 NIGHTMARE CASTLE (1965) – I am not, by any stretch, what you would call a "Gothic horror" fan. (Though you'd hardly know it by our recent reviews of this and THE TORTURE CHAMBER OF DR. SADISM.) Frequently marked by its black & white cinematography, dark hallways, and nightgown-clad heroines clutching candelabras the genre has always seemed too slow, too staid and too cliché-ridden for my taste. And this coming from a guy who loves slasher flicks, the most cliché-ridden of all horror genres!
But there are times when the genre can surprise me and deliver something I not only enjoy but also find myself watching repeatedly and raving about to fellow horror buffs. NIGHTMARE CASTLE, a 1965 Italian Gothic recently brought back to life, so to speak, by Severin Films is just such a flick. MORE
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