A journalist takes a bet that he can spend the night in a haunted castle on All Hallow's Eve. During his stay, he bears witness to the castle's gruesome past coming to life before him, and f... Read allA journalist takes a bet that he can spend the night in a haunted castle on All Hallow's Eve. During his stay, he bears witness to the castle's gruesome past coming to life before him, and falls in love with a beautiful female ghost.A journalist takes a bet that he can spend the night in a haunted castle on All Hallow's Eve. During his stay, he bears witness to the castle's gruesome past coming to life before him, and falls in love with a beautiful female ghost.
- Alan Foster
- (as George Riviere)
- Dr. Carmus
- (as Henry Kruger)
- Edgar Allan Poe
- (as Montgomery Gleen)
- Elsi Perkings
- (as Sylvia Sorent)
- Lord Thomas Blackwood
- (as Raul H. Newman)
- Herbert
- (as Phil Karson)
- William
- (as Ben Steffen)
- Wife
- (as Merry Powers)
- Jonathan
- (uncredited)
- The Ghost of Mary
- (uncredited)
- Thomas Blackwood
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaSergio Corbucci began filming but Antonio Margheriti took over after one week and signed the movie.
- GoofsDuring the opening scene when Alan Foster enters the tavern, the Four Devils, a crew member is visible in the reflection in the doors glass window. He's using a small hand held device and generating additional smoke for the scene.
- Quotes
[last lines]
Elisabeth Blackwood: [in a ghostly voice-over] You have stayed with me, Alan.
Alan Foster: [in a ghostly voice-over] Yes, Elizabeth.
- Crazy creditsIn the English dubbed version, composer Riz Ortolani is listed in the credits as "Ritz Ortolani."
- ConnectionsFeatured in Nightmare Sinema: Castle of Blood (2008)
Nice terror movie revolving around the house haunted plot with plenty of ghosts , eerie appearances formed by preternatural beings , creepy murders and ghastly events. Set at a ghastly castle 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. Acceptable starring , an obstinate journalist well incarnated by Georges Riviere . Special mention for the always great Barbara Steele , here become a Terror myth along with other films she starred as Black Sunday and She-Beast. Support cast are very fine , such as : Arturo Dominici, Margrete Robsahm, Silvano Tranquili , Umberto Raho , Benito Stefanelli and Giovanni Cianfriglia who used to play under pseudonym as Ken Wood for Spaghetti Westerns.
Displaying a thrilling and frightening musical score by Riz Ortalani. It contains a dark and sinister cinematography in black and white by Riccardo Pallotini . The motion picture was compellingly directed by Antonio Margheriti or Anthony M. Dawson and uncredited by Sergio Corbucci, the latter a prestigious filmmaker of notorious Spaghetti Westerns. Antonio Margheritti was a good craftsman expert on horror and exploitation films. Antonio directed with skill and aplomb from 1956 to his death in 2002. He made all kinds of genres , some of them splendidly directed and others mediocre or failures. As he realized wartime movies, such as : The Last Hunter , Tornado, Codename Wild Geese , Der Commander , Command Leopard . Sci-Fi : War of Planets , Planet of the Prowl , Criminal of the Galaxy , Yor the Hunter from the future , Treasure Planet .Spaghetti Western : Joko, Dynamite Joe , The Stranger and the Gunfighter , Take a Hard Ride , Ghosts go West , Joe implacable God Said to Cain. And Terror : Virgin of Nuremberg , Cannibal Apocalypse , Alien From Deep , Flesh for Dracula, Flesh for Frankenstein, among others. Rating 7.5/10. Better than average. The picture will appeal to Italian Gothic aficionados.
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- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Gäst i fasornas hus
- Filming locations
- Via Francesco Cozza, Bolsena, Lazio, Italy(castle gate and cemetery)
- Production companies
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- Runtime1 hour 27 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1