Motel Hell Archives

Mountaintop Motel Massacre – An Underrated Horror Gem 40 Years Later

CrypticRockCrypticRockNovember 8, 2023

Some of the most iconic hotel or motel themed Horror films are all-time, easily you turn to Alfred Hitchcock’s 1960 classic Psycho or Stanley Kubrick’s 1980 masterpiece The Shining. Two very different films, the ‘80s produced a few others, one being the overlooked 1980 film ... Read More

Interview – Paul Linke

CrypticRockCrypticRockDecember 29, 2017

There is no telling what tomorrow will bring, you are here one day, and can easily be gone the next. So, why not make the most of the time you are given? Easier said than done, we all have our worries, but how we manage ... Read More

This Week In Horror Movie History – Motel Hell (1980)

Connor WarrinerConnor WarrinerOctober 19, 2017

This week in Horror movie history, back on October 18th of 1980, affable farmer Vincent Smith and his jovial sister Ida debuted their secret recipe to the world in Motel Hell. The “masked, blade-wielding maniac” was en vogue during the ’70s and ’80s, but Motel Hell ... Read More

Motel Hell

Mountaintop Motel Massacre – An Underrated Horror Gem 40 Years Later

Interview – Paul Linke

This Week In Horror Movie History – Motel Hell (1980)

Mountaintop Motel Massacre – An Underrated Horror Gem 40 Years Later

Interview – Paul Linke

This Week In Horror Movie History – Motel Hell (1980)

This Week In Horror Movie History – Stigmata (1999)

This Week in Horror Movie History – Flash Gordon (1980)

This Week in Horror Movie History – Visiting Hours (1982)

Developing Artist Showcase – Vipërwitch

Developing Artist Showcase – Vermilia

Developing Artist Showcase – Black Smoke Trigger

Interview – Clayne Crawford & Summer Shelton

Interview – Bishop Briggs

Interview – Henry Thomas & Sarah Lind

The Native Howl – Sons of Destruction (Album Review)

The The – Ensoulment (Album Review)

Blood Star (Movie Review)