House on Haunted Hill (1999)

In the original House on Haunted Hill, the owner of the home is a nervous man who sets a threatening and ominous tone throughout the film. In this remake, it's Chris Kattan, whose character effectively warns the group of all dangers, but who also provides welcomed comic relief. I liked this remake way better than the original. I'm all for classic horror, but this one was of course able to create more effective suspense, creative plot twists and believable visual effects. One particular effect I liked were the spirits, they were like souls convincingly trapped in black smoke. I also liked how this remake had a vat of blood, which was believable considering the place was a hospital that used to perform surgeries. In the original, it was a vat of acid that was sitting in the middle of a residential cellar for some reason. Just don't go into this one expecting House on Haunted Hill to be about a house. The characters keep calling it a house, but it's really a gigantic mental hospital.