Name: The Legend of Hell House
Director: John Hough
Genre: Horror, Christmas Horror
Released: 1973
Rating: 6.669

Synopsis

A team consisting of a physicist, his wife, a young female psychic, and the only survivor of the previous visit are sent to the notorious Hell House to prove or disprove survival after death. Previous visitors have either been killed or gone mad, and it is up to the team to survive a full week in isolation, and solve the mystery of the Hell House.

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Summary adapted from TMDb and Wikipedia sources.

🎄 Holiday Cheer Breakdown

✅ Takes place on or around a holiday 1 yes / 0 no (100%)
☠️ Features holiday symbols and decorations —
☠️ Features a traditional holiday activity —
☠️ Features an iconic holiday character —
☠️ Someone is killed in a festive or holiday-specific way —

Holiday Cheer Level: 1

Content Warnings

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someone is sexually assaulted

spoiler There is an implied possible ghost rape

animals are abused

Yes

a cat dies

spoiler though to sort out but the cat inside the house who apparently is seen dead in the shower is a manifestation by emereck belasco, a real black cat on the walls outside the house is seen at film's beginning and end. Only explanation that makes sense

an animal dies

Yes

a pet dies

spoiler A cat dies although it is vague as to whether it was a pet or a stray.

there's a dead animal

Yes

someone gets gaslighted

spoiler There's a little bit of "Oh, the ghosts aren't real; it's just in your imagination."

there's addiction

spoiler We are told that the original owner of the house had many bizarre vices--among them, drug use. It is not seen on screen.

alcohol abuse

Yes