Nightmare Castle

Original title: Amanti d'oltretomba

1965
Approved
1h 30m

IMDb RATING

5.7/10

2.8K

YOUR RATING

Play trailer3:20

1 Video

39 Photos

Horror

A woman and her lover are tortured and killed by her sadistic husband. The pair return from the grave to seek vengeance.A woman and her lover are tortured and killed by her sadistic husband. The pair return from the grave to seek vengeance.A woman and her lover are tortured and killed by her sadistic husband. The pair return from the grave to seek vengeance.

Director
- Mario Caiano
Writers
- Mario Caiano
- Fabio De Agostini
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

5.7/10

2.8K

YOUR RATING

Director
- Mario Caiano
Writers
- Mario Caiano
- Fabio De Agostini
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Muriel Arrowsmith
(as Barbara Steel)
…

Paul Muller

Dr. Stephen Arrowsmith
(as Paul Miller)

Helga Liné

Solange

Marino Masé

Dr. Dereck Joyce
(as Lawrence Clift)

Giuseppe Addobbati

Jonathan - the Butler
(as John McDouglas)

Rik Battaglia

David

Storyline

Edit

Did you know

Edit

Trivia
Director Mario Caiano initially wanted to highlight the gory scenes with red color. The idea was dropped due to budget limitations.

Goofs
When the snake is first shown after Jenny stumbles upon it, it is in different position at the end of the shot, compared to the position it is in the following shot.

Quotes
Muriel Arrowsmith: You had your revenge. Why don't you kill me? Kill both of us.
Dr. Stephen Arrowsmith: You, I will kill you, you tart, you. You and your filthy friend. But death, my dear, must come to you only after I've torn from your bodies all the suffering and pain a human being can stand, and you don't know yet how long it takes to die of pain.
Muriel Arrowsmith: You're a monster.

Alternate versions
The uncut dubbed version is called "Night of the Doomed", and runs 97m.

Connections
Edited into FrightMare Theater: Nightmare Castle (2022)

Soundtracks
Amanti D'Oltretomba
Composed by Ennio Morricone

User reviews70

Review

Featured review

I liked this

I just got this on a triple-feature DVD with The Terror and Mania on it. I also saw Nightmare Castle on Count Gore's internet show. I love the look of this movie. Everything is very contrasty, the shadows are impenetrable and the sets are amazing. It succeeds in being a truly Gothic horror film. The dialogue is wanting and the characters aren't any beefier than most horror fare offers but that's half the fun. The film makes an effort to focus on an atmosphere of dread and it does it well. This is definitely a good film for late night viewing and, as another poster mentioned, I really miss having truly local television that would play this kind of stuff.