Better than average Italian Gothic with astonishing crimes , surprises , atmospheric sets , scary happenings and frightening appearances . A genuinely creepy tale , competently musicalized and well photographed. It deals with a sadistic , crazy and mad doctor (Elio Jotta) conducting bizarre experiments and torturing his unfaithful wife (Barbara Steele) , while a suspect housekeper (Harriet Walter) is watching . Then the spouse and her lover (Peter Baldwin) murder her hubby . Soon, however, things go awry , and weird things begin happening, an eerie ghost of the slain go back to exact their bloody and lethal vendetta , as the wife experiences nightmares and hauntings in time ; then they wonder if they really killed him , or if he is coming back from the dead to haunt them . A mad, sadistic scientist on the loose! .So weird! ...So shocking! Do YOU dare see it! WARNING! See it with someone who's shockproof! Black Sign of Death Is On This House! Horror... sharp as a razor's edge! Written in Blood! The Ghost makes you shiver and quiver ¡ . Eerie , Horrific , Bloodcurling ¡
Enjoyable terror movie revolving around the house haunted plot , a scientific laboratory with its insane doctor and a relentless vengeance with a perturbed ghost appearing and seeking revenge , causing a real nightmare with creepy murders and ghastly events . Set at the ordinary sinister 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 Oreste Biancoli and director Riccardo Freda himself , resulting in an attractive and intriguing 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 , such as : Elio Jotta gives a nice acting as jealous mad scientist , as well as Peter Baldwin as the unfortunate lover , Harriet Walter or Harriet Medin as the mysterious maid , Umberto Raho as Canon Owens , among others.
Displaying a thrilling and suspenseful musical score by Franco Mannino . It contains a dark and sinister cinematography by Raffaele Masciocchi with filled with lights and shades , reflecting paleness the victims . The motion picture was compellingly directed by Riccardo Freda. 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 a perturbed ghost appearing and seeking revenge , causing a real nightmare with creepy murders and ghastly events . Set at the ordinary sinister 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 Oreste Biancoli and director Riccardo Freda himself , resulting in an attractive and intriguing 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 , such as : Elio Jotta gives a nice acting as jealous mad scientist , as well as Peter Baldwin as the unfortunate lover , Harriet Walter or Harriet Medin as the mysterious maid , Umberto Raho as Canon Owens , among others.
Displaying a thrilling and suspenseful musical score by Franco Mannino . It contains a dark and sinister cinematography by Raffaele Masciocchi with filled with lights and shades , reflecting paleness the victims . The motion picture was compellingly directed by Riccardo Freda. Rating 7/10. Essential and fundamental seeing for horror lovers. The picture will appeal to Italian Gothic aficionados and Barbara Steele fans .