The Torture Chamber Of Dr. Sadism. 1967.
A count executed for the murder of 12 young women returns from the grave to exact revenge on the decendant who tried him and to find another victim.
Lex Barker plays the young new Baron coming to claim his inheritance unaware of the castle and area that may be cursed and joined by priest Vladimir Medar who seems a bit hot under the collar or hot under the belt area. Karen Dor and servant Christiane Rucker join them on their journey after being robbed and Dor being the one for the next sacrifice.
We see Christopher Lee or the man in the mask at the start of the film and then he shows up in the last 30 mins resurrected by servant Carl Lange, but certainly does bring his acting charms to the screen as the demented Count Racula (say it three times fast
). For someone who has returned from the dead is a bit grayish and evil demeanour but certainly enjoyable to watch without being dubbed over.
Like every Euro horror involving a castle this certainly keeps its gothic style from the journey through the woods and trees that look like have human bodies engraved in them. The castle itself does have the dark atmosphere that a certain scene does make it feel like its taken from a Poe story even though one title for rhe film Die Schlangengrube und das Pendel roughly translates to The Snakepit And The Pendulum. A nice little entertaining chiller.
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