Above average Italian horror movie with chills , thrills , surprises , atmospheric sets and scary happenings . A genuinely creepy tale , competently musicalized , well photographed , filled with lights and shades , reflecting paleness the victims . It deals with a sadistic count and crazy doctor (Paul Muller) tortures his unfaithful wife (Barbara Steele) and her lover (Rik Battaglia) , but then things go awry . Years later, the count remarries and the new wife (Barbara Steele herself) experiences nightmares and hauntings . In time , the perturbed ghosts appear and seek vengeance , causing a real nightmare .The eerie ghosts of the slain go back to exact their bloody and lethal vendetta , until their hearts are destroyed. A mad, sadistic scientist on the loose! So weird! ...So shocking! Do YOU dare see it! WARNING! See it with someone who's shockproof!
Enjoyable terror movie revolving around the house haunted plot , a scientific laboratory with its insane doctor and a relentless vengeance with plenty of ghosts , scary appearances formed by preternatural beings , creepy murders and ghastly events . Set at the ordinary ghastly mansion where happens scabrous and horrifying events . In spite of a few escenarios and its low budget the picture is pretty well , thanks to the adequate filmmaking , stunning cinematography taking great use of lights and shades as well as camera positioning to complement appropriate horror set pieces . Surprisingly realized with startling visual content and decently scripted by Fabio De Agostini and director Mario Caiano himself , resulting in an attractive horror movie with sensational atmosphere . Great Barbara Steele , here become a terror myth . As Barbara Steele is splendid , as always , she was the most beautiful star of the greatest horror masterpiece of Italian film, Mario Bava's Black Sunday or Mask of the demon (1960) , after following its American success, AIP brought Barbara to America, to star in Roger Corman's The Pit and thee Pendulum (1961) , she won a role in Federico Fellini's Fellini 8½ (1963); she only had a small role, but it was memorable. Reportedly, Fellini wanted to use her more in the film, but she was contracted to leave Rome to start work on her next horror movie, The horrible secret of doctor Hitchcock (1962). More horror movies followed, such as Lo spettro (1963), Nightmare Castle (1964), Un angelo per Satana (1966) and others; this success lead to her being typecast in the horror genre, where she more often than not appeared in Italian movies with a dubbed voice. Appearing in The Curse of the Crimson Altar (1968), which was mainly eye candy, with scantily-clad women in a cult. Unfortunately, Barbara got sick of being typecast in horror movies . Here Steele is well accompanied by a fine cast as Paul Muller who gives a nice acting as jealous mad scientist murders his wife and her lover , removing their hearts from their bodies, as well as Rik Battaglia as the unfortunate lover , Helga Liné as the mysterious Solangeas , Giuseppe Addobbati or John McDouglas as a butler and Marino Masé as Dr. Dereck.
Displaying a thrilling and frightening musical score by the great veteran maestro Ennio Morricone to have a long career . It contains a dark and sinister cinematography in black and white by Enzo Barboni , future succesful director of Spaghetti Westers in the hits starred by Terence Hill and Bud Spencer . The motion picture was compellingly directed by Mario Caiano . Rating 7/10. Essential and fundamental seeing for horror lovers. The picture will appeal to Italian Gothic aficionados. And Barbara Steele fans .
Enjoyable terror movie revolving around the house haunted plot , a scientific laboratory with its insane doctor and a relentless vengeance with plenty of ghosts , scary appearances formed by preternatural beings , creepy murders and ghastly events . Set at the ordinary ghastly mansion where happens scabrous and horrifying events . In spite of a few escenarios and its low budget the picture is pretty well , thanks to the adequate filmmaking , stunning cinematography taking great use of lights and shades as well as camera positioning to complement appropriate horror set pieces . Surprisingly realized with startling visual content and decently scripted by Fabio De Agostini and director Mario Caiano himself , resulting in an attractive horror movie with sensational atmosphere . Great Barbara Steele , here become a terror myth . As Barbara Steele is splendid , as always , she was the most beautiful star of the greatest horror masterpiece of Italian film, Mario Bava's Black Sunday or Mask of the demon (1960) , after following its American success, AIP brought Barbara to America, to star in Roger Corman's The Pit and thee Pendulum (1961) , she won a role in Federico Fellini's Fellini 8½ (1963); she only had a small role, but it was memorable. Reportedly, Fellini wanted to use her more in the film, but she was contracted to leave Rome to start work on her next horror movie, The horrible secret of doctor Hitchcock (1962). More horror movies followed, such as Lo spettro (1963), Nightmare Castle (1964), Un angelo per Satana (1966) and others; this success lead to her being typecast in the horror genre, where she more often than not appeared in Italian movies with a dubbed voice. Appearing in The Curse of the Crimson Altar (1968), which was mainly eye candy, with scantily-clad women in a cult. Unfortunately, Barbara got sick of being typecast in horror movies . Here Steele is well accompanied by a fine cast as Paul Muller who gives a nice acting as jealous mad scientist murders his wife and her lover , removing their hearts from their bodies, as well as Rik Battaglia as the unfortunate lover , Helga Liné as the mysterious Solangeas , Giuseppe Addobbati or John McDouglas as a butler and Marino Masé as Dr. Dereck.
Displaying a thrilling and frightening musical score by the great veteran maestro Ennio Morricone to have a long career . It contains a dark and sinister cinematography in black and white by Enzo Barboni , future succesful director of Spaghetti Westers in the hits starred by Terence Hill and Bud Spencer . The motion picture was compellingly directed by Mario Caiano . Rating 7/10. Essential and fundamental seeing for horror lovers. The picture will appeal to Italian Gothic aficionados. And Barbara Steele fans .