"Elizabeth Selwyn! On the third day of March, in the
year of Our Lord, 1692, we, the people of Whitewood,
Massachusetts, condemn thee as a witch! May the
flames cleanse thy soul of its evil, of its lust for
blood that made it bring about the death of
Abigail Adams!!!!!!!!!!!!"
--Town Crier, "Horror Hotel" (1960)
When it comes to Flaming Queens, girls, few are as hard to beat as the Queen of New England Witchery, Elizabeth Selwyn. She literally went up in a blaze of glory, in that homespun classic of hospitality, "Horror Hotel."
The late Patrica Jessel, actually an A-list British actress, portrayed her, and, for me, this is her signature performance!!!!!!!!!!!! I bet there were no anti-gay remarks from this one, I can tell you!
What a performance by an actress. Actually on screen for less than ten minutes, she dominates the entire film!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
In celebration, watch Patricia play Elizabeth tonight! Celebrity roasting never had it so good, loves!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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