Terror-Creatures from the Grave (1965)
"5 tombe per un medium" (original title)

An attorney arrives at a castle to settle the estate of its recently deceased owner. The owner's wife and daughter reveal that he was someone who was able to summon the souls of ancient ... See full summary »

Director:

Massimo Pupillo

Writers:

Ruth Carter (adaptation), Cesare Mancini (adaptation),

Stars:

Walter Brandi, Mirella Maravidi, Barbara Steele

Cast

Cast overview:
Walter Brandi	...	Albert Kovac
Mirella Maravidi	...	Corinne Hauff (as Marilyn Mitchell)
Barbara Steele	...	Cleo Hauff
Alfredo Rizzo	...	Dr. Nemek (as Alfred Rice)
Riccardo Garrone	...	Joseph Morgan (as Richard Garrett)
Luciano Pigozzi	...	Kurt, the servant (as Alan Collins)
Tilde Till	...	Louise, the maid
Ennio Balbo	...	Oskar Stinner - The paralytic (as Edward Bell)
Steve Robinson
René Wolf

Storyline

An attorney arrives at a castle to settle the estate of its recently deceased owner. The owner's wife and daughter reveal that he was someone who was able to summon the souls of ancient plague victims and, in fact, his spirit was roaming the castle at that very moment. Soon occupants of the castle begin to die off in gruesome, violent ways.

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Plot Keywords:

plague | black magic | disease | medieval times | dead woman with eyes open | 

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Taglines:

Terror rises from the Grave.

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Genres:

Horror

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Certificate:

Unrated

Details

Country:

Italy USA

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

April 1966 (USA)

Also Known As:

Terror-Creatures from the Grave

Filming Locations:

Castel Fusano, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Company Credits

Production Co:

G.I.A. Cinematografica, International Entertainment Corp., M.B.S. Cinematografica

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Director Massimo Pupillo wasn't satisfied with the final result of the film, and allowed the film's producer, Ralph Zucker, to take the director's credit instead even though Zucker hadn't directed any scenes. This has later led people to confuse Pupillo and Zucker for one another.

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Goofs

The town clerk keeps referring to Jeronimus Hauff as having died on May 2nd (at least in the English dub). However, the closeup of Hauff's tombstone gives the date as "2-4", which in European notation is April 2nd.

User Reviews

Quintessential spaghetti horror film; it even stars Barbara Steele, the queen of such films.

Quintessential spaghetti horror film; it even stars Barbara Steele, the queen of such films. Every is there, the over-blown scenery including a medieval castle, a cast of delectable victims, the couple in love, and lots mysterious, unexplainable deaths, and as a bonus a memorable soundtrack. Is it the work of a maniacal killer(of course) or something more?