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Castle Freak

1996 ·1h 30m · ★ 6.1 (234)

John Reilly discovers that his family's newly inherited castle in Italy is haunted by a relentless, bloodthirsty creature.

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Director

Stuart Gordon Stuart Gordon
9 horror films in catalog
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Cast

Horror DNA

Gore
Bloodless Splatterfest
100
Slow Burn
Shock-driven Slow burn
33
Psychological
Straightforward Mind-bending
14
Supernatural
Grounded Otherworldly
20
Creature
Human threats Monster-driven
18
Disturbing
Tame Deeply unsettling
100
Fun Factor
Deadly serious Blast to watch
0
Cerebral
Popcorn horror Thinking horror
28
Survival
No survival element Fight for your life
66
Discover with this DNA
LovecraftianMonster

Setting

Castle

Content Warnings

Sexual ViolenceChild in DangerTaboo ContentBody HorrorCannibalismEye TraumaDehumanizationTorture
Phobia triggers

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TMDB Keywords

blindnessblind womancannibalcar accidentchild abusedeathdeath of a childestranged wifehaunted houseinfanticideinheritancelow budgetsexual violencevoyeurism

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