Showing a Horror Film Opposite Its Set, the Yankee Pedlar Inn Magnet Releasing Sara Paxton and Pat Healy star in "The Innkeepers." JULIA SLOAN, organizer of a Feb. 8 celebration to mark the Torrington premiere of "The Innkeepers," said the decision to screen the 100-minute independent film at the old Art Deco Warner Theater was a no-brainer - the movie was shot across the street at the Yankee Pedlar Inn. Overthinking it might not have been a good idea anyway. "The Innkeepers," written and directed by Ti West, is a horror film about disturbing events during a fictional inn's final days - and its creepiness could have led to second thoughts among the easily spooked about frolicking on the set. Ms. Sloan, 33, who owns a clothing boutique adjoining the Yankee Pedlar, arranged for the screening and organized parties before and after it at the inn because "no one was taking the initiative, and it would have been a huge disappointment if nothing happened." By Feb. 1, all 1,700 of the Warner Theater's seats were sold, so a second screening at 10 p.m. was added. At least 200 people will also be venturing across the street for cocktails and hors d'oeuvres, tours of the inn and a "paranormal booth," where ghost-hunting tools will be demonstrated. "This is such a great thing for our town, to have a Hollywoodish red-carpet premiere," she said. Even Mr. West, 31, whose current schedule is overrun with promotional events for "The Innkeepers," will be there for the screening - and the question-and-answer session following it. "It's a pretty big deal - they've already sold so many tickets, and Torrington's not a giant market" for independent films, he said. But Torrington's giant red carpet is another matter - it will cross the street, linking the fictional inn with its real-life counterpart. Rumors that the Yankee Pedlar, built in 1891 and decorated in old New England style, is actually haunted have been circulating for as long as Ms. Sloan, who was raised in town, can remember. Mr. West chose to make the film after staying there in 2009 while shooting his acclaimed "The House of the Devil," which also includes scenes from Torrington. "Weirder stuff would happen back at the hotel than on the set," he said. I don't believe in ghosts, but the TV would go off and on, the phone would ring and there was no one on the other end, I had really vivid dreams. It's just a weird vibe in this kooky old place. Mr. West captured the feeling with a budget of less than $1 million and a pair of young actors - Sara Paxton and Pat Healy - portraying desk clerks who go on an amateur ghost hunt days before the inn is to be shuttered. Verisimilitude extends not only to the hotel's antique furniture and floral wallpaper but also to the costuming. Ms. Paxton and Mr. Healy, both of whom will be at the Torrington premiere, wear the same collared shirts that Yankee Pedlar employees wear. The film's limited theatrical release was on Feb. 3, but it was shown at various film festivals and made available through video on demand in 2011. Ms. Sloan, who saw a trailer for the film over the summer, has since curtailed working late nights at her boutique. "I definitely felt differently about being there after dark," she said. It creeped me out, even though it's a charming old hotel in a cool downtown location. But the prospect of another overnighter at the Yankee Pedlar doesn't worry Mr. West, who said he loved the idea of returning to the inn. "This is one of my favorite movies I ever made," he said. Staying at the inn is "like walking right back into it." "The Innkeepers" will be shown at 7:30 p.m. and 10 p.m. on Feb. 8 at the Warner Theater, 68 Main Street, Torrington; (860) 489-7180 or warnertheatre.org. Tickets are $12 and $15. The pre-party (4 to 7 p.m.) and after-party (9:30 p.m. to midnight) are at the Yankee Pedlar Inn; (860) 489-9226 or pedlarinn.com. Tickets are $25. A V.I.P. ticket that includes participation in the question-and-answer session, which starts at 9:30 p.m., as well as access to the after-party and an open bar at the Yankee Pedlar, costs $125.