Review of Nightmare Castle

Seems there is a short version and a longer version floating around. Not wanting to miss any important information I went for the longest version and that might have been a mistake as it really dragged after a great first 20 minutes. Once Muriel and her lover are killed of and half sister Jenny comes into play it becomes basically a movie with a long slow burning build-up to a good albeit unsurprising climax. However it's all pretty unspectacular, the grim and dark atmosphere of the start scenes cannot be repeated any more. Furthermore are the characters of both doctors rather dull as is Solange. I don't know what Stephen actually saw in her. And of course there is the obligatory attraction between doctor and patient. Even though the ending was way better than Castle of Blood I kept behind with too many questions, with such duration that is not very good. Black Sunday remains the best movie with Barbara Steele so far.