By John Llewellyn Moxey starring Christopher Lee and Valentine Dyall. It may not be a masterpiece, but it’s definitely a gem worth discovering. Horror Hotel has been compared to Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho due to some structural similarities. Both films begin by establishing an attractive young blonde as the primary character, leading the audience to assume that she’ll be the protagonist for the remainder of the story. In both films, the blonde travels to an isolated location and checks into a motel run by an eccentric manager. Furthermore, both films were made the same year.
City of the Dead or Horror Hotel 1960 by John Llewellyn Moxey | Christopher Lee & Valentine Dyal | Horror Film
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The City of the Dead (U.S. title: Horror Hotel) is a 1960 horror film directed by John Llewellyn Moxey and starring Christopher Lee and Valentine Dyall. Produced in England but set in America, the British actors were required to speak with American accents throughout.
Plot
On the recommendation of her professor (Christopher Lee), a young female student (Venetia Stevenson) travels to the fictional Massachusetts town of Whitewood to do some research into witchcraft. She finds the town occupied by the reincarnation of an infamous witch (Patricia Jessel) burned at the stake in the 17th century; in order to sustain her immortality, virginity must be human sacrifice to her every year – and this year, the student has been the chosen victim.
Cast
- Dennis Lotis as Richard Barlow
- Christopher Lee as 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
- Norman Macowan as Reverend Russell
- Fred Johnson as The Elder
- James Dyrenforth as Garage Attendant
- Maxine Holden as Sue
- William Abney as Policeman
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