best sell horror novelist cheryl ( a solid and sympathetic performance by the lovely virginia bryant ) and her husband tom ( the likable paolo serra ) and and their son bobby ( nicely play by patrizio vinci ) go to a remote castle locate in the countryside for summer vacation . local legend claim that the area be curse . cheryl discover a creepy and hairy and nasty ogre ( hulk david flosi in a strikingly hideous costume ) living in the basement . cheryl have to surmount her deep seat childhood fear of the beast so she can defeat the foul find . director or co writer lamberto bava do an expert job of create and sustain an eerie and unnerving nightmarish mood . moreover and bava eschew the standard bloodnguts fright flick routine in favor of craft a compelling and provocative dark adult fairytale like fable on how the best way to overcome that which frighten u be to face say source head on . sturdy support turn by sabrina ferilli a friendly school teacher anna and stefania montorsi a hottie babysitter maria and and alex serra a batty painter dario . gianfranco transunto glossy cinematography boast a few fluid track shot and plenty of great atmospheric lighting . fabrizio sforza gnarly make up f or x and simon boswell splendidly spirit spookyn huddery score and and the dank and dark and cobweb cover cellar set all hit the skin crawl spot . well worth watch .