Caught having an affair, "Muriel Arrowsmith" (Barbara Steele) and her lover "David" (Rik Battaglia) are tortured and killed by her angry and sadistic husband "Dr. Stephen Arrowsmith" (Paul Muller). Further, as it so happens Dr. Arrowsmith is also a scientist who is working on a project which rejuvenates the elderly housemaid "Solange" (Helga Line) into something young and beautiful. After killing Muriel, Dr. Arrowsmith then marries her half-sister, "Jenny" (also Barbara Steele) and because of her frail mental condition tries to push her over the edge so that he can claim the family inheritance from both her and Muriel. What he doesn't count on is the fact that the hallucinations that Jenny sees may be real. At any rate, rather than spoil the movie for those who haven't seen it I will just say that this is a pretty good horror movie for this particular time period. Not only is the acting good by everyone involved but along with that both Barbara Steele and Helga Line are also quite pleasing to the eyes. It is filmed in black and white which may be a turn-off for some folks. Likewise, the story has several developments at the end which might be hard to figure out if you're not paying attention. But all things considered I enjoyed this film and I think most people who like movies of this sort will appreciate it as well.
Review of Nightmare Castle
