Nightmare Castle

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Blobbo X Italian dubbing lame, still not bad gothic horror. Scarey for younger blobs maybe. Barbara Steele exotic, fascinating. Think director had big crush. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 09/20/24 Full Review Acy C A poorly dubbed 1965 Italian melodrama that is actually watchable if one finds themselves in the mood for an outrageous sadistic, revenge romp! Prolific actor Paul Muller plays the role of a sadistic Count who discovers his soon to be murdered spouse played by Barbara Steele has written him out of her will and bequeathed her vast estate to her step sister (played by Steele as well). This doesn’t slow the Count at all and he’s soon married to the mentally unstable sister as well. Quite a bit of hell breaks loose when his plot to rid himself of sister #2 by transferring her blood to his aged servant go sideways and up in smoke. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 07/01/24 Full Review Audience Member A couple of months ago, I was doing my usual weekend of looking at used DVD stores when I noticed an older man staring at the stacks of used movies. He stopped and asked, "Do you mind if I ask you what movies I should get?" It turns out that his wife had recently died and he missed watching horror movies with her and wanted to bring back some memories. He had no idea how streaming worked and had just gotten a DVD player, so as we continued talking, it turned out that he really liked Barbara Steele in movies and was surprised that he could own this film. It made me feel really great that I could help someone out like this as well as realize that Ms. Steele has been bewitching men of all ages all around the world for decades. Mario Caiano has made movies across nearly every genre that an Italian director can work in, from peplum like Ulysses Against the Son of Hercules to westerns such as A Coffin for the Sheriff, giallo like Eye in the Labyrinth and berserk freakouts like Love Camp 7, The Fighting Fists of Shanghai Joe and the kinda giallo Ombre Roventi. This is the kind of gothic madness that I love so much, starting with Stephen Arrowsmith (Paul Muller, Malenka) discovering his wife Muriel (Steele) having the gardener plant some seeds inside her. He shoves a hot poker in the man's face, burns her with acid and then electrocutes both of them before removing their hearts and giving their blood to de-age his servant Solange (Helga Liné!). And then he finds out that he isn't the heir to the castle — it turns out that Muriel has an identical sister named Jenny (also Steele) who is mentally deranged but will become his new bride. I'm in. All in. Stephen and Solange begin to gaslight Jenny but she has the ghosts of the dead lovers on her side, as well as Dr. Derek Joyce (Marino Masé, The Red Queen Kills Seven Times). This movie looks beyond beautiful and really allows Steele to showcase her acting skills (and her piercing eyes). "If you're gonna scream, scream with me," sang Glenn Danzig in the Misfits' "Hybrid Moments," which was inspired by this movie. Nightmare Castle is everything great about black and white gothic melodrama and I just want to live within every frame of this film. It's also the first horror score that Ennio Morricone would write. You have so many choices to see this. For the easy way, just stream it on Tubi. Or you can do what I did and buy the Severin blu ray, which has commentary by Steele, an interview with Caiano and Castle of Blood and Terror Creatures from the Grave included. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member It is not good by any means; however, it doesn't mean it's not entertaining as hell. The only reason this movie doesn't get higher stars is that the dubbing was dreadful, and it didn't help that lines and actors didn't give the more its all. Other than that it is included in its so bad its good list that I have created in my mind. But if you want something to laugh at, and to pass the time this is a movie for you. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/24/23 Full Review Audience Member Turkey of an Italian flick which could have been made by Corman on a bad week. Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Audience Member Pretty cool little old school Gothic chiller. A little hokey, but it's got that old horror charm. Very Poe-esque. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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