(Inspired by the short story The Outsider by H. P. Lovecraft.) | Black Label #043
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Directed by Stuart Gordon, Castle Freak stars Jeffrey Combs and Barbara Crampton as a couple who inherit a secluded Italian castle while dealing with personal trauma. As they settle into their new surroundings, they discover that something violent is hidden within the building. The film combines gothic horror elements with psychological and domestic tension, set against an isolated location.
101 Films presents gothic horror Castle Freak (1995) on Blu-ray. Directed by the late Stuart Gordon, this chilling tale is one of his many films inspired by the works of H.P. Lovecraft. Best known for his distinctive contributions to cult horror and sci-fi throughout the '80s and '90s — with genre classics such as Re-Animator, From Beyond, and Dolls — Gordon returned to familiar territory with Castle Freak, a lesser-known gem that reunited him with frequent collaborator and producer Charles Band.
John Reilly, (Jeffrey Combs - Re-Animator), his wife Susan (Barbara Crampton - Re Animator, The Young and the Restless) and their daughter come face to face with terror when they travel to Italy to move into a castle they have inherited. Unbeknownst to them, their new home harbours a grotesquely disfigured and tortured man who has been imprisoned for decades. When mutilated bodies start turning up, John must uncover the Reilly family’s dark secret to save his wife and child from the sadistic being.
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A man travels to Italy with his family to live in the castle they have recently inherited. But he soon begins to suspect that they are not the only occupants.
| Label | 101 Films Black Label |
| Label | Full Moon Features |
| Distributor | 101 Films |
| Inspelningsår | 1995 |
| Regissör | Stuart Gordon |
| imdb-rating | 5.9 |
| Längd | 1h 30m |
| Cast | Jeffrey Combs, Barbara Crampton, Jonathan Fuller |