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A Candle for the Devil

aka Una vela para el diablo; It Happened at Nightmare Inn; Nightmare Hotel; Nightmare Inn

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What ghastly deeds terrorized a quiet lodge and panicked all… except the dead?

A Candle for the Devil (1973) follows two devout sisters who run a remote coastal hotel and impose their rigid moral code on unsuspecting guests. As youthful visitors challenge their beliefs, repression curdles into jealousy and lethal fanaticism behind closed doors. This psychological horror blends sunlit menace and religious obsession in a stark study of hypocrisy, desire, and righteous violence.

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Vinegar Syndrome box art
Vinegar Syndrome BD-A 4K/US 2025
Scorpion box art
Scorpion BD-A/US/OOP 2015
88 Films box art
88 Films BD-B/UK 2022
Odeon box art
Odeon BD-ALL/UK/OOP 2015
Audio Commentary by Troy Howarth and Nathaniel Thompson
Audio Commentary by Sean Hogan and Kim Newman
Katarina’s Nightmare Theater - Intro and Outro by Katarina Leigh Waters (3:34, 1:14)
Courage Under Censorship - Interview with Actress Lone Fleming
A Devil in Spain - Interview with Actress Judy Geeson
The Devil Makes Two - Interview with Director Eugenio Martín (24:47)
The Rider of Fantaterror - Interview with Actor Vic Winner
The Spain That Wouldn’t Die - Interview with Ángel Sala
Stills Gallery (2:34)
International Theatrical Trailer
Spanish Theatrical Trailer
Theatrical Trailer (3:33)
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A Candle for the Devil title screen
  • Screen shot for The Devil Makes Two
    The Devil Makes Two (24:47)
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Vinegar Syndrome box art
Vinegar Syndrome 4K 2025
  • Video
      • HEVC
      • 2160p23.976
      • HDR10
      • 1.85:1
  • Audio
      • English DTS-HD MA 2.0 Mono
      • Spanish DTS-HD MA 2.0 Mono
  • Subtitles
    • English
    • English SDH
Scorpion box art
Scorpion BD 2015
  • Video
      • MPEG-4 AVC
      • 1080p23.976
      • 27.80 Mbps
      • 1.85:1
      • 1:26:46.826
      • 18.86 GiB
  • Audio
      • English DTS-HD MA 2.0 Mono
      • 48 kHz
      • 1812 kbps
      • 24-bit
  • Subtitles
    • None
88 Films box art
88 Films BD 2022
  • Video
      • MPEG-4 AVC
      • 1080p23.976
      • 35.61 Mbps
      • 1.85:1
      • 1:27:12.894
      • 23.05 GiB
  • Audio
      • English DTS-HD MA 1.0
      • 48 kHz
      • 1044 kbps
      • 24-bit
  • Subtitles
    • English SDH
Odeon box art
Odeon BD 2015
  • Video
      • MPEG-4 AVC
      • 1080p
      • 1.85:1
  • Audio
      • English LPCM 2.0 Mono
  • Subtitles
    • None
Extras Audio Commentary by Troy Howarth and Nathaniel Thompson 88 Films BD
Audio Commentary by Sean Hogan and Kim Newman 88 Films BD
Katarina’s Nightmare Theater - Intro and Outro by Katarina Leigh Waters (3:34, 1:14, 720p) Scorpion BD
A Devil in Spain - Interview with Actress Judy Geeson (18:45, 1080p) Scorpion BD
The Devil Makes Two - Interview with Director Eugenio Martín (24:47, 1080p) 88 Films BD
Stills Gallery (2:34, 1080p) 88 Films BD
Theatrical Trailer (3:33, 1080p) Scorpion BD

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