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Posted on 8/31/04
Nightmare Castle
NOTE: this review was originally posted on our movie forums. Click here to see it in its original context: Nightmare Castle.
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Nightmare Castle (1965)
Directed by Mario Caiano
Stars: Barbara Steele, Paul Muller
Nightmare Castle is a good, stylish little horror movie. It's the story of a man who murders his wife and her lover, then marries her mentally unbalanced younger sister for her inheritance (the wonderful Barbara Steele plays both parts). He then tries to drive the poor girl mad so that she can be institutionalized, giving him free rein to spend the money. There are some additional twists that I won't reveal here, but which have all the makings of a decent gothic horror movie.
Unfortunately the film is hampered by poor production values, and direction that could certainly be better. My main complaint is that quite often the dubbing is just horrible and really spoils the mood. The editing is very choppy, and having just recently seen a Bava gothic horror, the overall direction of this one doesn't match up.
But even with all those complaints, I liked this movie. Barbara Steele is great in her dual role, and Paul Muller as the sadistic husband does a decent job and provides a suitably menacing villain. No, it's not great, but it's still good enough for me to consider this a successful blind buy.
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