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The City of the Dead (John Llewellyn Moxey, 1960)  

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Betta St. John-Dennis Lotis "El hotel del horror" (The city of the dead) 1960, de John Llewellyn Moxey.

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The City of the Dead (1960)

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City Of The Dead | Episode 366

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City Of The Dead | Episode 366

Jim discusses a little gem from 1960 considered the first film produced by Amicus – “City Of The Dead” or “Horror Hotel,” starring Christopher Lee, Patricia Jessel, Dennis Lotis, Venetia Stevens, Tom Naylor, Betta St. John, Valentine Dyall and Ann Beach. A college student (Stevens) goes to the site of a 17th century witch burning and discovers a horrific secret. Find out more on this episode of MONSTER ATTACK!, The Podcast Dedicated To Old Monster Movies.

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THE CITY OF THE DEAD (1960, HORROR HOTEL) – Episode 156 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era

“Young woman, leave Whitewood. Leave Whitewood tonight. For 300 years the devil has hovered over the city, made it his own. The people in it are his. Evil has triumphed over good here!” Sounds like a great vacation spot. Let’s book a room. Join this episode’s Grue-Crew – Chad Hunt, Daphne Monary-Ernsdorff, Doc Rotten, and Jeff Mohr – as they visit the Horror Hotel as depicted in John Llewellyn Moxey’s The City of the Dead (1960) and frequented by Christopher Lee.

Decades of Horror: The Classic Era Episode 156 – The City of the Dead (1960)

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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.

Director: John Llewellyn Moxey (as John Moxey)

Writers: Milton Subotsky (story), George Baxt (screenplay)

Producers: Seymour S. Dorner, Milton Subotsky, Donald Taylor

Cinematography by: Desmond Dickinson (director of photography)

Camera operator: Jack Atcheler

Editing by: John Pomeroy

Art Direction by: John Blezard

Selected 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 Rev. Russell

Fred Johnson as The Elder

James Dyrenforth as Garage Attendant (as Jimmy Dyrenforth)

Maxine Holden as Sue

William Abney as Policeman

Known as Horror Hotel in the States, Milton Subotsky (along with George Baxt) pens an atmospheric, creepy tale of witches, curses, and murder with The City of the Dead (1960). The film is a production of Vulcan Films (a precursor to Amicus Productions, the studio which continually challenged Hammer Films) and features a charismatic and chilling performance from Christopher Lee. The B&W cinematography by Desmond Dickinson is gorgeous, rivaling that of early Mario Bava, making the movie worth a watch on these merits alone. In fact, the entire cast is up to the task with the script revealing the influence of Subotsky’s favorite author, Robert Bloch (especially his novel Psycho, published in 1959) right down to the story’s twist and shock-ending. As Grue Believers certainly recall, director John Moxey is the talent behind the seventies classic, The Night Stalker (1972). You don’t want to miss this.

At the time of this writing, The City of the Dead is available for streaming from Kanopy and Tubi as well as other free streaming sources. The film is also available as a Blu-ray disc from VCI Video.

Gruesome Magazine’s Decades of Horror: The Classic Era records a new episode every two weeks. Up next in their very flexible schedule, as chosen by Doc, is Gorgo (1961). What will the Grue Crew think of this man-in-suit, kaiju movie made across the pond? 

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Chris: This is a very good b/w atmospheric horror film about witches with a very sharp performance by Christopher Lee, and wonderful sinisterness from Patricia Jessel and Valentine Dyall, the Black Guardian from Doctor Who, this film really rises above most, essential Christopher Lee viewing, Watch: On Subscription Service.

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The City of the Dead (1960)

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Sword of Sherwood Forest (1960)

"But what use is a kingdom to you if you kill your friends?"

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Films Watched in 2022:

47. The City of the Dead (1960) - Dir.  John Llewellyn Moxey

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She'll Have to Go | Robert Asher | 1962

Bob Monkhouse, Alfred Marks, Dennis Lotis, Harry Locke, and... Anna Karina

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BLOGTOBER 10/28/2021: CITY OF THE DEAD (1960)

This is just wonderful. I almost wish I had saved it for Halloween night. On 10/27 and 10/29 I gave myself a pretty hard time with three radically different tellings of the Lonely Hearts Killers tale, the last of which was just agonizing, and so I like to think that the simple pleasure of CITY OF THE DEAD is what gave me the strength to get through it all.

Hubba.

The pleasantly slight story involves a beautiful young coed who travels to a remote New England village for a research project on witchcraft in the colonies. Venetia Stevenson plays Nan Barlow, who defies the wishes of her macho boyfriend Bill (Tom Naylor) and controlling fiancé Dick (Dennis Lotis) to pursue her fascination under the advice of the sinister Professor Driscoll (none other than Christopher Lee). Don't you just hate it when your crummiest, most condescending friends turn out to be right? If I were Nan, I would *also* rather play teacher's pet to Christopher Lee, than give either of those chauvinist knuckledraggers credit for their correct intuition that something is rotten in the town of Whitewood, Massachusetts. Nan soon finds herself in a place where the fog never lets in a shred of daylight, and you have to admire the strange, icy confidence with which she struts right into the hands of local devil worshippers. Now it's up to Bill and Dick to come and track her down; they seem to spend all their time together talking smack about Nan anyway, so they might as well.

THE CITY OF THE DEAD aka HORROR HOTEL is a beautiful, stylish production that John Moxey should have been proud to call his feature debut (holy mackerel). The juicy screenplay by George Baxt keeps things lively even when not too much is actually going on, and the fabulous doll house set of Whitewood is a place I would gladly vacation. The colorful (even for black & white!) production is well met by a set of uniformly vibrant and somewhat delirious performances, most especially from Patricia Jessel as the immortal witch who rules the village with her satanic power. I have a big fat throbbing crush on Patricia Jessel now, who really helped me get over the fact that Christopher Lee is in not quite enough of this svelte movie's 78 minutes. Either one of them can sacrifice me any time.

PS Apparently Venetia's face still graces the label of this beer, which I've never heard of, but I'd love to try it just for the fun factor!

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The City of the Dead (John Llewellyn Moxey, 1960)  

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The first time I saw this movie was due to it being on a DVD with a couple of other movies. I didn't love this movie the first time I saw it, but have come around on it more with this second movie. It is an interesting early Amicus film with Christopher Lee. Have you seen this movie? What do you think about it?

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Horror Hotel (1960)

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TOP FIVE CHRISTIAN SLATER MOVIES!

(determined by casting, performance, script, cinematography, set design, prop design, character design, character appeal, soundtrack, plot, etc.)

TRUE ROMANCE (1993)

overview: R, action/crime, 2h 1m

description by ella: an elvis presley fanatic named clarence worley (christian slater) falls suddenly in love with a peachy romantic call-girl named alabama whitman. (patricia arquette). to prove to her his willingness to protect her, he goes to take back her belongings from her former pimp. after a violent change of plans, clarence leaves the club with the pimp’s blood on his hands and a mistaken suitcase filled with cociane, not clothes. they decide to live a glorious on-the-run life by selling the coke, with the help of friends. but, will clarence and alabama’s movie lifestyle have a happy ending, especially with the mob on their tail?

directed by: tony scott

script by: quentin tarantino

music by: hans zimmer and others

starring: christian slater, patricia arquette, michael rappaport, dennis hopper, christopher walken, brad pitt, & gary oldman.

why it’s #1: with a movie directed by tony scott and a script by the legendary quentin tarantino, nothing can go wrong. clarence worley and alabama whitman are some of the most interesting characters to ever be in a bonnie/clyde scenario. the movie is always moving, but the cliches of a crime/action movie are thrown out of the window when it comes to true romance. the cinematography and overall design is very unique, is quite beautiful. pretty much one of the sexiest, if not the sexiest, movie, ever.

PUMP UP THE VOLUME (1990)

overview: R, drama/comedy, 1h 45m

description by ella: a outcast with a way of words, mark hunter (christian slater), finds his voice in a pirate radio show, going by the name happy harry hard-on. every night a 10 o’ clock, he empowers the teens of arizona to be who they are, be crazy as shit, and live their life, no matter how ridiculous and crazy, all while nineties hard rock plays and his hormones rattle. but when he’s discovered by nora diniro (samantha mathis), everything falls apart. suddenly the government and the school are after him for his out-of-line behavior on the air, and he’s falling in love for the first time. jeez, somebody give mark hunter a break!

directed by: allan moyle

script by: allan moyle

music by: concrete blond, pixies, peter murphy, urban dance squad, etc.

starring: christian slater, samantha mathis, annie ross, cheryl pollak, andy romano, billy morrisette, & ellen greene.

why it’s #2: pump up the volume is one of the most controversial and eye-opening movies of it’s era. with mark hunter (christian slater) boiling over with truth about society and how it beats down it’s youth, it’s bound to be fantastic. the set design is gorgeous and really matches the aesthetic of the 1990s. the plot is easy to follow, but wild and interesting, and really is a good watch. plus, who doesn’t want to see christian slater and samantha mathis drooling over eachother?

HEATHERS (1988)

overview: R, dark comedy, 1h 43m

description by ella: a teen girl lost in societal standards, veronica sawyer (winona ryder) falls for a rejected and dejected jason dean (christian slater), with a taste for a clean slate. it seemed perfect at first, her prince coming to her rescue on his motorcycle. but, after a line of murders with her knight in armor, veronica finds herself pushed off the edge. before she can stop the madness, she must stop jason dean.

directed by: michael lehmann

script by: daniel waters

music by: david newman

starring: winona ryder, christian slater, shannon doherty, kim walker, lisanne frank, patrick labyorteaux, lance fenton, & carrie lynn.

why it’s #3: the set design of this movie is absolutely gorgeous, with each piece seemingly handcrafted to fit. the script is one of the best of it’s kind, as it’s unique catchphrases and dialogue assigned to each character is brilliant. the plot is so fun to watch unfold, and you’ll find yourself torn between rooting for veronica sawyer or jason dean.

UNTAMED HEART (1993)

overview: P-13, romance/drama, 1h 42m

description by ella: caroline, a bubbly waitress,(maresi tomei) falls victim to the tender trap of love after a series of breakups. with the help of her best friend cindy (rosie perez) she finally feels herself again. but, comes along thugs from her past, who follow her home and attempt to rape her. a shy busboy named adam (christian slater) who is hopelessly in love with caroline, comes to her rescue. as their romance blooms, caroline falls even deeper in love with adam than she ever imagined.

directed by: tony bill

script by: tom sierchio

music by: cliff eidelman

starring: maresi tomei, christian slater, rosie perez, kyle secor, willie garson, & lotis key.

why it’s #4: untamed heart is one of the most tragic yet heartwarming romance stories ever told. maresi tomei and christian slater play their roles with ease, and their romance is believable and awe-worthy.

MOBSTERS (1991)

overview: R, crime/drama, 2h

description by ella: four mobsters, charlie luciano (christian slater), meyer lansky (patrick dempsey), bugsy siegel (richard grieco), and frank costello (costas mandylor) rise from nothing a build an empire. but, the original big guys of the mob world are sensing the quartet are more trouble than they thought.

directed by: michael karbelnikoff

script by: michael mahern

music by: michael small

starring: christian slater, patrick dempsey, richard grieco, costas mandylor, lara flynn boyle, anthony quinn, & michael gambon.

why it’s #5: armed with a tommy gun and a craving for revenge, christian slater and his gang of mob maniacs stop at nothing to make their acting perfect in this movie. the set design is the best i’ve seen in a mob movie ever, and does justice to charlie lucky luciano’s legend.