Horror Hotel
1960 · Movie · NR · 78 min
★ 6.7(173)unSUB Rating
In Whitewood, Massachusetts, a town is cursed centuries ago after a witch is burned at the stake. Much later, a college student arrives to research the town’s history and checks into the mysterious Raven’s Inn, where eerie happenings and a new witchcraft presence begin to surface.
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Details
- Original title
- The City of the Dead
- Years
- 1960
- Release date
- 1960-09-09
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 78 min
- Max quality
- HD
- TMDB rating (input)
- 6.5/10 (173 votes)
About
If you enjoy vintage witchcraft thrillers like The Witches or Curse of the Demon, Horror Hotel delivers a foggy, suspenseful old-school chill; Not for you if you dislike slow plots, dated effects, or horror that relies more on dread than gore.
Pros: foggy black-and-white mood; strong witchcraft mystery; spooky inn setting | Cons: some dated elements; slow, uneven pacing; story can feel dull
Themes
- witch
- witch burning
- satanism
- human sacrifice
- witchcraft
- indifferent
Cast & crew
- DL
Dennis Lotis
as Richard Barlow
Christopher Lee
as Prof. Alan Driscoll
Patricia Jessel
as Elizabeth Selwyn / Mrs. Newless
Tom Naylor
as Bill Maitland
Betta St. John
as Patricia Russell
Venetia Stevenson
as Nan Barlow
Valentine Dyall
as Jethrow Keane
Ann Beach
as Lottie
- NM
Norman MacOwan
as Rev. Russell
- JD
James Dyrenforth
as Garage Attendant
Directed by John Llewellyn Moxey