The City of the Dead

"300 years old! Human blood keeps them alive forever!"

Sep 12 1962 PG-13 1h 18m
Horror, Mystery, Thriller

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.

Plot

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. He originally came from the village , he also recommends she stay at the "Raven's Inn," run by a Mrs. Newlis. When she arrives at Whitewood, she notices macabre happenings, Soon, things begin to happen in earnest, and she finds herself "marked" for sacrifice by the undead coven of 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 Candalmas Eve. As one of them said when Nan walked away, "HE will be PLEASED."

Written by

Milton Subotsky, George Baxt

Directed by

John Llewellyn Moxey

Production Countries

United Kingdom

Production Companies

Vulcan Film

Languages

English

Awards

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8,997
Average Rating
6.7 out of 10
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