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Castle of the Living Dead (1964)

Directed by Warren Kiefer

Skull rating icon3.8/5EXECUTIONER "ACE"105 min

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Quick Hit

Castle of the Living Dead has a clean hook and enough craft to carry the premise, which keeps it comfortably above water. Style keeps the blood warm.

Full Take

You can feel the movie reaching for a hit from frame one. When the rhythm drags or the trick is obvious, it starts leaking air fast. Italian horror style carries a lot of the value here: texture, atmosphere, and a taste for beautiful decay. The set pieces are what matter, and this one gets some mileage out of them. That’s why it lands at SOLID.

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