Cult Favorite Barbara Steele enhances this atmospheric chiller . It is set in 15th century in the Middle Age, in a thunderous land plagued by deadly illness , drought and famine . There a woman : Nucci is accused of being a witch who has killed an aristocrat and condemned to burning pole . Then his daughter : Barbara Steele swears vendetta against the true killer . Later on , a younger daughter : Hilana Zalewska marries a lord , Baron Kurt : George Ardisson , but this one has other plans to carry out his ominous purports , but he finds an unwelcome surprise lurking in the haunted castle .
This is a classic Italian Gothic with thrills , chills , burning witches , necromancy , witchery , fantasy and anything else . It contains a moody and eerie atmosphere with gorgeous cinematography in black and white . Interesting and sinister script from prolific Ernesto Gastaldi , Western expert Tonino Valeri and director Margheritti or Anthony M Dawson himself . Barbara Steele is terrific in her usual style as the witch's daughter seeking for vengeance in similar style to her first big hit : The Mask of the Demon and following other horror successes as Black Sabbath, Castle of Blood , Pit and the Pendulum, The Ghost and The horrible secret of Doctor Hitchcock . Barbara Steele is well accompanied by a good cast, such as : Halina Zalewska , George Ardisson, Umberto Raho, Raffaelli and Nello Pazzafini , all of them giving decent interpretations .
It displays a frightening and chilling musical score by composer Carlo Rustichelli . As well as adequate and really atmospheric photography by cameraman Riccardo Pallotini. The motion picture was competently directed by Antonio Margheritti who often uses pseudonym Anthony M Dawson. He was a professional artisan who directed exploitation movies and ordinary italian genres , such as Sci-Fi : Yor the Hunter from the Future , Assignment outer space , Wild Wild Planet . Adventure : Ark of the Sun God , Hunters of the Gold Cobra, Treasure Island . Western : The Stranger and the gunfighter, Dakota Joe, And God said to Cain, Take a Hard ride. Terror : Cannibal Apocalypse , Castle of Blood , The Long Hair of Death, Seven Deaths in the cat's eye , The Virgin of Nuremberg , Andy Warhol's Dracula . Thriller : The Squeeze , Killer Fish , Rip-off , Death Rage . Warfare : Tiger Joe , Tornado , The Last Hunter , Jungle Raiders , Codename Wildgeese , among others . Rating : 7/10 . Above average Italian Gothic . The flick will appeal to Barbara Steele fans .
This is a classic Italian Gothic with thrills , chills , burning witches , necromancy , witchery , fantasy and anything else . It contains a moody and eerie atmosphere with gorgeous cinematography in black and white . Interesting and sinister script from prolific Ernesto Gastaldi , Western expert Tonino Valeri and director Margheritti or Anthony M Dawson himself . Barbara Steele is terrific in her usual style as the witch's daughter seeking for vengeance in similar style to her first big hit : The Mask of the Demon and following other horror successes as Black Sabbath, Castle of Blood , Pit and the Pendulum, The Ghost and The horrible secret of Doctor Hitchcock . Barbara Steele is well accompanied by a good cast, such as : Halina Zalewska , George Ardisson, Umberto Raho, Raffaelli and Nello Pazzafini , all of them giving decent interpretations .
It displays a frightening and chilling musical score by composer Carlo Rustichelli . As well as adequate and really atmospheric photography by cameraman Riccardo Pallotini. The motion picture was competently directed by Antonio Margheritti who often uses pseudonym Anthony M Dawson. He was a professional artisan who directed exploitation movies and ordinary italian genres , such as Sci-Fi : Yor the Hunter from the Future , Assignment outer space , Wild Wild Planet . Adventure : Ark of the Sun God , Hunters of the Gold Cobra, Treasure Island . Western : The Stranger and the gunfighter, Dakota Joe, And God said to Cain, Take a Hard ride. Terror : Cannibal Apocalypse , Castle of Blood , The Long Hair of Death, Seven Deaths in the cat's eye , The Virgin of Nuremberg , Andy Warhol's Dracula . Thriller : The Squeeze , Killer Fish , Rip-off , Death Rage . Warfare : Tiger Joe , Tornado , The Last Hunter , Jungle Raiders , Codename Wildgeese , among others . Rating : 7/10 . Above average Italian Gothic . The flick will appeal to Barbara Steele fans .