kapelusznik18 ***SPOILERS*** The movie "My World Dies Screaming" also known as "Terror in the Haunted House" is a real scream in how long for a 76 minute movie it takes to get to its point in just what's bugging Sheila Wayne Justin, Cathy O'Connelll, about a reoccurring dream she's been having of late about this house of horrors for the last few weeks. It's Sheila's husband the seemingly totally out of it, in whats going on around him, Philip Justin, Gerald Mohr, who has her see a shrink to keep her from being sent back to the sanitarium that she spent, until she met Philip, her formative years in. Flying down from New York to Southern Florida to get her head screwed on straight the place that Philip chose for his wife to recuperate in is the very house that she's been seeing in her nightmares!It soon becomes apparent that the house was no stranger to Philip in that he was brought up in it as little Phil Tierney of what was known as the "Mad Tierney" clan. Being that his family has a history of madness in it can it be assumed the Philip is just as mad as they are and is planning to do something very mad and dangerous towards his sweet and naive, in what a possible nut he may be, wife Sheila. Added into the mix is the caretaker of the house Jonah, John Oualen, who's kept the place fit & tidy over the last 17 years despite nobody, but himself, having lived in it. There also pops in the owner of the place Mark Snell-or fast in German-Bill Ching. It's Mach Snell Mark, or Make Fast Mark, who wants Sheila to make Snell in both her and her husband Philip to check out of the house, as Snell as they can, before he calls the police in order for them to throw them out.***SPOILERS*** As it soon comes out Jonah & Mark are really father & son who plan to get their hands on the Tierney family fortune that Philip & Sheila are entitled too. What's even more crazy or sinister is that Sheila in fact knew Philip when they were pre-teenagers which somehow is the reason for her nightmares. Not in what Philip, who was in love with her at the time, did but what she saw happen in the attic of the house that caused her to have a nervous breakdown. And it's both Jonah and his son Mark who want that terrible memory on Shiela's part to be kept hidden even if they have to murder her to do it!Filmed in what at the time was called Psycho-Rama which with its crummy imposing images, of weird looking people, on the screen made it even worse that he already was. It was the ending that more or less made the film worth watching in the knock down and drag out fight between Philip & Mark over who of the two will end up with the Tierney family fortune that ended up with one of them left hanging out to dry!

MartinHafer Apart from the novelty of 'Psycho-Rama', I cannot see much reason to watch "My World Dies Screaming". It's a pretty bad film--with many reasons to dislike it."My World Dies Screaming" begins with Sheila (Cathy O'Donnell) working through some recurring dream with a hypnotherapist. However, like in all the other attempts, she is unable to see how this all ends. After her discharge, she is taken by her new husband, Philip (Gerald Mohr) to Florida ostensibly for their honeymoon. However, soon it becomes obvious Philip has some agenda, as he ends up taking her to the very same old home she keeps seeing in her dreams! What gives? This film has several serious problems working with it and the novelty of Psycho-Rama* isn't enough to save it. Cathy O'Donnell, who could deliver a nice performance (such as in "The Best Years of Our Lives") was just awful here--as she way overplayed her character. It was almost laughable when she emoted and the director SHOULD have coached her through this or re-shot the scenes. Other scenes he should have re-shot involved nighttime scenes--which ranged from daylight to dark night alternative--just like Ed Wood infamously did in "Plan 9 From Outer Space"! Additionally, the film alternated from very boring to being very, very talky. Most of the plot was actually explained near the end through exposition--a very, very sloppy indicator that the writer was not competent. All in all, I wanted a fun, campy horror film but it was only dull.*Psycho-Rama consisted of supposedly subliminal pictures appearing throughout the film--such as warnings that a scare is about to occur. With a DVD machine, it's easy to stop and see them clearly. However, in a funny twist, Rhino Video added one of their own--encouraging the viewer to watch more Rhino releases! Cute but also completely disproved to have any real impact on audience behaviors.

michaelasiclari This was one of the better B movies of the 50's. The film " Terror in the Haunted House " from 1958, is a creepy little movie with some fine performances by Gerald Mohr and Cathy O'Donnell. She plays a newlywed to husband Mohr, who has recurring dreams about a house she has never been to, or so she thinks. While this house isn't haunted, there is plenty of terror associated with it. With "weirdo" caretaker Jonah lurking about, you can understand why O'Donnell thinks she is losing her mind. I won't spoil the fun, and there's plenty of it in this film, so sit back and enjoy the plot twists and turns and the creepy and foreboding atmosphere! Try to ignore the "Psycho-Rama" gimmick, which flashes subliminal images and words across the screen. It might have been cutting edge back in 1958, but seems silly and unnecessary today.I have included this film on my list of Ten Best Horror Films of the 1950's. Enjoy!

thewag777 Many of the reviews I have read complain that this film is boring or mediocre. I think they are forgetting that it was made in 1958. Considering that, I thought it was very exciting for its time. I certainly loved the acting, but that too is very much in the style of the 50s.It is the plot twists that make the movie worth watching today (That is, for normal people, not just nostalgics like myself.) You know that the woman is not evil, but what about the two men, Phillip and Mark, and that servant Jonah? Just when you think you have them figured out, the movie flips them again. If you follow it, and don't get too easily bored by the 1950s effects and black and white, I think you will be surprised by how it turns out.I gave it 9 out of 10. It was a masterpiece of its time and still entertaining today, though I might suggest watching it more as a mystery/drama than a horror film. My only complaint is the title itself, for I was hoping for a haunted house, but there was nothing supernatural about it. No ghosts or ghouls or anything. Ah yes, and I stopped noticing the 'subliminal messages' about 15 minutes into it. They really serve no purpose.