Hostel / Hostel: Part II / Hostel: Part III

Hostel (2006)

Stylish gorefest follows two Americans and an Icelander, backpacking across Europe, who head to Slovakia in search of a hostel that is said to house sexually promiscuous women with a penchant for foreigners. But the boys’ carnal escapades quickly become a horrific nightmare when they wind up trapped in a squalid dungeon, victims of wealthy patrons who pay big money to torture unsuspecting tourists. Stars Jay Hernandez, Derek Richardson, Eythor Gudjonsson, Jennifer Lim, and, in a cameo, Takashi Miike. Director’s cut; 94 min. C/Rtg: NR

Hostel: Part II (2007)

Director Eli Roth’s blood-soaked follow-up to his sleeper horror hit focuses on a trio of American college girls whose tour of Eastern Europe lands them in the first film’s depraved Slovakian torture den and the two wealthy Yanks lucky enough to be the highest bidders in the auction to stalk and kill them. Lauren German, Heather Matarazzo, Bijou Phillips, Roger Bart, Richard Burgi, and Jay Hernandez star. Director’s cut; 95 min. C/Rtg: NR

Hostel: Part III (2011)

What better place to stage the debauchery of this direct-to-video continuation of the "Hostel" horror series than Sin City? Attending a wild bachelor party in Las Vegas, four young men get lured by deliciously hot escorts into a modern torture trap where violent and bloody assaults are the stuff (the snuff?) of a slick, sick game show built on high-stakes betting and prolonged human suffering. Kip Pardue, Thomas Kretschmann, and Sarah Habel star. 88 min. C/Rtg: NR

Widescreen; Soundtrack: English.