On 03 March 1692, in Whitewood, Massachusetts, the witch Elizabeth Selwyn (Patricia Jessel) is sentenced to be burned at the stake, and her partner Jethrow Keane (Valentibe Dyall) asks Lúcifer to save her. About three hundred years later, the college student Nan Barlow (Venetia Stephenson) decides to spend her vacation in the town to research witchcraft. Her professor Alan Driscoll (Christopher Lee) suggests Nan to lodge in the Ravens Inn, managed by Mrs. Newless. Once in the village, the naive Nan is advised by the local priest, Reverend Russell (Norman Macowan), to immediately leave the place, where devil has ruled over for three hundred years, but she decides to stay and find that she is in a coven of evil witches. Nan vanishes, and the granddaughter of Reverend Russell, Patricia Russell (Betta St. John), pays a visit to Nan's skeptical brother, Richard Barlow (Dennis Lotis), and her boyfriend Bill Maitland (Tom), and they decide to follow her steps. Once in New England, they realize that a group of immortal witches have to sacrifice two beautiful women per year, one on Candleman Eve on February 1st, and the other on the Witch Sabbath, to stay alive forever, and only the shadow of a cross would be able to destroy them.
"Horror Hotel" is probably the best movie of witches I have watched and certainly one of the best surprises I have had with horror movies. Although being a low budget movie, the story is very dark, with good direction, performances and cinematography. The type of horror has the same style of Hammer movies, therefore fans of gore may not like it. The DVD released in Brazil by Fantasy distributor has a good quality of image and sound; however, the subtitles in Portuguese have many funny mistakes. My vote is eight.
Title (Brazil): "Horror Hotel"
"Horror Hotel" is probably the best movie of witches I have watched and certainly one of the best surprises I have had with horror movies. Although being a low budget movie, the story is very dark, with good direction, performances and cinematography. The type of horror has the same style of Hammer movies, therefore fans of gore may not like it. The DVD released in Brazil by Fantasy distributor has a good quality of image and sound; however, the subtitles in Portuguese have many funny mistakes. My vote is eight.
Title (Brazil): "Horror Hotel"