Haunted House was a table manufactured by the now-defunct pinball table maker Gottlieb. This was one of their finest examples of their talents as pinball designers. Haunted House is considered an iconic pinball game. With its industry first of 3 playfields (a mini underground playfield, a main playfield, and an upper playfield.) and array of 8 flippers, Haunted House has been called the perfect pinball package by some admirers. However, it is often criticised for the lack of both speech and multi-ball, and for waning interest in its gameplay after a while. The ball can only be lost from the main playfield, as the ball draining on the attic or cellar playfields will always be returned to another playfield for play to continue. Haunted House is one of three tables featured in the 1982 movie The Toy, starring Richard Pryor (the 2 other pins are Volcano and Mars God of War). Haunted House is one of 7 Gottlieb tables recreated in Microsoft's "Pinball Arcade" video game.
Sound Effects
Haunted House employed segments of the well-known Bach organ piece, Toccata and Fugue in D minor [1], during the game's start (the pronounced opening of the Toccata), during the game itself (a repeated playback of part of the Toccata where the tune alternates quickly between one fixed note and other notes within the D Minor key), and when the game ends, the famous ending of the Fugue is played.
