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During breakfast with Dr. Lanier, he suggests that Elaine check the hotel's furnace to see if the clothes were stolen from the garbage. While there, she witnesses Letti Gordon invite Peddler into the hotel for a meal, but despite running into the kitchen behind them, Peddler disappears, having been taken up to the 13th floor by Letti, who used a secret knob to cause the elevator to stop at the otherwise hidden floor. Peddler is murdered after Letti shoves him out of the elevator onto the floor. | During breakfast with Dr. Lanier, he suggests that Elaine check the hotel's furnace to see if the clothes were stolen from the garbage. While there, she witnesses Letti Gordon invite Peddler into the hotel for a meal, but despite running into the kitchen behind them, Peddler disappears, having been taken up to the 13th floor by Letti, who used a secret knob to cause the elevator to stop at the otherwise hidden floor. Peddler is murdered after Letti shoves him out of the elevator onto the floor. | ||
Elaine begins looking into the history of the hotel and discovers that in 1900, Avery Block, the leader of a [[Satanism|Satanic]] cult, took a fire axe from the wall and murdered 16 people seemingly at random. He believed he could achieve immortality through the use of [[ritual magic]] by killing 16 people on the 13th floor of the Wessex because the 13th floor was a gateway to [[Hell]]. Block was never captured and after the murders, the hotel owner sealed the floor, going so far as to conceal its existence by constructing a decorative concrete frieze to cover the exterior windows around the outside of the building. | Elaine begins looking into the history of the hotel and discovers that in 1900, Avery Block, the leader of a [[Satanism|Satanic]] [[cult]], took a fire axe from the wall and murdered 16 people seemingly at random. He believed he could achieve immortality through the use of [[ritual magic]] by killing 16 people on the 13th floor of the Wessex because the 13th floor was a gateway to [[Hell]]. Block was never captured and after the murders, the hotel owner sealed the floor, going so far as to conceal its existence by constructing a decorative concrete frieze to cover the exterior windows around the outside of the building. | ||
After Gail Myers from the city engineer's office mysteriously disappears, Elaine partners with Detective Madden to successfully access the hidden 13th floor by stopping the elevator between floors and climbing through the hatch in the ceiling. Madden is quickly murdered and Elaine is forced to flee into the hotel as she is pursued by the other [[cult]] members, including Letti. | After Gail Myers from the city engineer's office mysteriously disappears, Elaine partners with Detective Madden to successfully access the hidden 13th floor by stopping the elevator between floors and climbing through the hatch in the ceiling. Madden is quickly murdered and Elaine is forced to flee into the hotel as she is pursued by the other [[cult]] members, including Letti. | ||
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She is finally captured and taken to the 13th floor where the cult intends to make her the final victim who will grant their leader immortality. The cult leader is revealed to be Dr. Alan Lanier, who was inspired to recreate the Avery Block murders out of a desire to live forever. There is a struggle, during which Elaine finds Madden's gun and begins firing aimlessly into the room. She hits one of the gas lines, but is able to escape into the elevator before the entire floor explodes in a massive blast. | She is finally captured and taken to the 13th floor where the cult intends to make her the final victim who will grant their leader immortality. The cult leader is revealed to be Dr. Alan Lanier, who was inspired to recreate the Avery Block murders out of a desire to live forever. There is a struggle, during which Elaine finds Madden's gun and begins firing aimlessly into the room. She hits one of the gas lines, but is able to escape into the elevator before the entire floor explodes in a massive blast. | ||
Although it is presumed that all the cult members died, an epilogue scene shows concierge Judith Teller at a hotel in Seattle, Washington, cheerfully checking in a guest, leading to speculation that the cult successfully achieved immortality before the explosion and has moved on to another hotel. | Although it is presumed that all the [[cult]] members died, an epilogue scene shows concierge Judith Teller at a hotel in Seattle, Washington, cheerfully checking in a guest, leading to speculation that the cult successfully achieved immortality before the explosion and has moved on to another hotel. | ||
==Cast== | ==Cast== | ||
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===Cult members=== | ===Cult members=== | ||
* James Brolin as Dr. Alan Lanier, the hotel doctor and leader of a [[Satanism|Satanic]] cult. | * James Brolin as Dr. Alan Lanier, the hotel doctor and leader of a [[Satanism|Satanic]] [[cult]]. | ||
* Louise Fletcher as Letti Gordon, director of the service department of the Wessex Hotel. | * Louise Fletcher as Letti Gordon, director of the service department of the Wessex Hotel. | ||
* Alan Fudge as Jake Rogas, manager of the Wessex Hotel. | * Alan Fudge as Jake Rogas, manager of the Wessex Hotel. | ||
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===The 13th floor=== | ===The 13th floor=== | ||
The interior scenes which take place on the 13th floor were all shot on a specially designed set. | The interior scenes which take place on the 13th floor were all shot on a specially-designed Victorian set. | ||
Renee Prince was responsible for the red Victorian wallpapering as well as inlaying the [[beryl]] and marble for the fireplaces. Prince carefully aged everything on the set to make it appear as though it was from the 1890s. | Renee Prince was responsible for the red Victorian wallpapering as well as inlaying the [[beryl]] and marble for the fireplaces. Prince carefully aged everything on the set to make it appear as though it was from the 1890s. | ||