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References
- 1 2 "The House of Fear". Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
- ↑ Carl Bennett, ed. (January 26, 2015). "The House of Fear". Progressive Silent Film List. Retrieved February 13, 2015– via Silent Era.
- ↑ Ken Wlaschin (2009). Silent Mystery and Detective Movies, A Comprehensive Filmography . McFarland and Company. p. 112. ISBN 978-0-7864-4350-5.
- ↑ Michael R. Pitts (2004). Famous Movie Detectives III. Scarecrow Press. pp. 2–3. ISBN 978-0-8108-3690-7.
- ↑ Magaret I. MacDonald (December 4, 1915). "The House of Fear". The Moving Picture World. 26 (11): 1845.
- ↑ Thomas C. Kennedy (December 11, 1915). "The House of Fear". Motography. XIV (24): 1246–47.
- ↑ "The House of Fear" (PDF). New York Dramatic Mirror. 74 (1928): 35. December 4, 1915. Retrieved November 13, 2015– via Fulton History.
