It’s a superhero movie with all of the usual tropes removed: he has a secret identity and superhuman powers, but we never get to see them, only the after effects. (That’s how he got the axe in the statues head so high off the ground.)
This host is talking Wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy too much ! Can't watch this. Plus I guess you have to have lived during this time period to understand this film. Military experience helps.
This is a pure horror film. The ghosts are real. The true monster is the hotel. Those who had horrible lives they would go there and become a Permanent resident. It is a good movie but I prefer the novel.