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The Haunted House of Horror

1969 · Tigon British Film Productions · Dir. Michael Armstrong

Teenagers in an old mansion are being murdered one by one. The survivors must discover who among them is the killer before they're all finished off.

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Why this status applies

This film, also known as 'Horror House' in the United States, was released in 1969. Because it was published between 1964 and 1977, it benefited from the Copyright Renewal Act of 1992, which granted automatic renewal to works in their first 28-year term. For foreign works like this British production, the URAA (1996) restored or maintained US copyright for works that were still protected in their source country on January 1, 1996, even if they had suffered technical defects (like missing notice) in the US. A US copyright registration was filed by Tigon British Film Productions, Ltd. on May 1, 1970 (LP37973), which confirms the intent to secure US protection. The film remains under active commercial exploitation, appearing in the catalogs of reputable distributors like Screenbound Pictures and Odeon Entertainment, and it has seen various licensed DVD and Blu-ray releases over the last two decades. There is no evidence of a lack of copyright notice that would have invalidated its status before the 1992 automatic renewal took effect. Note: generated without live web grounding (the grounded research engine was unavailable). Verify the cited sources independently before relying on this determination.
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Supporting facts

  • U. Penn Catalog of Copyright Entries (CCE) - Motion Pictures 1970-1979
  • AFI Catalog of Feature Films (Horror House)
  • British Film Institute (BFI) National Archive
  • IMDb - The Haunted House of Horror (1969)

Research summary based on cited sources, not legal advice. Always consult a qualified copyright attorney before commercial use.