Castle Freak

1329-poster
release date December 16 1997
studio Full Moon
director Stuart Gordon
writer Stuart Gordon
starring Jeffrey Combs, Barbara Crampton, Jonathan Fuller, Jessica Dollarhide, Massimo Sarchielli
rating
R
tagline Hideous... hungry... and loose!
trailer 1 Trailer #1

Synopsis

A troubled couple and their blind daughter come to Italy to visit a 12th Century castle they've inherited. Soon they are plagued by unexplained noises, mysteriously broken objects, and the daughter's claims of an unknown nocturnal visitor to her bedroom. When the housekeeper and a local prostitute and are discovered savagely murdered in the castle's dungeon, John must unlock the castle's secret to save himself from jail and his family from the castle's secret inhabitant.

Official Review

Castle Freak. Let’s just muse on that title for a second. Doesn’t leave much to the imagination now does it? Honestly, this is the best they could come up with? OK, so let’s make a movie about a freak…in a castle…now that’s the ticket! Hey, and I know an absolutely ingenious title for it! Good grief. Thankfully this little-seen treasure far surpasses its asinine title, and is actually a great watch from one of horror’s great directors! …Read More

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Official Score: 4 / 5