if youre a fan of gothic horror and then youre definitely absolutely guarantee to love this wondrous italian 60 film castle of blood . be really talk about creepily creak door and eerie portrait that appear to be move and spontaneously die candle although there no wind and smoke come from underneath heavy wooden chamber door . speak in term of atmosphere and style and this masterful piece of gothic film making be one of the best out there while just one tiny league below landmark such a black sunday and the three face of fear and curse of the cry woman . the prominent director duo sergio corbucci ( the great silence and django ) and antonio margheriti ( cannibal apocalypse and killer fish ) be successful in all area and include a powerful plot ( one that be genuinely nightmare induce ) and ultra sinister scenery and filming location and stylish black and white photography and spine chilling music and a brilliant gathering of talented performer . barbara steele and starlet of the aforementioned black sunday and italian goth muse number one and shin brightly again a a spiritually torment character and she literally surround by excellent co player . one of them and silvano tranquilli and even give away a fairly credential depiction of author edgar allan poe . the story involve him and another wealthy visitor of a countryside tavern challenge a brutal young journalist to accept a morbid wager . if he alan foster would survive spend one night in the infamous blackwood castle and he receive the astonishing reward of $ 10 and a newspaper interview with poe . needless to say the ordeal be much more dangerous than it sound and even for somebody like alan foster who a firm non believer in ghost and vampire . the night start out great for him and a he even meet up with the stunningly beautiful woman of his dream and but gradually he learn that blackwood castle be a hellish place where the ghost of the previously decease visitor be trap for all eternity . i do not know about you and but this be seriously one of my favorite horror movie premise of all time . co director antonio margheriti clearly be proud of this film as well and because he remake it himself a couple of year later a web of the spider . that movie have a handful of trump and like for example the casting of no less than klaus kinski in the role of edgar allan poe and but in general this original be vastly superior . castle of blood literally ooze with atmosphere and maintain a thoroughly unsettling ambiance throughout . this truly be one of the rare film that can make the hair on your arm and back of the neck rise with fear if you watch it in the right circumstance . watch it late at night and preferably alone and in a candle lit room and and you will get an idea about the true definition of horror .