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| Year: | 1972 |
| Country of origin: | Italy |
| Director: | Mario Bava |
| Genre: | Giallo |
| Starring: | Joseph Cotten, Elke Sommer |
| Rating: | 3/5 |
| IMDB link: | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069048/ |
| Tagline: | He sought the ultimate in HUMAN AGONY... with instruments of TORTURE ghastly beyond belief! |
| Favourite line: | N/A - Subtitled |
As ever with Italian horror, the emphasis is much less on the plot than it is on the visual content, and this movie is no exception.
The basic premise is simple - a man returns to his old stomping ground to visit an ancestoral home, and inadvertantly reads aloud an incantation that brings said ancestor back to life to continue a violent killing spree.
It can happen to anyone.
The mood is claustrophobic, the direction amazing at times; never has a castle looked so damn menacing.
Overall, as with many in this field, this is a case of style over substance, but this is a good film nevertheless.
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