Mondo Macabro and CAV present Hotel Fear

Mondo Macabro and CAV present HOTEL FEAR – The world Blu-ray premier of a classic Italian thriller.

Hotel Fear
1 Blu-ray disc
Label:  Mondo Macabro
Preorder:  5/20/22    Release: 6/14/22
MSRP:  $29.95
UPC:  843276024895
Catalogue #:  MDO248
Genre:  Horror
Color
100 minutes in Italian and Spanish, with English subtitles
MPAA Rating:  NR
High Definition 1080p 1.66:1
DTS-HD MA 2.0 Mono
Region code: All
Production year:  1976 in Italy
Director:  Francesco Barilli
Cast:  Luc Merenda, Leonora Fani, Francisco Rabal, Jole Fiero

The story takes place in Italy towards the end of World War Two, in a run-down hotel by the shores of a large lake.  A strange assortment of guests are staying there. They seem to be either suffering from mental illness, involved in scams of one sort or another, or  hiding from something in their past.

Rosa, a teenage girl played by Leonora Fani, works with her mother, Marta, trying to keep the hotel functioning. Due to the war and the frequent bombing raids that take place, the hotel is on its last legs and even finding food for the guests is a major problem. Rosa writes letters to send to her father who is off fighting in the war. Rosa’s mother dies unexpectedly, and suddenly the girl finds herself at the mercy of the sexually rapacious and insane hotel guests. After a vicious rape, Rosa despairs. She calls on her absent father to avenge her. And it seems her call is answered when the guests die violently at the hands of a masked, gloved killer. But who really is this mystery assassin? And is Rosa losing her grip on reality?

HOTEL FEAR promo trailer from Mondo Macabro on Vimeo.

This was director Francesco Barilli’s second feature film, after the highly regarded PERFUME OF THE LADY IN BLACK. Due to distribution problems the film has been hard to see. It has never been released in the US before and this is its world premier on Blu-ray.

Special Features:

Brand new 2k restoration from original negative.
New interview with director Francesco Barilli.
New interview with actor Luc Merenda.
Archive interview with Francesco Barilli.
Audio commentary by Fragments of Fear (Peter Jilmstad and Rachael Nisbet).
Alternate scenes.
Trailer.
Mondo Macabro previews.