Dark water 2005 usa you can watch the movies on youtube. Dark water and the hotel cecil the cecil hotel has a kinda silly name, but theres nothing funny about its history. If you remember, elisa lam was found dead by maintenance workers after guests at the cecil hotel complained of low water pressure, foul smelling and tasting water. The film became notorious for its coincidences with the mysterious death of elisa lam at the cecil hotel in 20 8 years after this films theatrical release. An inspection of one of the rooftop water tanks on february 19, 20, revealed the problem. Oct 31, 2017 another angle adding to the eerie elisa lam case is its similarity to a 2005 horror movie called dark water. Feb 21, 2017 in dark water, a motherdaughter duo move into a drab apartment building. She ultimately discovers that a young girl named natasha rimsky drowned in the buildings rooftop water tank, which caused the water to turn black. Guests at the cecil, now rebranded as stay on main, sued the hotel over the incident, and lams parents filed a separate suit later that year. Elisas death is eerily similar to the 2005 film dark water a remake of a 2002 japanese movie by the same name that tells the story of a young woman found drowned in a hotel water tank. Soon after elisas disappearance, residents of the cecil began complaining of low water pressure and dark water.
Questions arose after people began to realize, this whole situation was very similar to the horror film, dark water. Dark water was a remake of a japanese movie, which is itself an adaptation of a short story by koji suzuki. Lam had been missing for three weeks before a maintenance worker discovered her body last february 19 in the cecil hotel s water tank, after guests complained about low water. It emerged that the cecil hotel had a long history of criminal activity, including murders and suicide. Murder victim elizabeth short, the black dahlia, was reportedly seen at the cecil shortly before her murder. The black dahlia was known to frequent the cecil hotel and is also the name of the mother in the movie cecilias red jacket looks like elisa lams red hoodie in the elevator footage in both the film and the elisa lam case, guests complained of foul tasting, dark water coming from their taps. Horror at the cecil hotel the girl in the water tank tv. The water tank in cecil hotel that elisa lam died in is 10 feet. First, i would like to dive into the history of the cecil hotel itself. The water tank she fell in was the tank that supplied drinking water to the guests of the cecil hotel. Pg for mature thematic material, frightening sequences, disturbing images. A scene in the movie describes an elevator malfunctioning, and the main characters daughter is named cecilia.
The synchronicity of evil rears its ugly head again. Lam was a 21yearold canadian student studying in vancouver. There have been some movies over the years that had some strange coincidences with real life events, but one that really sticks out is the cecil hotel dark water case. A documentary about elisa lam, the movie dark water and the cecil hotel where she was found on the roof inside a cistern water tank. The first coincidence i would like to go over is the dark water movie similarities. The cecil hotel was also rumored to be one of the last places elizabeth short nicknamed the black dahlia was seen before her murder in 1947. Dark water of cecil part 1 of 6 a documentary about elisa lam, the movie dark water and the cecil hotel where she was found on the roof inside a cistern water tank. How did elisa lam end up dead in a hotel water tank. Elisa lam is the most recent victim of the cecil hotel. The true horror stories that surround this 1924 building weave a dark and uncomfortable tale rife with unexplained deaths, serial killers, and horrors that are usually only told in the movies. There, staffers found the decomposing body of elisa lam, a 21yearold vancouver student who had been touring the city alone and staying at hotel before. In the movie, the daughters name, cecilia, is, obviously, quite similar to the name cecil hotel. Constructed in 1924, the hotel was rebranded stay on main a few years ago, and it was recently the site of a horrifying accident that still remains entirely unexplained.
With sal labarbera, hadley meares, joan renner, frank c. The infected water creeps down into the hotel walls, similar to what happened at the cecil. Murder victim elizabeth short, the black dahlia, was reportedly seen at the cecil. The mysterious death of elisa lam the cecil hotel and. Several people have made connections between lams mysterious death, the history of the cecil hotel, and the american version of the film dark water. Horrifying real connections to the stay on main tragedy, dark water. People have noticed some eerie similarities between elisas case and. I wasnt crazy about dark water, but it did have some interesting visuals and a seriously heart breaking finale. There is a lot more symbollisms and nlp type programming going on. Today marks the anniversary of elisa lams mysterious death at the cecil hotel, where hotel residents were complaining about lack of water pressure and a strange taste. Dark water elisa lams mysterious death now, i can honestly say that 2005s dark water was slightly less than a blip on my radar screen. In the film the water becomes black because of a decomposing corpse of a girl in the water tank. Dahlias character name was said to be inspired by the grim death of elizabeth short a. Is it a mere coincidence or is there an underlying force that ties together the spooky.
During the search for lam, guests at the hotel began complaining about low water pressure. Elisa lam and her bizarre death historic mysteries. Since 1931, it has gained a reputation for suicides and other violent deaths. Dark water is a 2005 american horror film directed by walter salles. It tells the story of a young woman found drowned in a hotel water tank. List of deaths and violence at the cecil hotel wikipedia. In january 20 she embarked, alone, on what she intended to be a tour of numerous cities on the west coast of the usa. The room they live in becomes flooded with dark, messy water, which in lams reallife case was caused by her bodys disintegration in the water tank, which hotel guests later. Apr 10, 2014 the original movie was filmed in japan with an asian cast elisa lam was asian. A documentary about elisa lam, the movie dark water and the cecil hotel where she was found on the roof inside a cistern water tank submitted 5 years ago by powersthatbe1 25 comments. Dark water 2002 japanese dark water 2005 usa you can watch the movies on youtube.
Dark water was a remake of a japanese movie, which is itself an. Disgust at plan to turn elisa lams water tank death into. In 20, the cecil by then rebranded as the stay on main although still maintaining the original hotel cecil signs and painted advertisements on its exterior became the focus of renewed attention when surveillance footage of a young canadian student, elisa lam, behaving erratically in the hotels elevator, went viral. A guest interviewed for the local news stated that the water was black of dark when it first came out of the faucet and then it became clear, the water was said to have.
Aug 22, 2014 the cecil hotel was the site of several suicides and three murders. The body of elisa lam, also known by her cantonese name, lam ho yi a canadian student at the university of british columbia in vancouver, was recovered from a water tank atop the cecil hotel. Bill mechanic has said that water is one of the lead characters in the movie. A scene in the movie depicts an elevator malfunctioning, and a character is named cecilia. It was the onetime residence of serial killers richard ramirez in 1985 and jack unterweger in 1991.
The mother in the american version of the film was named dahlia. The hotel where elisa would spend her last days has a dark past all of its own. She ultimately discovers that a young girl named natasha rimsky drowned in the buildings rooftop water tank. In the 2002 film dark water, a girl falls into a water tank at the top of a hotel and drowns. Another angle adding to the eerie elisa lam case is its similarity to a 2005 horror movie called dark water.
A documentary about elisa lam, the movie dark water and. Built in 1924, the cecil was a gorgeous midlevel hotel, for a little while. Its not a very scary movie, or even really a particularly good one, barring john c. Oct 21, 20 in the movie, the daughters name, cecilia, is, obviously, quite similar to the name cecil hotel. The cecil hotel was the site of several suicides and three murders. The mysterious case of elisa lam the vigilant citizen. Sixteen people have died there of nonnatural causes. Multiple reports of paranormal activity also color the hotels history, with several residents claiming that a malevolent entity choked them in their sleep. Jul 07, 2014 another weird connection to the elisa lam death is the uncanny similarity to the 2005 film dark water. New elisa lam documentary seeks to reopen controversial case. In addition to the suicides, the cecil hotel also possesses a dark history of violence, murder, and grisly deaths. A maintenance worker discovered the cause of the problems.
The unusual case of elisa lam part 2 unexplained and unsolved. Cecil hotel and is also the name of the mother in the movie. The original movie was filmed in japan with an asian cast elisa lam was asian. The hotel has a checkered history, but as of 2017 it was being renovated and redeveloped into a mix of hotel rooms and residential units. Mysterious death of elisa lam early last year, a corpse was discovered in a water tank at the hotel after guests complained of foulsmelling black water coming. The film contains certain plot elements that bear an uncanny similarity to lams case. Elisa lams death at the cecil hotel the datalounge.
She had been reported missing at the beginning of the month. The disturbing death of elisa lam and the dark water steemit. Multiple reports of paranormal activity also color the hotel s history, with several residents claiming that a malevolent entity choked them in their sleep. This is a list of deaths, violence and other suspicious activity associated with the cecil hotel. As life had imitated art with dark water, the creators of films and television shows used the lam case as inspiration for their. The guests complained about the water s taste and color. Mar 04, 2014 lam had been missing for three weeks before a maintenance worker discovered her body last february 19 in the cecil hotels water tank, after guests complained about low water pressure. The 2005 film dark water a remake of a 2002 japanese movie by the same name tells the story of a young woman found drowned in a hotel water tank. Dark water to me represents a contamination of some sort.
She wasnt of japanese ancestry, true, but she may have been close enough for any hypothetical sicko to single her out of all the residentsguests at the cecil. Video sony pictures to make horror movie based on l. One of the hotels more haunting stories occurred in september 1944, when 19yearold dorothy purcell birthed a child and then threw her baby boy out the hotels window. New elisa lam documentary seeks to reopen controversial. Interestingly enough, the guests said that the water had a foul taste and smelled horrible. This is the mediocre jennifer connelly horror vehicle dark water, released in 2005. Some later claimed their water was colored black, and had an unusual taste. Feb 17, 2017 this is the mediocre jennifer connelly horror vehicle dark water, released in 2005. The video depicts lam repeatedly pressing the elevators buttons, walking in and out of the elevator, and possibly attempting to hide from someone. New details in unsolved water tank death of elisa lam daily. The cecil hotel has a kinda silly name, but theres nothing funny about its history. The disappearance of a young university student played heavily on the consciousness of the public, and the baffling and peculiar behavior shown in the elevator video spawned a myriad of theories on elisas disappearance, from drug. According to purcell, she had no idea she was pregnant.
New bizarre twists in the macabre case of elisa lam the. Elisa lam death dark water 2002 discussion moviechat. Some of the early internet interest noted what were considered to be unusual similarities between lams death and the 2005 horror film dark water. Strange that the kids name is cecilia in the movie and the hotel where elisa lam was found dead is called cecil.
Its name changed to stay on main in an effort to distance itself from its tragic past. In the 2005 american remake of the film, two of the characters are named dahlia and ceci. With josh dean, hadley meares, sal labarbera, joan renner. There were unconfirmed rumors that elizabeth short aka the black dahlia had stayed at the cecil just before her death. Another weird connection to the elisa lam death is the uncanny similarity to the 2005 film dark water. The unusual case of elisa lam part 2 unexplained and. Hotel with corpse in water tank has notorious past cnn. Then, there were the uncanny similarities between lams death and the movie dark water, a japanese horror film remade by hollywood in 2005. She was rumored to have stayed in cecil hotel the night before her death, which was said to be gruesome and ritualistic.
After moving into her apartment, dahlia notices dark water leaking from the ceiling in her bathroom. Scare town elisa lam cecil hotel sims 2 horror movie 2015 joe winko duration. Anyone seeing similarities to the 2005 film dark water. The guests complained about the waters taste and color. Dark water of cecil part 2 of 6 a documentary about elisa lam, the movie dark water and the cecil hotel where she was found on the roof inside a cistern water tank. A documentary about elisa lam, the movie dark water and the. The cecil hotel originally started as a moderately upscale hotel in the 1920s for business clientele, but when the great depression hit in the 1930s the area around it deteriorated and the hotel devolved into a cheap accommodation for a variety of. Feb 04, 2018 in reference to the movie dark water, i do not believe it has direct correlation to the case however the similarities are definitely eerie. The name of the cecil hotel is presumed to be a reason she would have gone there,as the girl in the american remake is named cecile.