- Actors: Barbara Steele, Paul Muller, Helga Liné, Laurence Clift, Giuseppe Addobbati
- Directors: Mario Caiano
- Writers: Mario Caiano, Fabio De Agostini
- Producers: Carlo Caiano
- Format: Black & White, DVD-Video, NTSC
- Language English
- Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 4:3 - 1.33:1
- Number of discs: 1
- Classification: Unrated (US MPAA rating. See details.)
- Studio: Alpha Video
- DVD Release Date: 18 Mar 2003
- Run Time: 90 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- ASIN: B00008G8X2
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 136,873 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)
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6 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I watched this last night in bed and found it to have a really creepy atmosphere that is rare in todays horror films.
This is an old black & white film and the version I watched had good sound unlike the other old horror films I watched which had muffled sound (CARNIVAL OF SOULS, CREATURE FROM THE HAUNTED SEA) which I have also reviewed.
The first time I watched this I was on edge and felt very uneasy about the whole thing but on the second viewing I jumped once and felt at ease and the sound effects are really creepy.
If the film was released now it would be a 12 certificate but at the time it would have been a 15 as the special effects were morbid and gory for the time.
The story is: When a brutal count finds that his wife has been unfaithful, he tortures her and her lover and puts them to eath, removing their hearts from their bodies in retribution.
Time passes and he remarries a beautiful and unsuspecting young woman.
Soon she is experiencing horrendous dreams and visions. It becomes apparent the spirits of the slain lovers have returned to exact their bloody revenge.
At the end of the film it is really scary, but sometimes the voices were out of sync with the mouth movements but with it being an old film I let it pass.
If you are looking for a good old black & white horror film you can do a lot worse then this.
Watch it and see what you think as you are entitled to your own opinion.
I think it's creepy and you might think so as well but as I said you can do a lot worse then this.
This is an old black & white film and the version I watched had good sound unlike the other old horror films I watched which had muffled sound (CARNIVAL OF SOULS, CREATURE FROM THE HAUNTED SEA) which I have also reviewed.
The first time I watched this I was on edge and felt very uneasy about the whole thing but on the second viewing I jumped once and felt at ease and the sound effects are really creepy.
If the film was released now it would be a 12 certificate but at the time it would have been a 15 as the special effects were morbid and gory for the time.
The story is: When a brutal count finds that his wife has been unfaithful, he tortures her and her lover and puts them to eath, removing their hearts from their bodies in retribution.
Time passes and he remarries a beautiful and unsuspecting young woman.
Soon she is experiencing horrendous dreams and visions. It becomes apparent the spirits of the slain lovers have returned to exact their bloody revenge.
At the end of the film it is really scary, but sometimes the voices were out of sync with the mouth movements but with it being an old film I let it pass.
If you are looking for a good old black & white horror film you can do a lot worse then this.
Watch it and see what you think as you are entitled to your own opinion.
I think it's creepy and you might think so as well but as I said you can do a lot worse then this.
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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
So-so Video Transfer... Still Worth Owning
6 May 2003
Format:DVD
Like the other posts have mentioned: the video quality is decidedly poor. It seems to have been taken from a videotape source due to the numerous drop outs that are evident througout. Still, it's by far the best version available (aka Nightmare Castle on other low-quality labels) and it's far from unwatchable and even fairly crisp in spots. The audio is okay, the dubbed dialogue is clear even if there's a slight hiss to it.
As for the film... it's a blast! This is my favorite Barbara Steele performance and she plays two roles: the insatiable, insane, raven-haired Muriel and the demure, blonde and driven insane Jenny. The whole thing's encased in a fog-thick atmosphere of dread, sadism and passion that even outdoes many of the Corman/Poe adaptions. Witness the doctor's torture of Muriel and her lover and then Muriel's gleeful climactic revenge. Pretty powerful stuff even by today's standards... and although it's draggy in spots it has many memorable scenes that make it worthwhile.
The print's uncut and 100 min. It's incorrectly framed at what looks like 1.50:1 instead of 1.66:1 and the first couple of credit titles are video generated. There also seems to be some new sound efx of crickets and such added over the first scene for some inexplicable reason.
The box cover art is hideously wretched (doesn't Retromedia have a designer that knows rudimentary Photoshop?). The slightly animated menus are passable as is a small photo gallery set to Ennio Morricone's cool theme.
Again, the quality should have been better but if you can score it for $... so (and you're a fan) than it's definitely worth it... until a superior version comes along.
As for the film... it's a blast! This is my favorite Barbara Steele performance and she plays two roles: the insatiable, insane, raven-haired Muriel and the demure, blonde and driven insane Jenny. The whole thing's encased in a fog-thick atmosphere of dread, sadism and passion that even outdoes many of the Corman/Poe adaptions. Witness the doctor's torture of Muriel and her lover and then Muriel's gleeful climactic revenge. Pretty powerful stuff even by today's standards... and although it's draggy in spots it has many memorable scenes that make it worthwhile.
The print's uncut and 100 min. It's incorrectly framed at what looks like 1.50:1 instead of 1.66:1 and the first couple of credit titles are video generated. There also seems to be some new sound efx of crickets and such added over the first scene for some inexplicable reason.
The box cover art is hideously wretched (doesn't Retromedia have a designer that knows rudimentary Photoshop?). The slightly animated menus are passable as is a small photo gallery set to Ennio Morricone's cool theme.
Again, the quality should have been better but if you can score it for $... so (and you're a fan) than it's definitely worth it... until a superior version comes along.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
DREADFUL TRANSFER !
4 Mar 2003
Format:DVD
I adore Barbara Steele, but this transfer is truly one of the worst DVD transferd ever. It looks to have been mastered from a videotape without any type of effort to clean it up whatsoever. It has a constant fluttering throughout most of the film which gives the picture a quality that is NOT in anyway seamless.
The box art is [bad] and this is definateley a sub par release.
In comparison with SYNAPSE'S beautiful job on CASTLE OF BLOOD starring BARBARA STEELE this disc is an atrocity.
THE ONLY REASON to buy this DVD is if you are such a fanatic for BARBARA STEELE that you cannot wait for someone else to put out a better copy. Surely, and hopefully, someone will. Cuz RETROMEDIA'S release would not even be competition if someone came out with an even slightly better version.
I mean they should pay people to watch this disc rather than charge them.
The box art is [bad] and this is definateley a sub par release.
In comparison with SYNAPSE'S beautiful job on CASTLE OF BLOOD starring BARBARA STEELE this disc is an atrocity.
THE ONLY REASON to buy this DVD is if you are such a fanatic for BARBARA STEELE that you cannot wait for someone else to put out a better copy. Surely, and hopefully, someone will. Cuz RETROMEDIA'S release would not even be competition if someone came out with an even slightly better version.
I mean they should pay people to watch this disc rather than charge them.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
I am in Dork Heaven!
6 May 2006
Format:DVD
I've been looking high and low for an uncut version of this movie and Retro Media has done a bang-up job of restoring it. The transfer is clear, the sound quality is top-natch and Barbara does her own dub! ( insert pathetic squeal of joy ) The still gallery was a nice bonus too. Retro Media, you are truly gods among men. Keep up the good work. So, if you're a gothic Italian horror/Barbara Steele buff, then this is a sound investment.
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