castle of blood be a good example of the quality work in the horror genre be turn out in italy in the 60 . the film have all of the right element old dark house and atmosphere and a decent story and and barbara steele . steele make most any film worth see . the story concern a haunt castle . people have visit and but none have return . our hero make a wager that he can spend the night in the castle and return to collect his winning . but and the night he visit be a special night . it the night each year when the dead return to relive their death . the only flaw i see in the movie be the running time . it almost feel pad . there be a large portion of the first act where literally nothing happen . our hero stumble around in the dark find nothing of interest . but once he do find something and the movie pick up and become quite enjoyable . castle of blood be a definite must for steele fan and fan of italian gothic horror in general .