"Be careful... You could spend all your money in there."
- Asian Businessman (played by Takashi Miike), Hostel (2005)
Dir. Eli Roth; Horror, 94 Min
This week we look at our third to last film of the semester, Eli Roth's Hostel. We'll have our discussion all about Torture Porn and an assignment on the ideas of Gothic Horror in Hostel. Hopefully the stigma about Hostel will start to fade for you and the word "Torture Porn" will feel like a bit of a misnomer.
Click the link below to take the general information quiz on Hostel.
Click the link below to complete the assignment on Gothic Horror in Hostel.
Click the link below to take part in the discussion on Torture Porn and how .
Summary
Best friends Josh (Derek Richardson) and Paxton (Jay Hernandez) decide to spend the summer after college graduation on an all-out backpacking trip across Europe. While stopping in Amsterdam to indulge their tastes for drugs and sex, they meet Oli (Eythor Gudjonsson), a like-minded traveler from Iceland. When the three bachelors set off to investigate enticing rumors of a Slovakian hostel in a city populated by lusty women, they find themselves drawn unwittingly into a deadly game.