]

@@thelasttaarakian Yes they were. I'm their father.

[@vaishnavikonidena1532]

So you are the same age as queen Elizabeth mom and by the way how were theaters back then? Did they have snacks or anything like now? Pls tell me i am so curious to know

[@vaishnavikonidena1532]

@@TastyChevelle if you were their father how old are you?

[@mystiemyth]

Scarier than most horror movies made in the last few years.

[@YMPictures]

mystiemyth agreed

[@banananutduckbread1279]

Amen, sister!

[@taiwan1307]

mystiemyth scarier than IT

[@coltonmyers4945]

mystiemyth I think horror movies started going down in the 2000s I like all horror movies up till 2000. Dracula, frankenstein, psycho, michael myers, jason voorhese, freddy krueger ect ect

[@AlisonsArt]

What fabulous stagecraft turned to cinematography. Thinking of the creators: "Hey. Check this moving camera trick. Look what else we can do with it!" The inventiveness is fascinating. Interesting to see the probably earlier literary tropes that we still see in haunted house films: the haunted picture or mirror, for eg. I'm just at the start of the film, settling down to a Sunday after Thanksgiving morning movie. Loved the way they were sucked in the door!

[@junchen9954]

Damn I didn't expect the part where the painting turns into a creepy old woman, that one's truly got me. Too scary for an 1880er.

[@illogicSlugs]

0:32 Awesome Troll face.

[@stefanpaege2046]

I like the scene with the napkin pushing the bread crumbs to the floor, it's like "not my problem anymore, broom take over...".

[@rickelliott3683]

We are so fortunate, that this little gem of a film survived, when so many others didn't. Thanks for posting.

[@jericojopio1713]

Films as old as this one are truly amazing. Despite having no sounds (movies with sounds were introduced in 1927 or 1928, I'm not sure), moviegoers did not complain. They simply enjoyed the movies, and the sounds were up to their imagination.😊

[@poncefelipe4985]

Amazing job Well produced stop motion techniques Was the ultimate technology of its time

[@ORLY911]

Formatted very much like a stage show comedy. I love it. Impressive a 115 year old film is preserved and we can watch it today.

[@Archivist1971]

This movie is beautiful. It really shows what they could do even in the early days of silent films. No CGI used here.

[@katelynofriel]

Wow this is incredible editing at that time period !

[@thanachartmaneechote9517]

i love the dinner scene! and this movie was 110th anniversary!

[@tianabrown3074]

Excellent! I laughed out loud HARD all the way. This was truly riveting. Not only was it funny it was unnerving. These old movies were creepy in a way that movies today aren't despite or perhaps because of the lack of technology.

[@wildgooseberrydotcom]

Yes, it is a comedy. :) The house had that silly funny face on it right before the people entered. The people also had clown make-up on and it all was very funny. :) I enjoyed this, too.

[@SteelyBud]

This was spookier and more entertaining than anything in all 6 "Paranormal Activity" movies.

[@williamlarson3623]

Funnier than watching Gumbo as a kid. Thanks for posting!

[@JoinHolmes]

Still scarier than anything Eli Roth has ever made.

[@Wellch]

Eli Roth should resign or trying making silent movies. Mel Brooks sort of made one.

[@banananutduckbread1279]

Wellch Except it had only one spoken word in it. XD

[@alvexok5523]

Eli Roth seems to have alot in common with those who were stars in silent film era and then fell out when sound films got started.

[@VeneficaDelirium]

He's still trying...

[@umbrellacorp.]

This was filmed in 1908. This is a Real piece of history. I was absolutely impressed that this film survived all these years. 😎👍💯

[@maxbetstudios4374]

ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE! Stop motion Rocks!

[@MrOystein1977]

How on earth did they made that scene where that knife cutting the sausage?? Thinking about that this was made in 1908 it is pretty impressive... :)

[@aputridpileofb-movies6542]

They most likely used stop motion with very short takes to do the knife sequence one tiny speck of a teeny bit at a time, and used strings to raise the tea kettles etc.

[@loge10]

But even still, the effort for stop motion is significant. And it's not like stop-motion had been in the repertoire for decades! This is very well done.

[@j.vonhogen9650]

The realism comes from the flawless timing of the stop motion. If you slow down the video 0.25x you will see that there aren't as many frames in the cutting scene as you would expect for such a smooth looking sequence. My guess is that they used a reference film of someone cutting the sausage and 'staged' individual frames accordingly, like a sort of early rotoscoping process, but this is of course just speculation on my part.

[@stevenhulbert7540]

That's all stop-motion animation with great attention to detail, very tedious work. When I saw Empire Strikes Back with Luke riding the Taunton, I hadn't seen Tippett's work in a long time.

[@paulaharrisbaca4851]

HEY!! That's the way I prepare food for company! Exactly! Glad to see ghosts are just as slovenly housewives as I am when it comes to this! (using guests napkins to clean the knife, gathering up the crumbs with the knife and tossing them onto the plate!) Ah, people.

[@spideyboypeter]

Finally A legendary video that is longer than 1 minute.

[@matman000000]

That first ghost looks like an inspiration for the Pale Man in Pan's Labyrinth

[@schizoidboy]

Watching this is like watching an old time magic trick.

[@WinslowLeach1974]

🤣 That was hilarious, but probably did frighten some people in 1908. Excellent stop-motion work, especially with the knife cutting. Packed a lot in its short running time.

[@allister-malister9179]

Hell, It frightened me!

[@decemberdarling6058]

Wow! Special effects and stop motion in 1908? Must have taken a LONG time to make this movie...and the physical comedy? Wore me out just watching it. Actors from those days were out if this world!

[@normanwhetzel8108]

This tests the tales of time; it remains remarkable!

[@ExpertAssass1n]

It's super weird that we're essentially the first humans ever to be able to watch history in the present.

[@theschmuckslayer]

Not sure if it is meant to be a comedy but i found it very funny. Keep watching it over and over

[@sandracheeks1811]

Considering it’s age, the effects are really good!!! Something like the table scene wouldn’t be done that well even in much later movies.

[@clarizagilongos2072]

Horror comedy for me. . . Amazing shots during those time. . . Very entertaining. . . 👍👏👏👏

[@jonnelson6446]

The birth of Surrealism! Amazing.

[@mujawooja]

This was very well made the stop motion and effects are awesome bernie

[@ilyanzolliani2432]

Wow, such a messy and onerous job for just one six minute scene! And nowadays, from a far far far future they certainly could not even imagine, we are comfortably watching and commenting them through a bright handheld screen. How fascinating and bizarre, isn't!?

[@CthulhuianBunny]

Wow, even back in 1908 France they had the "witches flying over a house on brooms" trope!

[@martaorlando7080]

Holaaa !!! Es genial!!! 1908!!!❤todo es maravilloso! !! Me hizo reír y total admiración! !!👌

[@aManWhoWantsEverything]

i just came from transformers 4 i gotta say this is one hell of action packed movie

[@Mary-o8r]

Thank you for posting this I’ve been wanting to see this for years!😊

[@MsPridi]

Thank you so much for uploading this film because of you I have seen a 108 year old horror film of that Era thank you so much 🙏🏿

[@CallicoJackracham]

regarding the effects, for the time it was made:AWESOME EFFECTS!

[@11Kralle]

Silence - finally!

[@winterdesert1]

True. And I think that's why people like texting so much.

[@IsaacNewton-587]

When our teacher leaves the classroom for 0,00000000000001 secs:

[@lifewriter7455]

Wow! This is Absolutely Fabulous. 😀🖤👍

[@genapherlynn340]

[@miketemple7686]

BRAV-FREKEN-O! You guys killed it in 1908🎉.

[@erinrandt]

this is my first time to see this film and what I see it should be in a museum for quality and age and story.

[@watashiwamegitsune]

OH MY WOW!!! THE SPECIAL EFFECTS ARE AMAZING!!!! 🤯🤯

[@emilys3458]

Simply wonderful!!!

[@marchionessamoretto7326]

The special FX are good! Better than the 1960's disappearing act.

[@nikkig9630]

That food and tea looks soooo good! I love good food!

[@BunkerWise215]

That food is long out of date

[@namashijabar5428]

I was invited to the premiere of this film when it came out. I got autographs from some of the actors and the director also. It was a grand party. We all got high and merry... This film was a major box office success back then and money was flowing like water. Good times!

[@LittleBird777]

Absolutely brilliant and the special effects for the time amazing ^^

[@animeevergreenathena]

Okay, even though the ending confused me, I have to admit that for a turn-of-the-century film, it was awesome! It’s too bad though that the actors are probably all dead by now. I would’ve liked to hear their experiences being a part of this film.

[@beacee]

Probably dead? It’s doubtful their children are even still around. Amazing 114 years ago! Those special effects!

[@jcnredpizzawindow2219]

Dead but not forgotten. They live on in cinema.

[@Lovemy78s]

Must have been pretty innovative for the time, still fun to watch!

[@ryumishima44]

The stopmotion rulez.... cant imagine how many hours they tried to get the perfect timing- thanks for sharing pal