Kaskade1309
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From my understanding, William Castle's original House on Haunted Hill was never available, on physical media, in high definition outside of Scream Factory's Vincent Price Collection (one of the volumes), yet it is available in a plethora of DVD variants -- most likely due to the public domain status. I've had the Alpha Video DVD since around 04 or so, and it's definitely beginning to show its age and limits now that we watch it on a 65" 4K screen (the 4:3 pillarboxed image just doesn't look that great, to say the least).
What is THE definitive version of this flick on DVD at the moment and out of what is actually available to buy? Is it the Warner Bros. anamorphic variant or the "Detective Series" one? I'd like a widescreen version of the film, if possible, with a transfer that's better than the Alpha Video full screen mess, but can anyone point me in the right direction?
Further -- can it be 100-percent confirmed that NO Blu-ray release of this film has ever been made available either in the States or overseas (outside of it being included in Scream's aforementioned Price Collection)?
What is THE definitive version of this flick on DVD at the moment and out of what is actually available to buy? Is it the Warner Bros. anamorphic variant or the "Detective Series" one? I'd like a widescreen version of the film, if possible, with a transfer that's better than the Alpha Video full screen mess, but can anyone point me in the right direction?
Further -- can it be 100-percent confirmed that NO Blu-ray release of this film has ever been made available either in the States or overseas (outside of it being included in Scream's aforementioned Price Collection)?