๐ซ๏ธ๐ฎ A chilling tale of witchcraft, foggy graveyards, and eerie secrets.
Also known as The City of the Dead, Horror Hotel (1960) is a cult British horror film that blends gothic atmosphere with occult terror. Set in a cursed New England town, it delivers spine-tingling suspense and haunting visuals.
๐ฝ๏ธ Plot Summary:
A curious college student travels to the mysterious village of Whitewood to research witchcraftโonly to find herself in a web of ancient evil. As the fog rolls in and the church bells toll, dark rituals and ghostly apparitions reveal the horrifying truthโฆ
๐ฐ๏ธ Year Released: 1960
๐ญ Genre: Horror, Mystery, Gothic
๐ฌ Directed by: John Llewellyn Moxey
๐๏ธ Starring: Patricia Jessel, Dennis Lotis, Christopher Lee
๐ฏ Why Watch It?
โ๏ธ Early screen appearance by horror icon Christopher Lee
โ๏ธ Eerie fog-drenched setting and strong gothic visuals
โ๏ธ Perfect for fans of Psycho and The Wicker Man
โ๏ธ A must-see in public domain horror cinema
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Also known as The City of the Dead, Horror Hotel (1960) is a cult British horror film that blends gothic atmosphere with occult terror. Set in a cursed New England town, it delivers spine-tingling suspense and haunting visuals.
๐ฝ๏ธ Plot Summary:
A curious college student travels to the mysterious village of Whitewood to research witchcraftโonly to find herself in a web of ancient evil. As the fog rolls in and the church bells toll, dark rituals and ghostly apparitions reveal the horrifying truthโฆ
๐ฐ๏ธ Year Released: 1960
๐ญ Genre: Horror, Mystery, Gothic
๐ฌ Directed by: John Llewellyn Moxey
๐๏ธ Starring: Patricia Jessel, Dennis Lotis, Christopher Lee
๐ฏ Why Watch It?
โ๏ธ Early screen appearance by horror icon Christopher Lee
โ๏ธ Eerie fog-drenched setting and strong gothic visuals
โ๏ธ Perfect for fans of Psycho and The Wicker Man
โ๏ธ A must-see in public domain horror cinema
๐ Donโt forget to LIKE ๐ | COMMENT ๐ฌ | SUBSCRIBE ๐ for more vintage horror classics, lost gems, and chilling tales from the public domain!
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00:00:00THE END
00:00:30Oh
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00:01:30Oh
00:01:47Bring out Elizabeth so what
00:02:00Oh
00:02:12Wait
00:02:30Burn the witch
00:02:36Jethro
00:02:38Jethro
00:02:40Jethro Cain
00:02:42Hast thou consorted with the witch Elizabeth Selwyn
00:02:52No
00:02:54Burn the witch
00:02:56I'm safe
00:02:58No
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00:03:01You
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00:03:05Take it
00:03:07You
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00:03:23No! No! No! No!
00:03:30No! No!
00:03:33Hold on!
00:03:38Help the boys! Help me!
00:03:41Elizabeth Selwyn!
00:03:44On this third day of March, in the year of our Lord, 1692,
00:03:50we, the people of Whitewood, Massachusetts, condemn thee as a witch.
00:04:00May the flames cleanse thy soul of its evil, of its lust for blood,
00:04:06and may they bring about the death of Abigail Adams.
00:04:20Help her, Elizabeth! Help her!
00:04:26Help her, Elizabeth! Help her!
00:04:29Help her!
00:04:30Help her, Elizabeth! Help her!
00:04:33I have made my pact with thee, Elizabeth!
00:04:35Hear me!
00:04:37Burn witch! Burn witch! Burn witch! Burn witch! Burn witch! Burn witch! Burn witch! Burn witch! Burn witch! Burn witch! Burn witch! Burn witch! Burn witch! Burn witch! Burn witch! Burn witch! Burn witch! Burn witch! Burn witch! Burn witch! Burn witch! Burn witch! Burn witch! Burn witch! Burn witch! Burn witch! Burn witch! Burn witch! Burn witch! Burn witch! Burn witch! Burn witch! Burn witch! Burn witch! Burn witch! Burn witch! Burn witch! Burn witch! Burn witch! Burn witch! Burn witch! Burn witch! Burn witch! Burn witch! Burn witch! Burn witch! Burn witch! Burn witch! Burn witch! Burn witch! Burn witch! Burn witch! Burn witch! Burn witch! Burn witch! Burn witch! Burn witch! Burn witch! Burn witch! Burn witch! Burn witch! Burn witch! Burn witch! Burn witch! Burn witch! Burn witch! Burn witch! Burn witch! Burn witch! Burn witch! Burn witch! Burn witch! Burn witch! Burn witch! Burn
00:05:07too. Though as I've said, little is known today of the actual practice of witchcraft in 17th
00:05:12century New England, superstition, fear, and jealousy drove the Puritans to accuse their
00:05:18friends and relatives of consorting with the devil. Raiding around huge bonfires, repeating
00:05:24vindictive chants, they consigned the poor creatures to the flames. The tortured souls
00:05:28cried out in agony as the flames mounted higher and higher, burn witch, burn witch, burn, burn,
00:05:34burn. Dig that crazy beat. That will be all for today. Tomorrow will be my concluding lecture
00:05:45on the history of witchcraft in 17th century New England. I shall bring along some illustrations
00:05:49which I'm sure will interest you up. Helping the matches. Maitland! Since you chose to attend
00:05:59these lectures, I had hoped that it was in a spirit of scientific curiosity about the subject.
00:06:04that will be all.
00:06:07Bill, how could you? Who takes it all so darn serious? He's got you all hypnotized.
00:06:15Oh, Miss Barlow.
00:06:17Yes, Professor.
00:06:18Can I see you for a moment, please?
00:06:19What about our date? Look, um, I'll wait for you outside, huh?
00:06:26Yes, Professor.
00:06:29How a difficult young man, that. I fear that you are more of an attraction to him than my
00:06:37poor efforts. However, I've been reading through your papers, Miss Barlow. They show a very
00:06:41sound appreciation of the subjects. I want to go to New England to do my senior paper.
00:06:45Mm-hmm. Not really quite good, you know.
00:06:47Oh, I'm not quite sure. Some first-hand research. I want to get the atmosphere. Find out how
00:06:56widespread witchcraft really was, what the witches were really like. That might take a
00:07:01little time, you know. Well, I have the time. My brother and I were going to spend our vacation
00:07:04with our cousins. What I'd really like to do is to get a room in the smallest, oldest town
00:07:11in New England I can find. Check through all the town hall records. Recheck the libraries.
00:07:17Talk to the Puritan descendants. Make a really thorough investigation.
00:07:22Your brother is professor of science, Miss Barlow. I hardly think he'd be very interested in
00:07:25the history of witchcraft. Then I'd go alone.
00:07:28You don't think he'd object to that? You leave Richard to me. He's picking me up here for
00:07:33lunch. Hello, Bill. Professor Barlow. Nan here? Yeah, she's in there with him. Well, I don't
00:07:44like her getting mixed up in this witchcraft business. Why not? It's only part of her history
00:07:49course. Professor Barlow. Before you go in there, could I have a word with you? Sure. Well, it's
00:07:56about Nan and me. Oh. If you're really serious about this, I have to know the town of New England.
00:08:02As a matter of fact, it's the identical place where the events occurred that I mentioned
00:08:05in today's lecture. Whitewood. It's quite a small place. It's a little bit up the beaten track.
00:08:11So maybe these directions will help you. Thank you.
00:08:14I think you might very well find what you're looking for there. I happen to know the woman
00:08:20who owns the inn in Whitewood. Her name is Newelless. Mrs. Newelless. So you just tell her I sent you.
00:08:26Raven's Inn, Whitewood. What's Whitewood?
00:08:29Now, Dick, don't be too upset, but I'm going to change my plans for the vacation.
00:08:37Change your plans? Yes. Going to a place called Whitewood for a week or so to do some research.
00:08:43Who are you? What about Cousin Sue? Oh, she's expecting you for a birthday party on the 17th. She'll never forget.
00:08:50I can still easily make it by then. This is important. My term paper's got to be good. It could mean a scholarship.
00:08:56Man, I've made all the way. Come on, Dick. You'll have a good time without me. My mind's made up. I'm going to Whitewood.
00:09:03Surely any good encyclopedia will give you all the nonsense you want to know about witchcraft.
00:09:07Witchcraft is not nonsense, Arlo. I'm sorry, Driscoll. Witchcraft, like magic sorcery. To me, it's nothing but fairytale mumbo-jumbo.
00:09:18I'm a scientist, Driscoll. I believe what I can see, what I can feel and touch.
00:09:23The basis of fairytales is reality. The basis of reality is fairytales. Did you ever meet a witch, Driscoll?
00:09:29Perhaps. Oh, come on. You're an historian. No witch ever survived the burning at the stake for all that pact with the devil.
00:09:39In 1692, Elizabeth Sowen went to the stake. She was buried in a churchyard in New England.
00:09:49And yet, three years later, three years later, a new wave of blood sacrifices broke out in the village that they condemned her.
00:09:57The daughters of the elders who had condemned her were themselves found murdered with every last drop of blood drained from their bodies.
00:10:03And afterwards, people came forward to testify that they had actually seen Elizabeth Sowen.
00:10:08Oh, stop. This would be more effective at midnight with howling winds and crashing thunder.
00:10:13And even then, it wouldn't frighten anyone.
00:10:15Dick, I'm sorry, Professor Driscoll.
00:10:19That's all right, Miss Barlow. You won't be the first person to scoff at the subject.
00:10:27Honey, when you get to, um, where is it?
00:10:30Whitewood. Ah, yes, Whitewood.
00:10:32Well, send me a picture postcard of a witch. If possible, autographed.
00:10:36Now, uh, let's have some lunch, eh?
00:10:38I'm sorry, I have a date.
00:10:55Nan, darling, I still don't see why you have to go off to this Whitewood place.
00:10:59Now, I thought we were going to have some time together during this vacation.
00:11:03You know I want to be with you. It's just this is important.
00:11:06Look, what the heck can you find that hasn't been found before?
00:11:10I don't know.
00:11:12It's just that maybe, hidden in some attic or buried in some old antique shop,
00:11:17there's something that might give a whole new outlook to the subject.
00:11:20Oh, what new outlook can that be?
00:11:22You're a science student. Honey, you know how important research is.
00:11:25But this isn't about anything real.
00:11:27This is just superstitious people burning silly old women.
00:11:31But suppose the women weren't silly.
00:11:33Suppose they really had a pact with the devil.
00:11:36A pact that could have supernatural power.
00:11:39Oh, come on. What kind of power?
00:11:41I don't know.
00:11:43Look, it's no use, Bill.
00:11:52We've both tried our hardest to talk her out of going.
00:11:56Do you really think she will find anything worthwhile?
00:11:59Well, I think we have to respect her desire to find something new,
00:12:02even if we don't agree with the subject.
00:12:05Agree with it?
00:12:06I've never heard so much nonsense as that guy Driscoll talks in all my life.
00:12:10Well, here I am, all packed.
00:12:12Oh, I suppose nothing I can say will stop you from going, huh?
00:12:16Yeah, well, I'll put this in the car.
00:12:24I still hoped you'd change your mind, Nan.
00:12:26Don't worry, darling. I'll be back as quick as I can.
00:12:29And I'll write.
00:12:32Well, don't forget me altogether, huh?
00:12:35I won't.
00:12:37Give Sue my love and don't forget we have a date at our party.
00:12:42Bye, darling.
00:12:43Uh, excuse me, can you help me? I seem to be lost.
00:12:44Sure, if I can.
00:12:45I'm looking for the Whamport Road.
00:12:46Whamport Road.
00:12:47Whamport Road.
00:12:48Hardly anyone uses that anymore.
00:12:49Well, my friend gave me a call.
00:12:50I'm looking for the Whamport Road.
00:12:51I'm looking for the Whamport Road.
00:12:52Whamport Road.
00:12:53Uh, excuse me, can you help me? I seem to be lost.
00:12:57Sure, if I can.
00:12:58I'm looking for the Whamport Road.
00:12:59Whamport Road? Hardly anyone uses that anymore.
00:13:02Well, my friend gave me the directions. Uh, take road 28A, turn onto the Whamport Road.
00:13:09Bare left at the fork through to Whitewood.
00:13:10Whitewood?
00:13:11Uh, am I that far away?
00:13:12No, ma'am. Not far.
00:13:13Not many God-fearing folks visit Whitewood nowadays.
00:13:14If I were you, I'd have to go to Whitewood.
00:13:15I'd have to go to Whitewood.
00:13:16I'd have to go to Whitewood.
00:13:17I'd have to go to Whitewood.
00:13:18I'd have to go to Whitewood.
00:13:19I'd have to go to Whitewood.
00:13:20I'd have to go to Whitewood.
00:13:21I'd have to go to Whitewood.
00:13:22Uh, excuse me, can you help me?
00:13:23I seem to be lost.
00:13:24Sure, if I can.
00:13:25I'm looking for the Whamport Road.
00:13:26Well, follow this road about two miles.
00:13:27You come to a fork.
00:13:28There'll be a sign, Whamport Road.
00:13:29Turn left.
00:13:30Keep straight.
00:13:31There'll be Whitewood.
00:13:32Thank you very much.
00:13:56Does that sign say Whamport Road?
00:14:21Whamport Road, yes.
00:14:23Oh, good.
00:14:24I was afraid I missed it.
00:14:26Is it Whitewood, you see?
00:14:28Yes.
00:14:29I, too.
00:14:30Would I be imposing if...
00:14:32No, of course not.
00:14:33Get in.
00:14:43I think the Highway Commission would do something about these roads.
00:14:46Wish out here comes another bump.
00:14:49What is your mission in Whitewood?
00:14:55Mission?
00:14:56Well, I'm going there to do some research on witchcraft.
00:15:00Professor Driscoll gave us some very interesting lectures on the subject.
00:15:04I'm going there to get some original source material.
00:15:07Do you know Whitewood?
00:15:09I haven't known it for many years.
00:15:11Do you go there often?
00:15:12Fairly often.
00:15:13Oh, then you must know the Raven's Inn.
00:15:14I shall be resting there.
00:15:15Oh, so shall I.
00:15:16Oh, my name's Nan Barlow.
00:15:17My name's Jethro Keane.
00:15:18Pleased to meet you.
00:15:19Pleased to meet you.
00:15:20Pleased to meet you.
00:15:21Pleased to meet you.
00:15:22Just like a picture out of a history book.
00:15:27I feel as though I were in the 17th century.
00:15:31Just like a picture out of a history book.
00:15:45I feel as though I were in the 17th century.
00:15:49Why hasn't Whitewood been written about?
00:15:51It's our forbidden path.
00:15:53You tourists come here.
00:15:55For Whitewood, time stands still.
00:15:59Look at that church.
00:16:00It must have been beautiful.
00:16:03What a shame they let it get so run down.
00:16:08Straight off?
00:16:09Yes, follow the road around.
00:16:22Ah, there it is.
00:16:24What a lovely old building.
00:16:2717th century at least.
00:16:29How picturesque can you get?
00:16:31Right by the graveyard.
00:16:34Yes, it has not been used for more than 200 years.
00:16:37Any witches buried there?
00:16:39There are indeed.
00:16:40All in a section of unconsecrated ground.
00:16:43Spooky, isn't it?
00:16:47Well, keep your fingers crossed for me, Mr. Keene.
00:16:50I hope Mrs. Newell has that run.
00:16:52I hope she has done.
00:17:03Well, thank you.
00:17:13I hope he has cambiated.
00:17:45Oh, I didn't hear you come in.
00:18:06Are you Mrs. Newlas?
00:18:09Oh, I'm Nan Barlow.
00:18:11I was told I might find a room here.
00:18:15I was recommended by a friend of mine, Professor Driscoll. Perhaps you know him.
00:18:19That will be all, Lottie.
00:18:27I'm sorry to keep you waiting.
00:18:29Unfortunately, Lottie cannot talk.
00:18:32I've often told her not to answer the bell.
00:18:34Oh, poor thing.
00:18:35Then you're Mrs. Newlas.
00:18:36I am. May I help you?
00:18:37Oh, yes. I'd like to have a room here for two weeks.
00:18:41The hotel is quite full.
00:18:44Oh, the guests are never about at this time of the day.
00:18:47Well, I'm a student of Professor Driscoll's.
00:18:50He told me if I mentioned his name, I'd have no trouble.
00:18:52Well, there is a room I could let you have.
00:18:58It's just off the lobby.
00:18:59Oh, thank you.
00:19:01Oh, Mrs. Newlas, that plaque.
00:19:05Is it true that Elizabeth Selwyn was really burnt here for being a witch?
00:19:10She was.
00:19:12And do you believe she was a witch?
00:19:13Come along.
00:19:17I'll show you to your room.
00:19:22I hope you will be comfortable.
00:19:32Yes, it is a nice room.
00:19:35The previous occupants have always found it most agreeable.
00:19:38Well, if there's anything you should need, just ring the bell for me at the desk.
00:20:13It's been so many months.
00:20:28I've counted the days to this holiday.
00:20:31So have the others.
00:20:33It wasn't easy for some of my guests to get here.
00:20:36Many had to travel vast distances.
00:20:39I was lucky.
00:20:40The last few miles were enchanting.
00:20:43Miss Barlow is very good company.
00:20:46You must be tired, Jethro.
00:20:48Your room is ready.
00:20:48And the festivities.
00:20:49And the festivities.
00:20:50And the festivities.
00:20:54I am prepared.
00:21:02Oh, Mrs. Newlas.
00:21:03I thought I'd have a short look around town.
00:21:06I won't be gone long.
00:21:07I think you'll find the church interesting.
00:21:10Unfortunately, it no longer has a congregation.
00:21:19He will be pleased.
00:21:21Please.
00:21:21Please.
00:21:21Please.
00:21:22Please.
00:21:22Let's go.
00:21:52Let's go.
00:22:22I'm told this was once a house of worship.
00:22:24It is still a house of worship.
00:22:27I am the reverend of this church.
00:22:29As long as the breath of life is within me,
00:22:32this house shall remain God's house.
00:22:36Must have been a beautiful building.
00:22:38To me, it is still beautiful.
00:22:42I'm sorry.
00:22:43What a shame the people have let it fall into such a state.
00:22:47Strangers rarely come to Whitewood.
00:22:50Who are you?
00:22:52I'm Nan Barlow.
00:22:53I'm staying at the Raven's Inn.
00:22:55Why have you come to Whitewood?
00:22:57Well, because I'm interested in witchcraft.
00:23:01Young woman, leave Whitewood.
00:23:04Leave Whitewood tonight.
00:23:06For 300 years, the devil has hovered over the city,
00:23:11made it his own.
00:23:13The people in it are his.
00:23:15Evil has triumphed over good here.
00:23:19Look at my church.
00:23:21I have no parish.
00:23:23No one worships here.
00:23:26His is the power.
00:23:28What power?
00:23:30Leave Whitewood.
00:23:32Leave Whitewood tonight.
00:23:34I beg of you.
00:23:36What power?
00:23:36Leave before it is too late.
00:24:06Good evening.
00:24:32Good evening.
00:24:34Please excuse the mess.
00:24:35We haven't been open long.
00:24:36You have some very interesting things here.
00:24:38Yes, they belong to my grandmother.
00:24:40When she died, I came back to sort things out.
00:24:43Oh, I'm sorry.
00:24:44Then you don't live here?
00:24:45No, my family have lived here for generations,
00:24:47but I've just been back a few weeks.
00:24:49Would you like to have a look around?
00:24:52Oh, I didn't mean to frighten you when I came in.
00:24:55It's just that all the people I've met here
00:24:57have acted like I'm a person from another world.
00:25:01They don't see many strangers here.
00:25:02And I had the most, well, unusual experience with the reverend.
00:25:07He barred my way from the church.
00:25:09And he talked to me about a curse.
00:25:12And he warned me to leave Whitewood.
00:25:14Can you explain that?
00:25:17No, I can't.
00:25:18Does he often act that way?
00:25:21He's my grandfather.
00:25:23Oh, I'm sorry.
00:25:24Oh, he's all right.
00:25:24It's happened before with strangers.
00:25:26Oh, the lack of parishioners and loss of his sight
00:25:29has made him bitter and suspicious.
00:25:31I'm afraid, but with him and the town, I was very scared.
00:25:35When I saw your lights, I made a dash for them.
00:25:37I'm glad you did.
00:25:40Do you have any books or pamphlets on witchcraft?
00:25:44You do, don't you?
00:25:45A friend of mine...
00:25:45Well, we have a collection gathering dust,
00:25:48but why on earth would you be interested in...
00:25:50Oh, I'm sorry.
00:25:51It's really none of my business.
00:25:52No, that's all right.
00:25:53I'm studying it in college,
00:25:54and I've come here to write my term paper.
00:25:56Well, just wait.
00:25:57I'll see what I can find.
00:25:57That's Elizabeth Selwyn.
00:26:08Burned as a witch, March 3rd, 1692.
00:26:11Yes, I know.
00:26:12I saw the plaque in the lobby of the hotel.
00:26:14You're staying at the Ravens Inn?
00:26:16Yes.
00:26:17It was recommended to me by a friend of mine,
00:26:19Professor Driscoll.
00:26:20Alan Driscoll?
00:26:21Yes, do you know him?
00:26:22No, but my grandfather speaks of him.
00:26:24His family come from here.
00:26:25Oh, I didn't know that.
00:26:26Here, I think this will do for a start.
00:26:31The lovely locket.
00:26:32May I see it?
00:26:35I believe it's quite old.
00:26:36It is.
00:26:37You're very lucky.
00:26:39I'm even more lucky to have found this.
00:26:41The Treaties on Devil Worship in New England.
00:26:44This must be a very rare book.
00:26:47I'm afraid I couldn't afford to buy it.
00:26:50You can borrow it, if you like.
00:26:52Oh, could I?
00:26:52That would be wonderful.
00:26:53I promise I'll bring it back in a few days.
00:26:55You're very welcome, Miss, sir.
00:26:57Barlow.
00:26:58Nan Barlow.
00:26:58Nan Barlow.
00:27:00Thank you very much.
00:27:01Good night.
00:27:01Good night.
00:27:02Good night.
00:27:02Good night.
00:27:10Good night.
00:27:10Good night.
00:27:41Yes, Miss Barlow?
00:27:53I've heard some strange noises in my room.
00:27:56Oh, possibly the water in the pipes. This is a very old inn.
00:27:59No, it seems to be coming from the cellar underneath.
00:28:01I hardly think so, Miss Barlow. The cellars do not extend beneath your room.
00:28:05Then why is there a trapdoor in the floor?
00:28:08The ground was filled in many years ago to strengthen the foundations of the building.
00:28:12But I'm sure I...
00:28:13If you insist, I will come and see you.
00:28:24I don't hear anything.
00:28:27But just a few minutes ago...
00:28:31Never mind. I'm sorry.
00:28:32You're welcome.
00:28:33But you can see for yourself there is no ring in the trapdoor because there is no reason to lift it.
00:28:37There is nothing underneath but earth.
00:28:39There is nothing underneath but earth.
00:29:09There is nothing underneath.
00:29:19Come in.
00:29:22Oh, hello, Lottie. Come in.
00:29:25I don't need any more towels. I haven't used mine. They're quite clean.
00:29:29It's clean.
00:29:38Lottie, I've told you before not to bother the guests.
00:29:46Miss Barlow, I thought you might care to join the others.
00:29:49I will, as soon as I finish my notes.
00:29:52I'll put some clothes on and join them.
00:29:54A treatise on devil worship in New England.
00:29:58Well, do you find this interesting?
00:30:00Why, it's fascinating. The things I've learnt.
00:30:03I bet you don't know the half of it.
00:30:05And you live right here on a spot where the witches were actually burnt.
00:30:09Listen to this.
00:30:10On Candlemas Eve, February 1st, in the year 1692,
00:30:16a coven of witches, a coven that's 13, some men, some women,
00:30:21whose power came from the devil, gathered beneath the Raven's Inn
00:30:25to perform a black mass in the honor of Lucifer.
00:30:28The witch, Elizabeth Selwyn, later to be burnt at the stake,
00:30:32marked a young girl for sacrifice by obtaining an object of value belonging to her,
00:30:37with which to call her.
00:30:39And leaving in its place a dead bird and a sprig of woodbine,
00:30:44the witches sacrificed her on the altar and drank her blood at the hour of 13.
00:30:50What's the hour of 13?
00:30:53Well, personally, I have never heard a clock strike more than 12.
00:30:56Now, how about joining the dancing?
00:30:59In a little while, I promise.
00:31:00Oh, by the way, I seem to have misplaced my locket.
00:31:04I remember having it in my room, and now it's disappeared.
00:31:07Oh, I'm sorry. I'll ask Lottie.
00:31:09Well, I'm not saying it was stolen.
00:31:11It's just, I remember having it on the dresser, and now it's gone.
00:31:15I would appreciate it.
00:31:17Of course. I'll look into it immediately.
00:31:29Lottie, I have warned you too often about annoying our guests.
00:31:33If you disobey me again, I shall turn you out.
00:31:36And if I turn you out, there will be no place for you anywhere.
00:31:40You do understand, Lottie, don't you?
00:31:42I will be there somewhere, don't you?
00:31:45All right.
00:31:47Well, let's go.
00:33:05Ah, Miss Barlow.
00:33:18I'm afraid Lottie is nowhere to be found, but I will inquire about your locket first thing in the morning.
00:33:22Oh, thank you.
00:33:23Where is everybody?
00:33:25Most of the other guests have gone to services.
00:33:28Services on the 1st of February.
00:33:29Candlemas Eve.
00:33:34The night when the witches mock the rituals of the church.
00:33:39Are you all right, Miss Barlow?
00:33:42Yes. Quite. Thank you.
00:33:45Good night.
00:33:45Good night, Miss Barlow.
00:33:46Come.
00:36:46Help me!
00:36:48Help!
00:36:50Let me go!
00:36:52No!
00:36:55Take your hands off me!
00:36:57Let me go!
00:36:58No!
00:36:59No!
00:37:00No!
00:37:02No!
00:37:03No!
00:37:04No!
00:37:05I got me!
00:37:06No!
00:37:07No!
00:37:08No!
00:37:16No!
00:37:17No!
00:37:18No!
00:37:19No!
00:37:20No!
00:37:21No!
00:37:22I'm Elizabeth Selwyn!
00:37:25No!
00:37:26No!
00:37:27No!
00:37:28No!
00:37:29No!
00:37:30No!
00:37:31No!
00:37:32No!
00:37:33No!
00:37:34No!
00:37:35No!
00:37:36Let's go, baby! Let's go!
00:37:44Happy birthday to you!
00:37:47Happy birthday to you!
00:37:50Happy birthday, dear Susie!
00:37:53Happy birthday to you!
00:38:06Yummy!
00:38:09Delicious!
00:38:10Dick, have you got any idea what's happened to Nan?
00:38:13I'm sure she'll show up.
00:38:14She probably met a good-looking Heewitch.
00:38:16And was bringing him along to the party.
00:38:17Only they broomstick blew her casket.
00:38:19It's not like Nan to be late for anything.
00:38:21Could you get worried about her?
00:38:22If she'll be here, I'm sure she'll make it.
00:38:25She's probably here now.
00:38:27You answer the door and I'm going to put a record on for some dancing.
00:38:29All right.
00:38:36Hi, Dick.
00:38:37Bill.
00:38:38What's the matter?
00:38:39You expecting somebody else?
00:38:40Oh, yes, Nan.
00:38:41Look, come in, come in.
00:38:43Well, Nan, didn't she hear you?
00:38:45We made a day to meet her before she left for Whitewood.
00:38:48Well, she probably got held up.
00:38:50Look, look, give me your coat, huh?
00:38:52Nan was never late for anything in her life.
00:38:55Relax.
00:38:56Take it easy.
00:38:57Join the party.
00:38:58She'll be here.
00:39:03Dick.
00:39:06I haven't had a letter from Nan in over two weeks now.
00:39:09She's probably been too busy working on her paper.
00:39:11No, no.
00:39:12There's something wrong.
00:39:13I know it.
00:39:14Look, will you do something for me?
00:39:15Hmm?
00:39:16Ring up Whitewood, will you?
00:39:17Ask him.
00:39:18Ask him if she's left.
00:39:19You serious?
00:39:20Yes, I am.
00:39:23Okay.
00:39:36Well, a long distance.
00:39:38I'd like to speak with the Miss Nan Barlow at the Raven's Inn, Whitewood.
00:39:43No, I, uh, I don't know the phone number.
00:39:46What?
00:39:47Didn't she give you the phone number?
00:39:48Oh, I know, but, uh, that's my sister.
00:39:55They say there's no such place as the Raven's Inn.
00:39:58But that's crazy.
00:39:59She's staying there.
00:40:01Give me the police.
00:40:10She left in such a hurry, she must have forgotten to return it to you, Miss Russell.
00:40:14She seems such a nice girl, too.
00:40:16Wouldn't have thought she was the sort who'd forget to return a book.
00:40:19We cannot always judge by our first impressions, can we?
00:40:22I'm not usually wrong about the people I lend my books to.
00:40:25Well, perhaps you'll be more careful in future.
00:40:28Thank you for letting me have it.
00:40:30Remember me to your grandfather.
00:40:37Lottie!
00:40:38Get out of the way, you clumsy creature.
00:40:40Can I help you?
00:40:53Yes, we're from the sheriff's office.
00:40:54We had a call this evening.
00:40:55A missing person's report from some college kid named Nan Barlow.
00:40:59The party calling said that her last known whereabouts was the Raven's Inn.
00:41:03Nan Barlow, that's strange.
00:41:05Yes, I met her.
00:41:06When did you last see her?
00:41:08About two weeks ago.
00:41:09She came to my shop and borrowed this book.
00:41:11It's quite valuable.
00:41:12And so not hearing from her, I decided to come and get it.
00:41:15Mrs. Newless had it.
00:41:16May I?
00:41:17Yes.
00:41:18That treat is on devil worship.
00:41:22I must put this in the report.
00:41:25A peculiar thing some of these college kids do nowadays.
00:41:28Well, thanks for your help.
00:41:29Come on, Charlie.
00:41:31Come on, Charlie.
00:42:01Hello?
00:42:02Yeah.
00:42:03It's the police.
00:42:04Yeah.
00:42:05Okay, thanks.
00:42:07Well...
00:42:08Police sent a car out to the Raven's Inn.
00:42:29Man checked out two weeks ago.
00:42:31I couldn't get it.
00:42:32the Raven's End and checked out two weeks ago and get it another do I look
00:42:40these are Nan's books and papers go through them see if you can find
00:42:43anything which might give us a lead I'm gonna pay a visit to a colleague of mine
00:43:02Oh Lord of Light accept the sacrifice
00:43:32I follow and I come in of course please do take your coat
00:44:02I had to phone you last night but I guess you weren't in no way no I wasn't you care to go in the city
00:44:08set yourself down thanks you take a drink Brian's soda ice please what's on your mind the man is
00:44:26missing and she has been since the day after she arrived at Whitewood really you quite sure
00:44:31that's what the police said what are they doing about it carrying out a routine check I I don't
00:44:38suppose they can do much more until they've got something definite to go on I would have thought
00:44:42there was a very great deal more they could do what as far as they're concerned she disappeared two
00:44:46weeks ago and no one in the village seems to know anything about it come see me for I thought you
00:44:52might have some ideas why did you send her to Whitewood because it was the best place for her
00:44:57research and you suggest that you say at the Raven's end sure it's the only in the red but an unlisted
00:45:01firm number again has its own clientele Barlow it doesn't need to have it how do you know it so
00:45:06well because I was born in Whitewood I see you'd have every reason to believe she'd be perfectly safe and
00:45:12going there no reason to suppose that she wouldn't be then struck me as being perfectly capable of
00:45:17taking care of herself I grant you that but why is she come back or let us know look Barlow I can
00:45:23understand your anxiety but I'm quite sure there's nothing of you to worry about nothing at all she's
00:45:27probably got absorbed in the subjects and gone off someplace I wish that all my class had her
00:45:32application yeah well I'm going to find out where this application led her I'm going to retrace
00:45:37every step Nan took I'm either gonna find Nan or know what happened to her I can't stop you from
00:45:53going no I'm not afraid afraid why well if anything did happen to your sister and somebody else went
00:46:00along to try and find out about it same thing might happen to them possible you seem to think something
00:46:05happened to my sister then no I just think you're jumping to conclusions Barlow maybe but I shall find her
00:46:11Professor Driscoll yes I don't like to disturb you but may I see you well of course please come in
00:46:18good luck in Whitewood thanks I'm sorry but did you say he was going to Whitewood yes yes silly to be
00:46:27surprised but I've just come from Whitewood really it's quite a coincidence my own family happens to come
00:46:35in Whitewood as a matter of fact I was born there yes I know please sit down thank you
00:46:39you care for a drink no thank you I think you know my grandfather the Reverend Russell Russell
00:46:50why yes of course I do how long have you been living in Whitewood since my grandmother died a few
00:46:56weeks ago oh I'm sorry well now how can I help you I've come about a pupil of yours Barlow Nan Barlow yes
00:47:06she came to Whitewood two weeks ago I met her and liked her and she told me that she was a student in
00:47:11one of your classes that you recommended that she stay at the Ravens Inn that's quite right I did well
00:47:17that's what I've come to see you about on the day after she arrived she disappeared oh later the police
00:47:24came asking questions her family were worried I thought you might have their address and why
00:47:28do you want their family's address because I have something of hers I want to return well you just
00:47:35leave it with me and I'll make sure they get it safely I don't want to trouble you if you just give me
00:47:41their address as you wish her address is Dorchester Street two two five she lives with her brother as a
00:47:53matter of fact he's a colleague of mine you just met him he's leaving when you arrived now if you'll
00:47:59excuse me I've got a lot of work to do I'm rather a busy man moment of course thank you for your help
00:48:04not at all I hope to choose something well you will remember me to your grandfather won't you
00:48:10yes of course goodbye goodbye Miss Russell yeah it's Nan's luck at all right as far as I know it's unique
00:48:26I gave it to her where did you get it the servant at the inn gave it to me it was strange I don't
00:48:31think she wanted Mrs. Newless to know I had it Mrs. Newless she runs the inn well why did you come
00:48:37here Miss uh Miss Russell I found this Professor Driscoll's notepaper I found it in the pages of a
00:48:46book I lent your sister on her first evening in Whitewood and she didn't return it I went to the
00:48:51hotel what was the book an old book book about witchcraft do you believe in it Miss Russell I don't
00:48:59know sometimes I almost think I live with it live with it an obsession of my grandfather's up till
00:49:07now I didn't take him very seriously he's an old man now I'm beginning to wonder if what he says isn't
00:49:12true what does he say that there's something evil about the village on certain nights the
00:49:18inhabitants leave the streets close their doors and stay behind them but on these nights the dead come
00:49:25to life that's like Candlemas Eve what do you know about Candlemas Eve it's in one of Nan's books
00:49:33I don't believe it things like this don't happen today Whitewood I wonder I'm going to Whitewood
00:49:50tomorrow after classes I I can give you a lift thank you but I must get back I can't leave my
00:49:55grandfather alone he's blind may I come and see you when I arrive I'd I'd like to have a talk with
00:50:00him please do it's the house next to the church goodbye I'll see you at the door
00:50:20would you be going to Whitewood yes would you take me along with you it's a dark night for walking
00:50:36you're the Reverend Russell's granddaughter aren't you yes how did you know I know a great deal
00:50:54about Whitewood have you ever been there none then never seen you see me is a special privilege
00:51:02it's reserved for a chosen few what does that mean we'll soon be at Whitewood now
00:51:10this is as far as I go you will
00:51:32she is pretty too yes she is very pretty a living descendant of those who are cursed
00:51:43somehow seems to make it better
00:51:46another day and tomorrow which is
00:52:16I'm going to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have
00:52:46Which way to Whamport Road?
00:52:56Straight ahead, walking the road, you see a sign, turn left.
00:53:00You heading for Whitewood?
00:53:01I am.
00:53:02Many people head this way?
00:53:03Not many.
00:53:04Is this the only way in and out of the town?
00:53:06In this direction, yep.
00:53:08You wouldn't remember by any chance a pretty girl in a convertible about a month ago.
00:53:12Barlow girl.
00:53:13Read about her in the papers.
00:53:14Never seen her again.
00:53:15Told the police.
00:53:17Thanks.
00:53:40Holder, could you tell me the way to Whitewood, please?
00:53:43Another one?
00:53:44Straight ahead.
00:53:44Fork in the road, you see a sign, Whamport Road, turn left, takes you right in.
00:53:48But thanks.
00:53:49Let me warn you, young fella, they don't like strangers in Whitewood.
00:53:52Okay, fine.
00:53:53Thanks very much.
00:54:15I
00:54:45I
00:55:16Good evening. Good evening. I'd like a room, please. The inn is closing.
00:55:22I'll only be here a few days. But the inn is closing. When? In two days. Well, if you don't mind, I'd like to stay until then.
00:55:30If you insist.
00:55:35Could I, could I have the, uh, the same room my, my sister had? Still available, isn't it? Yes, it's available.
00:55:42Mrs. Newlis, you told the police that my sister checked out. You are mistaken, Mr. Barlow. I told them that on the morning of February 2nd, I went to her room and found it empty, her bed not slept in, her luggage and car gone, and her bill unpaid.
00:55:56Well, you can put the charges on mine. When was the last time you saw her? On the evening of February 1st. It was shortly before midnight. She'd been in the lobby here dancing with some of the guests. She seemed to be enjoying herself.
00:56:07Did any particular guests pay a special attention to her? Not that I noticed. Your sister kept very much to herself.
00:56:15You know why she came to Whitewood? It is not my habit to inquire into people's private business. Would the fact that she was, she was investigating witchcraft have antagonized anyone in the village?
00:56:25Hardly. There have been other students here, you know. Beside your sister was a very agreeable and likable young woman.
00:56:32Well, have you any idea where she might have gone? None.
00:56:36Thank you. Now, may I see the room? As you wish. It is this way.
00:56:41It is this way.
00:56:55If you should need anything, and I am not at the desk, you have only to ring the bell.
00:58:11Hello.
00:58:36I'm so glad you've come.
00:58:38I saw your car outside the Ravens Inn earlier.
00:58:41I wondered what had happened to you.
00:58:42I've been talking with Mrs. Neulis, and then I took a walk around the village.
00:58:46Find out anything?
00:58:48Everyone here seems to be afraid of something.
00:58:51Then you don't think it's just my imagination.
00:58:53I don't know.
00:58:54Who's to say where imagination ends and truth begins?
00:58:57It's nothing tangible.
00:58:59It's just the way they look at you.
00:59:01I felt it, too.
00:59:03May I see the book that Nan borrowed?
00:59:06Yes.
00:59:06I put a marker between the pages where she must have stopped reading.
00:59:10Just sit down, and I'll tell my grandfather you're here.
00:59:43I warned you, Lottie.
01:00:33Grandfather, this is Mr. Barlow.
01:00:37How do you do, sir?
01:00:39God be with you.
01:00:40Shall we sit where we'll be more comfortable?
01:00:46Here's your chair, Grandfather.
01:00:48You must be tired.
01:00:49I am very tired.
01:00:50I have a little strength left these days for the fight.
01:00:55Won't you sit down?
01:00:56I'll make some coffee.
01:00:57The fight against what, Mr. Russell?
01:00:59Against the evil that besets this village.
01:01:02The people are creatures of the devil.
01:01:05They know no other god.
01:01:07You mean they worship Satan here?
01:01:08Today?
01:01:09Satanism was never stronger than at the present time.
01:01:12For 200 years, the people of Whitewood have carried out rituals that mocked the church's teaching.
01:01:19I find it very hard to believe, sir.
01:01:22I do not doubt, my son.
01:01:24It is real enough.
01:01:26For years, I struggled against the witches.
01:01:30Their master took away my sight.
01:01:33Seems incredible.
01:01:33I have tried to convince others.
01:01:37They, too, found it unbelievable.
01:01:40But I know these people have a pact with the devil to worship him and do his works.
01:01:47In return, he gives them eternal life.
01:01:51Eternal life?
01:01:51Aye.
01:01:52And to seal this bargain, they must sacrifice a young girl on two nights of the year.
01:02:00When are these nights, sir?
01:02:01Candlemas Eve and the Witch's Sabbath.
01:02:05Candlemas Eve, that's February the 1st.
01:02:09And when is the Witch's Sabbath?
01:02:10Tonight.
01:02:11Now you know why I came to see you.
01:02:16I had no idea it was so late.
01:02:17May I have a rain shake on the coffee?
01:02:19I'd like to have a few words with Mrs. Knowles again.
01:02:22Of course.
01:02:24Good night, sir.
01:02:25Good night.
01:02:25I'll see you to the door.
01:02:26God be with us.
01:02:33Well, Miss Russell, do you think that Nan's disappearance is connected in some way with these, uh, witch's ceremonies?
01:02:39Yes.
01:02:41Well, I'd, uh, I'd like to come back later, if I may.
01:02:44Please do.
01:02:45And my name is Pat.
01:02:46Oh, mine's Richard.
01:02:47I think I feel better now you're here.
01:02:49Well, I'm, I'm going to stay until I find out what's happened to Nan.
01:02:52Take care.
01:03:05Now drink your coffee before it gets cold.
01:03:08You must not see that young man again tonight.
01:03:12Why not?
01:03:13The devil comes in many disguises.
01:03:16I'll get you a spoon.
01:03:18And, Father, there's a bird in the drawer.
01:03:25It's got an arrow through it.
01:03:26Go and look on the front door.
01:03:35It's a spring of woodbine.
01:03:37Shut the door.
01:03:38Shut the door.
01:03:38Quick.
01:03:42Grandfather, what does it mean?
01:03:43Now, listen, my darling.
01:03:45This is their sign.
01:03:46The witch's sign.
01:03:48What can we do?
01:03:49We must leave here.
01:03:51Leave here immediately.
01:03:58Don't stop the car.
01:03:59Something's wrong.
01:04:12They've wrecked the car.
01:04:18Vado.
01:04:19Hold Vado.
01:04:20Hello?
01:04:27Hello?
01:04:27Hello?
01:04:29Hello?
01:04:30Hello?
01:04:31I want the ravens in.
01:04:38Yes?
01:04:39Mrs. Newellers?
01:04:41Mr. Barlow?
01:04:43Is that for me?
01:04:44Yes.
01:04:47Hello?
01:04:48Dick!
01:04:49Dick, I'm in terrible danger.
01:04:50We've got to leave Whitewood at once.
01:04:52Danger?
01:04:53But from what?
01:04:54We've got to leave...
01:04:55Pat!
01:04:56Please help me!
01:04:57Patricia!
01:04:59Pat!
01:05:11Patricia!
01:05:12Pat!
01:05:13Pat!
01:05:18Pat!
01:05:22Patricia!
01:05:24Mr. Russell, are you there?
01:05:34Mr. Russell.
01:05:37What's happened, Mr. Russell?
01:05:40The witch.
01:05:41The witch.
01:05:42Have Patricia.
01:05:44Destroy them.
01:05:46Mr. Russell, how?
01:05:47The shadow of the cross.
01:05:50To use the cross.
01:05:53I adjure thee, O creatures of salt,
01:05:57by the living God.
01:06:00Mr. Russell.
01:06:02Mr. Russell.
01:06:11Maten!
01:06:11Maten!
01:06:13Maten, what's happened?
01:06:13What's happened?
01:06:16Come on.
01:06:46Come on.
01:07:05Cut!
01:07:06Patricia!
01:07:16Oh.
01:07:31Hello, operator?
01:07:35Okay.
01:07:36Okay.
01:13:05Good.
01:13:07I am journeyed by the living God.
01:13:15Back to the cross.
01:13:16Come here, Lou.
01:13:18Get the shadow over.
01:13:20It comes nearer.
01:13:23We must finish the sacrifice.
01:13:26Jake, don't!
01:13:30Wait. Wait for the hour of 13.
01:13:56All right. Are you all right?
01:14:02I think so.
01:14:18We've got a score to settle with Mrs. Neulis.
01:14:26You stay here.
01:14:56You stay here.
01:14:59God bless you.
01:15:04God bless you.
01:15:15God bless you.
01:15:17CHOIR SINGS
01:15:47CHOIR SINGS
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