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'''''Nightmare on the 13th Floor''''' is a 1990 [[occult]] horror film directed by Walter Grauman. It was made-for-television and aired on the USA Network as a movie of the week on [[Halloween|Halloween Day]]. | '''''Nightmare on the 13th Floor''''' is a 1990 [[occult]] horror film directed by Walter Grauman. It was made-for-television and aired on the USA Network as a movie of the week on [[Halloween|Halloween Day]]. | ||
The plot revolves around a Los Angeles hotel with a hidden 13th floor inhabited by a cult trying to murder 16 people in order to gain eternal life. The film stars Michele Greene as travel writer Elaine Kalisher, James Brolin as Dr. Alan Lanier, and Louise Fletcher as Letti Gordon. | The plot revolves around a Los Angeles hotel with a hidden 13th floor inhabited by a [[cult]] trying to murder 16 people in order to gain eternal life. The film stars Michele Greene as travel writer Elaine Kalisher, James Brolin as Dr. Alan Lanier, and Louise Fletcher as Letti Gordon. | ||
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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. | ||
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. | ||