Eaten Alive , Horror Hotel, Horror Hotel Massacre, Legend of the Bayou, Murder on the Bayou, Le crocodile de la mort and Starlight Slaughter is a 1977 horror film directed by Tobe Hooper. The cast includes Neville Brand, perennial exploitation film star Roberta Collins, Robert Englund who later appeared in A Nightmare on Elm Street, frequent Brian de Palma actor William Finley, Marilyn Burns who had appeared in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Janus Blythe who later appeared in The Hills Have Eyes, and Kyle Richards who later acted in Halloween. Name actors Carolyn Jones and Mel Ferrer are... prominently billed but play supporting roles. After refusing a request from frisky customer Buck , prostitute Clara Wood is evicted from the town brothel by the madam, Miss Hattie . Clara makes her way to a decrepit hotel where she encounters the mentally disturbed proprietor Judd and his pet Nile crocodile in the swamp beside the porch. Upon realizing Clara was a prostitute, Judd attacks her while ranting and raving.
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| Release date: | May 1977 |
| Directed by: | Tobe Hooper |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 91 Minutes |
| Producer: | Mardi Rustam |
| Editor: | Michael Brown |
| Music by: | Wayne Bell, Tobe Hooper |
| Cinematography: | Robert Caramico |
| Screenplay by: | Kim Henkel, Alvin L. Fast, Mardi Rustam |