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City of the Dead (1960) was a Horror - Thriller/Suspense Film directed by John Llewellyn Moxey and produced by Max Rosenberg and Milton Subotsky.

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The City of the Dead

By Barry P. on Oct 8, 2024 From Cinematic Catharsis

(1960) Directed by John Llewellyn Moxey; Written by George Baxt; Story by Milton Subotsky; Starring: Patricia Jessel, Dennis Lotis, Christopher Lee, Venetia Stevenson, Tom Naylor, Valentine Dyall, Betta St. John and Norman MacOwan; Available on Blu-ray and DVD. Rating: ***½ “People hav... Read full article


Horror Hotel aka City of the Dead ( 1960 )

By The Metzinger Sisters on Oct 31, 2020 From Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers

"Is it Whitewood you seek?" A tall distinguished-looking man asks this of Nan Barlow ( Venetia Stevenson ) when she comes to a crossroads one dark, foggy evening searching for an old village. It is indeed Whitewood that Nan seeks. After hearing her college professor Alan Driscoll ( Christopher Lee )... Read full article


The City of the Dead (1960)

By Beatrice on Feb 27, 2017 From Flickers in Time

The City of the Dead (AKA “Horror Hotel”) Directed by John Llewellyn Moxey Written by George Baxt; Story by Milton Subotsky 1960/UK Vulcan Films First viewing/Amazon?Instant This is a mixture of great cinematography and direction in the horror scenes and?some fairly pedestrian 1960 te... Read full article


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Prof. Alan Driscoll: The basis of fairy tale is in reality. The basis of reality is fairy tales


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Released in the U.S. on a double bill with the West German film The Head in June 1963.
"City of the Dead" aka "Horror Hotel" was the first film made by Amicus Productions, one of Hammer's most successful rivals in the 60s and 70s. At the time of this film, however, the company was known as Vulcan Productions.
The Ravens Inn proprietress, Mrs Newless, who turns out in fact to be none other than witch Elizabeth Selwyn reincarnate, has a phonetically reversible surname that points to her true character. This is a trick frequently used in vampire film & literature.
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