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The City of the Dead ()

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A young college student arrives in a sleepy Massachusetts town to research witchcraft; during her stay at an eerie inn, she discovers a startling secret about the town and its inhabitants.
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Richard Barlow
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Alan Driscoll
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Elizabeth Selwyn / Mrs. Newless
Tom Naylor ...
Bill Maitland
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Patricia Russell
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Nan Barlow
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Jethrow Keane
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Lottie
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Rev. Russell
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The Elder
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Garage Attendant (as Jimmy Dyrenforth)
Maxine Holden ...
Sue
William Abney ...
Policeman
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Andy Alston ...
Villager Lighting Pyre (uncredited)
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Coven Member (uncredited)
Rodney Dines ...
Student (uncredited)
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Minor Role (uncredited)
Anthony Lang ...
Coven Member (uncredited)
Terry Sartain ...
Guard Holding Selwyn (uncredited)
Gerry Wain ...
Witches Coven Member (uncredited)
Charles Wood ...
Villager (uncredited)

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John Llewellyn Moxey ... (as John Moxey)

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Milton Subotsky ... (story by)
 
George Baxt ... (screenplay by)

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Seymour S. Dorner ... executive producer
Milton Subotsky ... executive producer
Donald Taylor ... producer (produced by)

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Douglas Gamley

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Desmond Dickinson ... director of photography

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John Pomeroy

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John Blezard

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Barbara Barnard ... hairdresser
George Claff ... makeup artist

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Ben Arbeid ... production manager

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Tom Pevsner ... assistant director

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Richard Bird ... sound mixer
John Aldred ... dubbing mixer (uncredited)

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Cliff Richardson ... special effects

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Jack Atcheler ... camera operator
Ronnie Fox Rogers ... first assistant camera (uncredited)

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Freda Gibson ... wardrobe supervisor

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Douglas Gamley ... conductor
Ken Jones ... composer: jazz music

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Splinters Deason ... set continuity
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Plot Summary

A young coed (Nan Barlow) uses her winter vacation to research a paper on witchcraft in New England. Her professor recommends that she spend time in a small village named Whitewood, his hometown, and also recommends that she stay at the "Raven's Inn" run by Mrs. Newless. When she arrives at Whitewood, she notices macabre happenings, and soon things really start happening in earnest, and she finds herself "marked" for sacrifice by the coven of undead witches. It seems that the innkeeper is actually the undead spirit of Elizabeth Selwyn, and the "guests" at the inn are the other witches who have come to celebrate the sacrifice on Candlemas Eve; as Nan walks away, one of them says, "HE will be PLEASED." Written by John A Kostecki

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Taglines This key will answer your questions to these screaming mysteries...(next to a skeleton hand holding a key) See more »
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Also Known As
  • City of the Dead (United States)
  • Horror Hotel (United States)
  • Horror Hotel (India, English title)
  • Town of the Evil Dead (Japan, English title)
  • Horror Hotel (France)
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  • 78 min
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Budget GBP45,000 (estimated)

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Trivia This movie's US release under the title of "Horror Hotel" omitted the following lines during Elizabeth Selwyn's burning at the stake in the first scene, which are critical to fully understanding the plot, but apparently offended American censors: Elizabeth Selwyn: "I have made my pact with thee O Lucifer! Hear me, hear me! I will do thy bidding for all eternity. For all eternity shall I practice the ritual of Black Mass. For all eternity shall I sacrifice unto thee. I give thee my soul, take me into thy service." Jethro Keane: "O Lucifer, listen to thy servant, grant her this pact for all eternity and I with her, and if we fail thee but once, you may do with our souls what you will." Elizabeth Selwyn: "Make this city an example of thy vengeance. Curse it, curse it for all eternity! Let me be the instrument of thy curse. Hear me O Lucifer, hear me!" See more »
Goofs Although it might be more cinematic, witches were never burned at the stake in New England. They were either hanged or pressed (by large rocks being placed upon them by villagers). Burnings of witches happened in England. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Horror Hotel/The Human Monster (1971). See more »
Soundtracks Happy Birthday See more »
Quotes Reverend Russell: They must sacrifice a young girl on two nights of the year.
Richard Barlow: When are these nights, sir?
Reverend Russell: Candlemas Eve, and the Witch's Sabbath.
Richard Barlow: Candlemas Eve, that, that's February the 1st, when is the Witch's Sabbath?
Reverend Russell: *Tonight*.
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