Castle Freak

Castle Freak

1996 · 90 min · EN · R · 6.1 (250 votes)
Dir. Stuart Gordon · Starring Jeffrey Combs, Barbara Crampton, Jonathan Fuller, Jessica Dollarhide, Massimo Sarchielli, Elisabeth Kaza · Music Richard Band

“Hideous, hungry, and loose!”

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John Reilly discovers that his family's newly inherited castle in Italy is haunted by a relentless, bloodthirsty creature.

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A grim, low-budget descent into familial trauma and monstrousness. It feels grimy and oppressive, with a sense of inevitable dread and visceral shocks lurking in the shadows of an inherited, cursed estate.

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child abusemonsterhalloweenhaunted housecastlesexual violenceinheritancecar accidentcannibaldeathestranged wifeblindnessvoyeurisminfanticideblind womandeath of a childlow budgetlovecraftian
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