Mondo Macabro has revealed that it is preparing a Blu-ray release of Francesco Barilli's thriller
Hotel Fear a.k.a.
Pensione paura (1978), starring Leonora Fani, Luc Merenda, Lidia Biondi, Francisco Rabal, and Máximo Valverde. The release is expected to arrive on the market early next year.
Synopsis: A young girl and her mother run a hotel during the war. When the mother dies, the girl finds herself at the mercy of her sex-crazed guests. However, soon after, a cloaked figure starts killing off anyone that tries to harm her. Cinematography by Gualtiero Manozzi (
Lolita 2000). Soundtrack by Adolfo Waitzman (
Robbery at 3 O'clock).