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5.2/10 • 44

1981-12-011h 27m

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Who Next Becomes The Keeper Of The Beast That Lives On Human Flesh?

A group of three friends on a snowmobiling trip find themselves stranded at an abandoned lodge isolated in the mountains. They discover that an old woman resides in the hotel, along with an evil entity that she is keeping in the basement.

Directors
Jim Makichuk
Writters
Doug MacLeod, Jim Makichuk
Editors
Doug MacLeod, Stan Cole

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  1. Riva Spier

    Riva Spier

    Jenny

  2. Murray Ord

    Murray Ord

    Marty

  3. Sheri McFadden

    Sheri McFadden

    Chrissy

  4. Georgie Collins

    Georgie Collins

    Ghostkeeper

  5. Les Kimber

    Les Kimber

    Storekeeper

  6. Bill Grove

    Bill Grove

    Danny

  7. John MacMillan

    John MacMillan

    Windigo

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Wuchak

Jun 17, 2025

5/10

Effective snowy setting with haunting mood, but vacuous story Celebrating New Years in the Alberta Rockies, three snowmobilers are forced to spend the night at a mountain hotel that’s been defunct for five years. “Ghost Keeper” (1981) was the precursor to similar horror flicks, like the soon-to-come “Curtains” and, especially, “Chill Factor” and “Shadow Lake.” Unfortunately, it’s the least of these. The first half is promising enough, but the second half just sort of fizzles out. The director explained that he shot it in chronological order, but the production started to run out of money half way through. Rather than putting the kibosh on it, he forsook the remaining script and made things up as they went along with the intention of at least holding on to the creepy wintry atmosphere. He accomplished this but, since the most notable scenes in the original script took place in the second half, and they now lacked the funds to keep the guy playing the titular ‘ghost,’ the film just doesn’t capitalize on its promise. Brunette Riva Spier as Jenny works well as the somewhat brooding protagonist whereas Murray Ord’s character comes across as a cocky SOB. Blonde Sheri McFadden as Chrissy brings zest to the proceedings, but her character is too loose for my tastes. It runs 1 hour, 23 minutes, and was shot in Lake Louise, Alberta, which is a 2-hour drive west of Calgary and 35 miles northwest of Banff. GRADE: C

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$750,000.00
Revenue
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Keywords
hotelcanadawinterhaunted housemurdersnowwendigocanadian rockies