Horror Hotel
This little gem comes to us from the Hammer Studios in England. Now for those of you who don't know about the Hammer Studios they were a British Film powerhouse in the 1950s through the 1970s. They specialized in horror, sci-fi and thriller pics. They were NOT famous for films where people get killed with hammers (as my friend Lauren asked me today).
Horror Hotel has a simple little plot.
Christopher Lee is a professor in America specializing in the witches of New England. He sends a female student interested in the topic to a small remote town to do some research. But the hotel in which she stays is run by a...wait for it...COVEN OF WITCHES!!!
Dun-dun-dun...
What I liked about the film was the exterior shots of the village and the surround countryside. Filmed in a studio, all they did was fog the hell out of everything and use shadow. Very cool look.
The acting was good. The hipsters in their cool early sixties ties were good. Over all it was a nice little film, with a plot that made sense and a climax that didn't let me down.
Hell...
I'd even watch this one again.
Four out of Five Skulls.
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