"It's okay, the Doctors gave you a rational explanation. You've got psychic powers"
By the late 80s Italian horror director Umberto Lenzi ends up relegated to making T.V. movies in Italy. Unlike the U.S. though these movies don't shy away from the same graphic violence you would find in theatrical release from earlier in the decade. That might be because this was made as part of a series of films for cable t.v. but I'm no expert on Italian broadcasting standards. This spook show epic deals with a group of friends who end up in an abandoned hotel that turns out to be haunted by vindictive ghosts of people who were slaughtered there by a killer(I suppose that's a good enough reason to be a vindictive ghost as any other). The standout scene might be one of the most insane things I've ever seen where a little kid gets accosted and then decapitated by a laundry dryer! There's also a creepy Buddhist monk ghost, tarantula hijinks, some more decapitations to liven things up and none of it makes all that much sense in standard 80s Italian horror fashion. AKA HOUSE OF LOST SOULS
The confusing GHOSTHOUSE series:
1. GHOSTHOUSE (1988) Dir.-Umberto Lenzi AKA LA CASA 3 which also makes this part of the EVIL DEAD series in Italy(EVIL DEAD is known as LA CASA in Italy)
2. GHOSTHOUSE 2 (1988) Dir.- Lamberto Bava AKA DEMONS 3:THE OGRE (which also makes this one part of the DEMONS series)
3. GHOSTHOUSE 3 (1989)
4. GHOSTHOUSE 4: HOUSE OF WITCHCRAFT (1989) another Umberto Lenzi T.V. movie
5, GHOSTHOUSE 5:WITCHCRAFT (1988) Dir.- Fabrizio Laurenti AKA WITCHERY and LA CASA 4(to make things even more confusing this one is also known as GHOSTHOUSE 2 in England)
6. GHOSTHOUSE 6: BEYOND DARKNESS (1990) Dir.- Claudio Fragasso AKA LA CASA 5
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