Motel Hell (1980, dir. Kevin Connor)

After a car crash, a young woman finds herself living at a motel/farm with a deadly secret. Competent black-comedy-horror riffing on Psycho and Texas Chainsaw Massacre (both inspired by serial killer Ed Gein). Starts slow, but gains momentum, and Rory Calhoun is great as a twinkly-eyed patriarch.

Author: Eamonn

Writes. Latest: 2019: East of England - a noir thriller. Other books: Benches of Louth (2018); Juggernaut: a sequel to Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (2017); Torc, (2016); The Prospect of This City (2015). Twitter: @eamonngriffin View all posts by Eamonn