originally saw movie boy old rialto theatre part saturday afternoon matine triple bill also featured vincent prices last man earth mario bavas nightmare castle nightmares blood lusting ghosts week afterwards though know then three movies would prove classics genre wonder scared though three films frightened me castle blood profound impactbr br it first bill even get see beginning late getting cinema missed first  minutes movie thats lot miss since edited print ran  minutes the unedited runs minutes despite this dark creepy atmosphere complete ruined castles fog enshrouded cemeteries shadows cobwebs gothic set design strong acting suspense especially last  minutes scared bejeepers made lasting impression took years finally get copy film collection since french  italian import movie showed late show winnipeg quite remember title remember get seen beginning film scared witless make matters worse film released literally dozen different movie titles aka danze macabre coffin terror castle terror long night terror etc usauk working title castle blood generic similar dozens b horror suspense films making illusive thanks internet perseverance found last treat finally watch film entirety many years may quite sheer emotional impact boy haunted house movies go stands well compares favourably similar iconic films period the haunting the innocents black sunday film fine early effort italian director antonio margheriti stars s scream queen icon barbara steele features well written screenplay sergio corbucci sceptical writer georges riviere who bet spends night haunted house unsuspectingly becomes part annual ongoing ghostly story hypnotic steele well cast ghostly love interest  arturo dominici dr carmus margarete robsahm juliabr br many tricks margheriti employs create films eerie atmosphere cobwebs creaking doors fog etc bound seem clich modern audience work far effectively black white ever could modern day colour rather using body counts special effects film creates scares old fashion way relying good story stylish direction fine set production interesting camera work strong acting performances margheriti marvellous job taking elements building films suspense horrifying paranormal secret house gradually reveals unwitting writerbr br the film without faults pace drags beginning film ironically  minutes originally missed probably worsened synapse films effort restore film original length though fans likely appreciate chance see film restored  terms intro  may hindrance help english voice dubs merely passable and restored scenes language shifts english french english subtitles provided sure annoying viewersbr br however synapse films deserves kudos quality print clearly effort put restoration deservedly sobr br i enjoyed film immensely highly recommend aficionados s italian goth films anyone enjoys good ghost storybr br rob rheubottom winnipeg mb canada