Castle Freak (1995)

A man struggles to save his family from the strange and deadly occurrences in the castle they've inherited.

Director:

Stuart Gordon

Writers:

Stuart Gordon (story), H.P. Lovecraft (story "The Outsider")

Stars:

Jeffrey Combs, Barbara Crampton, Jonathan Fuller

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jeffrey Combs	...	John Reilly
Barbara Crampton	...	Susan Reilly
Jonathan Fuller	...	Giorgio
Jessica Dollarhide	...	Rebecca Reilly
Massimo Sarchielli	...	Giannetti
Elisabeth Kaza	...	Agnese
Luca Zingaretti	...	Forte
Helen Stirling	...	Duchess D'Orsino
Alessandro Sebastian Satta	...	JJ
Raffaella Offidani	...	Sylvana
Marco Stefanelli	...	Benedetti
Tunny Piras	...	Grimaldi
Rolando Cortegiani	...	Tonio
Carolyn Purdy-Gordon	...	The Gelato People (as Carolyn Gordon)
Suzanna Gordon	...	The Gelato People

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

castle | monster | blind girl | sex scene | disfigurement | 

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Taglines:

Hideous... hungry... and loose!

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Genres:

Drama | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some strong violence and gore, a scene of sexuality and some language

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film was blessed by the Vatican for fears of the effect on its viewers.

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Goofs

After Susan lets the creature grope her breasts, she stabs it in the shoulder. It can be briefly seen, the creature snatched her bra off afterwards. Briefly after that, Susan's breasts are clearly visibly and bouncing about during a chase scene. However later in the film, her bra can been under her shirt. There is no indication in the film Susan went back to retrieve her bra.

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Quotes

Susan Reilly: [Unbuttoning her blouse] Take me!
Susan Reilly: [Now unbuttoning her bra to reveal her breasts to seduce the creature away from her daughter] Take me!

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Crazy Credits

Special thanks to H.P. Lovecraft, Andrea Barzini, Giovanni Natalucci, Michla Gisotti, Kimi Yamada, and the wonderful people of Giove, Italy.

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Alternate Versions

Unrated director's cut version includes more explicit sex and gore footage.

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Connections

Referenced in The Angry Video Game Nerd: Spawn Games (2019)

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Soundtracks

Jungle Love
Composed by Reg Powell

User Reviews

* * * out of 4.

Couple (Jeffrey Combs and Barbara Crampton) moves into an old castle with their blind daughter (Jessica Dollarhide), but are plagued by weird noises, unexplained visitors, and a series of murders that are taking place in the castle. In order to clear his name of the killings, Combs sets out to find out what is lurking about the house. Scary, atmospheric thriller with some good death scenes and creative make-up is a welcomed comeback by horror director Stuart Gordan.

Unrated; Graphic Violence, Sexual Situations, Nudity, and Profanity.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Italian Swedish

Release Date:

14 November 1995 (USA)

Also Known As:

Stuart Gordon's Castle Freak

Filming Locations:

Terni, Umbria, Italy

Company Credits

Production Co:

Full Moon Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min 95 min (unrated)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1