Watch City Of The Dead (1960) Free Online

Release Date: 1960

Cast: Valentine Dyall, Patricia Jessel, Christopher Lee, Betta St. John, Venetia Stevenson

Categories: Movies, Horror, Supernatural

City of the Dead (US title: Horror Hotel) is a 1960 horror/thriller 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. 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;... MORE

City of the Dead (US title: Horror Hotel) is a 1960 horror/thriller 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. 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, virgins must be sacrificed to her every year--and this year, the student has been the chosen victim. Production began on October 12, 1959 at Shepperton Studios with a budget of £45,000. Milton Subotsky was credited as the film's executive producer; it was produced by Vulcan Productions. This film has been compared to Psycho due to some structural similarities. Both films begin by establishing an attractive young blonde woman as the viewpoint character, leading the audience to assume that she will be the protagonist through the rest of the story. In both films, LESS