The Castle of the Living Dead

**_Beware if a creepy man says, “Stay with Daddy forever”_** In areas north of Rome, 1815, a traveling troupe is offered a lucrative gig at the colossal castle of the strange Count Drago (Christopher Lee). Horror ensues. An Italian/French production, “The Castle of the Living Dead” (1964) is similar to Roger Corman’s Poe-inspired flicks, such as “The Terror” from the previous year and the co...

At first sight, this looks remarkably humdrum, but it's a bit better than that. Christopher Lee's outwardly benign "Count Drago" invites a travelling troupe of performers to stay and perform at his castle. Before long, things start going drastically wrong for them. All humankind is reflected in this film - we have a witch, a dwarf, a deaf mute and lots of creatures that look like the product of th...