It Happened at Nightmare Inn

Original title: Una vela para el diablo

1973
PG
1h 27m

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Two sisters running a small hotel in Spain kill female tourists whose morals do not meet their strict religious standards.Two sisters running a small hotel in Spain kill female tourists whose morals do not meet their strict religious standards.Two sisters running a small hotel in Spain kill female tourists whose morals do not meet their strict religious standards.

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5.8/10

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Eduardo
(as Vic Winner)

Lone Fleming

Helen Miller

Blanca Estrada

Norma
(as Blanche Estrada)

Carlos Piñeiro

Luis
(as Charley Piñeiro)

Loreta Tovar

May Barkley

Montserrat Julió

Beatriz

Fernando Villena

Doctor

Fernando Hilbeck

Mayor

Herminia Tejela

Mery Leyva

Director
- Eugenio Martín
Writers
- Antonio Fos
- Eugenio Martín
All cast & crew
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Trivia
The film was submitted to the MPAA in 1974 under the title 'Dread Stop at Nightmare Inn' and was given a PG rating.

Goofs
As a woman so appalled by public immorality, and so domineering of her sister, Marta could not have countenanced her sister going out in the street in a dress cut above her knee, and, though her own skirt was cut below her knee, she herself went out bra-less, and when her blouse was pulled, not ripped, open by branches as she waded through the swamp, even though the button remained intact on the blouse, she made no effort to close it, even as she walked through town back home.

Quotes
Blaise Pascal: [intertitle card after opening credits] There are only two types of men: The righteous who think they are sinners, and the sinners who think they are righteous

Alternate versions
The U.S DVD (released by Cheezy Flicks and titled "It Happened at Nightmare Inn") runs 67 minutes and features a heavily edited print which removes all shots of nudity, stabbings and dead bodies, and the entire relationship between Veronica and Luis. The UK Odeon DVD (released as "A Candle For The Devil") runs 83 minutes and is the full uncut version.

Connections
Featured in TJ and the All Night Theatre: Nightmare Hotel + Zombies + the Brain Eaters (1980)

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Featured review

6/10

Not bad as these things go

Back in my youth, I was a big fan of late night horror flicks, particularly from back in the late 1960's to early 1970's. Judy Geeson was something of a regular in them and again gives a credible performance. So I caught this on a very late Friday or Saturday night, and rather enjoyed it. It was nothing great, and the dubbing wasn't good, but it was watchable and moderately scary. It's about this old hotel in Spain whose owners prosper from foreign tourists, but who are also offended by many of the tourists' morals. The actresses playing the two sisters/inn keepers gave performances worth watching. Aurora Bautista was genuinely frightening as the more fanatical and violent one, and Esperanza Roy was alternately scary and moving as her younger sister, who is conflicted about their crimes. It also delivers a convincing atmosphere of an old Spanish village which is torn between its seemingly simple past and the free-wheeling modern amorality. I say it's worthwhile for ardent fans of this kind of entertainment.