Castle Freak

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Castle Freak

2020

1h 46m

Horror

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A remake of the Stuart Gordon and HP Love craft classic, about a horrific creature lurking within the shadows of a castle and a blind woman who must unravel her family's mysterious history before she falls prey to the creature.

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Alix Turner

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Influenced as much by Lovecraft as Gordon, Castle Freak is a rich and ambitious film about a blind young woman who inherits a castle with a secret.

Rated: 4/5

Feb 18, 2021

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Amanda Mazzillo

Film Inquiry

Castle Freak is an interesting update to a familiar horror film and manages to add more of the Lovecraftian influence back into the world.

Dec 31, 2020

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Jennie Kermode

Eye for Film

For all that it plays with some familiar archetypes, stylistically it's breath of fresh air, and Catherine's work in the lead gives it a strange kind of sincerity that will stay with you.

Rated: 4/5

Dec 11, 2020

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Matt Donato

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It's the Skinemax answer to Gordon's cult-favorite, removing any mystery and replacing it with unsavory sleaze. An unforgivably dull, moodless, misfire remake.

Rated: 1.5/5

Dec 8, 2020

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Kyle M

Aesthetical mimicry somewhat as a promising start in addition to the displayed gimmick, till it erotically gone downhill once the intentional true colors are fully unveiled in all of its disgust and regret, which is something you should expect from a low-budget DTV film in attempt to scare unprofessionally and unconvincingly. (C-)

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

11/02/23

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I have been a horror fan my whole life, this film is an insult to the original film. Some films(most) should not be re-made.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/30/23

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It'd been awhile since I'd seen the original, at least I'm guessing this is a remake of that title, so that's why I decided to check it out. I don't remember a whole lot about the older version of the same title but these characters are more unlikeable and this somehow looks cheaper and more generic after the opening scene. It's not like the original set the bar high, so for this to actually be worse... it's pretty bad. It does get interesting when it starts getting into the Necronomicon and Cthulhu but it's too little, too late and nowhere near enough of those elements.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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Audience Member

Bad! Boring! Male gaze-y!

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/17/23

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Audience Member

For horror fans it is definitely an interesting entry. It has some wtf moments but sadly not enough too be fully enjoyable as such. Tries too much to stick to a pretty basic genre formula and takes too much time to take off in trying to build a fully accomplished backstory but then expediates it all quickly in the last ten minutes. And sometimes feels a little too much like a TV movie but on the other times has other times great visuals and good make up effects and some creepy stuff to keep you awake.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/04/23

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Audience Member

People reviewing this movie aren't fans of H.P. Lovecraft and horror movies. This movie did a great job bridging H.P. Lovecraft universe together. This movie is much better than the remake. Beginning was a little slow, but ending twist was very good. There is also awesome post credits scene at the end of the movie that H.P. Lovecraft fans will LOVE!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/17/23

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Tate Steinsiek

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Clair Catherine

Rebecca Whateley

Jake Horowitz

John

Kika Magalhães

The Freak

Emily Sweet

Shelly

Elisha Pratt

Chuck

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Synopsis

A remake of the Stuart Gordon and HP Love craft classic, about a horrific creature lurking within the shadows of a castle and a blind woman who must unravel her family's mysterious history before she falls prey to the creature.

Director: Tate Steinsiek
Producer: Barbara Crampton, Matt Manjourides, Justin A. Martell, Amanda Presmyk, Dallas Sonnier
Screenwriter: Kathy Charles
Production Co: Cinestate, Not the Funeral Home, Fangoria Films, Full Moon Pictures, Media Finance Capital, Good Wizard
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 12, 2020
Runtime: 1h 46m

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