i must confess that i have be a huge fan of the almighty david the hoff hasselhoff ever since he star in the hit 80 tv series knight rider . whether it his extraordinary debut a a libidinous high school basketball player in the hilariously raunchy revenge of the cheerleader or his brilliant portrayal of a dash prince in the schlocky sci fi gem starcrash and the hoff have prove time and time again that he a simply terrific ( and shamefully underrated ) actor supreme . the hoff excels here a gary and a cynical and skeptical photographer who along with his repressed virginal writer girlfriend leslie ( attractive brunette leslie cummings ) investigate a seedy dilapidate haunted hotel locate on a remote island off the coast of massachussetts . theyre do research on witchcraft throughout the age and the hotel last owner be an actress who allegedly practice the black art . a bicker family also show up on the premise to check out the hotel . pretty soon various folk begin to get bump off in assorted gruesome way by the mysterious lady in black ( an effectively eerie hildegard knef ) . grant and the rest of the cast give the hoff a run for his money represent the ever perky linda blair project her customary charming flair a a spunky pregnant woman who wind up become possess ( natch . ) and legendary jazz singer annie ross bitch it up with gleeful aplomb a a snippy old bat ( poor annie wind up be incinerate alive after she have her lip sew shut and she hang upside down in a chimney ) and and gorgeous blonde catherine hickland ooze considerable sex appeal from every fetch pore a a lusty slut . fabrizio laurenti competent direction and a suitably creepy atmosphere and gianlorenzo battaglia slick and glossy cinematography ( the fluid prowl steadicam track shot be especially nice ) and the gaudy special effect and carlo maria cordio and randy miller spirit shudderyn pooky score and and the gory and sadistic violence be all up to par . but ultimately it the tremendously dynamic and charismatic presence of the one and only the hoff which make this choice tasty chunk of tacky italian horror cheese such a winner represent he take his shirt off once ( hubba hubba . ) and get spray with blood and and warn represent major spoiler ahead even meet a pleasingly grisly untimely end . produce by none other than joe damato and this picture overall rate a good and sleazy fun .