Castle of Blood (1964)
- Original title
- Danza macabra
- Directed by
- Antonio Margheriti, Sergio Corbucci
- Genre
- horror film
- Country
- France, Italy
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 7.1 of 10 from 125 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A writer accepts a bet to spend a night alone in an old castle. He finds himself haunted by ghostly figures and strange events that blur the line between the living and the dead.
gothicatmosphericcreepyhauntingslow-pacedmacabrelow-budgetmoody
What happens
Castle of Blood (Italian: Danza Macabra, lit. 'Dance Macabre') is a 1964 gothic horror film directed by Antonio Margheriti and starring Barbara Steele, Georges Rivière, Margarete Robsahm, Arturo Dominici, Silvano Tranquilli and Umberto Raho. It was an Italian-French co-production. The film was initially commissioned to director Sergio Corbucci, who had Gianni Grimaldi and Bruno Corbucci set to write the film. A scheduling conflict led to Corbucci's friend Margheriti being hired to complete the film. To avoid going over time, Corbucci was brought in to film one scene. The film was released in Italy in 1964 and received low box office numbers, which led to Margheriti remaking the film in colour as Web of the Spider (1971). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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The Secret of Dr. Orloff (1964)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.