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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9781586554828
Format: Color, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 1586554824
Label: Shriek Show
Manufacturer: Shriek Show
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Shriek Show
Region Code: 1
Release Date: March 30, 2004
Running Time: 90 minutes
Sales Rank: 49955
Studio: Shriek Show
Theatrical Release Date: 1963
Editorial Review:
Description:
Directed by Antonio Margheriti, one of Italy’s greatest action/horror specialists (Cannibal Apocalypse, Castle of Blood, Wild Wild Planet). When a husband leaves his bride alone in his castle, a series of gruesome slayings occur in the abandoned torture chamber. In a shocking revelation, a hideous phantom killer, with a ghastly Nazi past, stalks the castle corridors and dusts off some of the tools of torture for some fresh bloodletting! Starring Christopher Lee and featuring an ultra-cool jazzy score by Oscar nominated composer Riz Ortolani (Cannibal Holocaust, Mondo Cane).
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Beautifully lit and photographed.
This thriller boasts an excellent story, some masterful lighting and cinematography, effective use of color, not to mention a distinguished old castle, as beautiful without as it is within.
The musical score, while big band and jazz oriented, actually works very well, inasmuch as it's quite unusual and unexpected for this type of story.
Christopher Lee has one of his most distinctive roles from the 1960's, and perhaps most important of all--the film is scary!
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Rating:  - Slow moving gothic horror
I'm a huge fan of Italian director Antonio Margheriti, aka Anthony M. Dawson, even though I haven't seen very many of his films. How can this be? Because the ones I have seen revel in low budget schlocky glory. Margheriti is responsible for such classics as "Alien From the Deep," the infamous "Cannibal Apocalypse," and "Killer Fish." He's also the man who brought us several highly entertaining shoot 'em up action/war films, films like "Indio," "Indio 2," "Tiger Joe," "The Last Hunter," "The Hunters ... Read More
Rating: - OK but not great Euro thriller
I bought this movie because I once saw part of it on TV about 25 years ago and remembered it. The part I saw was where the psycho killer grabs a good looking woman and drags her down to the dungeon of the castle where he ties her into a chair and places a cage over her head and then releases a rat which eats part of her nose while she screams in agony and terror. I also liked Rosanna Podesta in Helen of Troy and, of course, Christopher Lee is always a plus. Unfortunately, that was just about the ... Read More
Rating: - LITTLE SEEN EURO-SHOCKER LOOKS GOOD....
AKA "Horror Castle", this rarely seen German-Italian horror film has been handled well and is a find for collectors. Dubbed in English and directed by Antonio Margheriti ("Castle of Blood"), it concerns a new bride (Rosana Podesta) discovering the eyeless corpse of a woman inside an ancient iron maiden (the "Virgin") in her husband's ancestral castle on the Rhine. Told by everyone it was just a nightmare, she suspects something more and sure enough discovers Christopher Lee (as Erik), a war disfigured ... Read More
Rating: - Shocking fright fest
This is an excellent print of a good 60's Italian horror film. Previously hard to find on VHS, this fine presentation does the movie justice. The story concerns a mysterious torturer in a European castle. The acting is just fair, but it is sincere, and Christopher Lee is always a plus. Colors and make-up are very good, with just enough action to keep one interested. However, be forwarned that although this was released in the 60's, there are a couple of scenes that are particularly violent. The Nazi ... Read More
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