i first remember see this one back in the 70 when it be show on late night television . scar the hell out of me . but then and i be a teenager back in those day and not a jade about film a i be now . castle of blood ( aka represent danse macabre ) be a fine example of the 60 italian horror genre and along with mario bava black sunday ( 1960 ) and curse of the living dead ( aka represent kill baby kill ) ( 1966 ) and mario caiano nightmare castle ( 1965 ) . if you want spooky atmosphere along with great writing and then check these out as well . i also rate these along with those early poe film that roger corman be do during the same period . i saw the new synapse dvd that be take from a french print and it a great improvement over that old pan and scan print that be make the round on television over the year . it add a couple of minute of dialog ( in french ) that do not really add much to the movie a whole and but it nice to see it complete and without cut . unfortunately the dvd doesn not really offer any extras beyond still from the film . one flub i notice be in the opening scene and see the smoke effect man next to the camera be reflect on the glass of the inn front door . i guess the editor do not catch it at the time and or maybe they do not care and but it be something i do not notice the first time . that the wonder of dvd . you get to see all the flub and mistake and detail that weren not apparent the first time around . but no matter . but no matter and it still get a 7 on the imdb meter .