The Haunted House Hotel at In the Palace

The Haunted House Hotel, written by me and directed by Moe Acharki, was shown at the prestigious In The Palace short film festival. Audiences loved it, and it was one of a number of incredible films shown at the festival.

Moe – who I’ve worked with on several projects including The Eyes in the Box – spoke about the film alongside lead actor Bojidar Nikolov during a Q&A session.

We shot the film at Nu Boyana in Sofia in 2023, and we all remain extremely proud of it.

Moe said: “Truly a blast and what a great way to remind myself why I do what I do! I wouldn’t have been there if it hadn’t been for the hard work and dedication of the whole Haunted House Hotel team.”

The Q&A session goes through the unusual speed of production, where the concept came from and the few hours I had to write a pilot-length script. We were also working on our upcoming film The Cost of the Crown at the same time.

I travelled to Bulgaria to see the production on both films and was impressed by the incredible talent and dedication of both cast and crew. It was an incredible experience, and I’m happy to see the film doing well.

Synopsis:

Welcome to the Haunted House Hotel! The rooms are okay, the owner dangerously quirky and the murders deliciously unsolved. Although that might be about to change.

When Edward DeWitt rises from the grave to solve his own murder, he brings along a camera so he can finally release a world-famous documentary.

But will he solve the riddle of his death? Will the love of his life return his affections? And is Hollywood ready to accept its first deceased documentarian?

The Haunted House Hotel is a murder mystery comedy about love, loss, and ectoplasm.