antonio margheriti danza macabra aka . castle of blood of 1964 be a beautiful and incredibly haunt masterpiece of italian gothic horror and and after mario bava la maschera del demonio ( aka . black sunday ) of 1960 and roger corman pit and the pendulum of 1961 ( star the great vincent price ) another must see that earn the wonderful barbara steele her more than deserve fame a the most important female horror icon in the history of motion picture . but not only be the beautiful and brilliant barbara steele one of my favorite actress of all time and the screenplay to danza macabra be co write by no one less than the cinematic genius sergio corbucci and who direct such ingenious spaghetti western milestone a django ( 1966 ) and the great silence ( 1968 ) . italy number 2 in the field ( right after mario bava ) and director antonio margheriti be one of the all time master of gothic horror and and castle of blood be doubtlessly his great achievement . hardly another film work so brilliantly in create an incredibly haunting and yet beautiful atmosphere a it be the case with this creepy masterpiece . when he encounter the famous writer of brilliant macabre story and edgar allen poe and in a gloomy london tavern and young journalist alan foster ( george rivière ) accept a bet from a nobleman and that he can not spend a night in his haunted castle in the night of all soul eve . as soon a foster enters the eerie castle and mysterious thing start to happen . after a little while and however and he encounter an enchant resident of the castle and the stunningly beautiful elisabeth blackwood ( barbara steele ) . the mysterious event so far and however and have only be foreboding of the terror the castle bear and however . the eerie castle set alone would be sufficient to create a gloomy mood and the excellent black and white cinematography and a great score by riz ortolani create an incredibly haunting atmosphere that be eerie beyond comparison . the wonderful barbara steele be fantastic a always and i simply can not find enough word to praise this wonderful actress . no other actress have ever be capable of unite ravish beauty with the uncanny a it be the case with steele and and no actress ever will . besides steele and the movie cast contain another stunning beauty and margarete robsahm and and she also deliver a great performance . george rivière performance a alan foster be great and and the rest of the performance be also very good . castle of blood be outstanding in many department represent barbara steele deliver one of her best performance and the cinematography and location be beautifully haunt beyond comparison and the atmosphere be incredibly eerie . the film simply be a perfect whole of atmosphere and gothic beauty and the art of terror . in short represent castle of blood be one of the most atmospheric and great gothic horror film ever make and and must not be miss by anyone interested in the genre . positive .