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(1965) Kô Nishimura, Yûko Kusunoki, Shinjirô Ehara, Masumi Harukawa, Yoko Hayama. A fantastic B&W supernatural gothic chiller! A woman’s husband dies, leaving her a haunted mansion in his will. The widow arrives at the gloomy, gothic estate and finds a gnarled hunchback acting as caretaker. She and her party soon witness many supernatural happenings, including strange voices, doors that open by themselves, ghostly laughter, and howling winds. In a great scene, the widow sees images of a past murder playing out as dancing shadows thrust upon the wall by the light of the fireplace. From then on it’s one horror after another. Similar in ways to the works of Bava or Margheriti; and the transfer was made from an Italian language widescreen print with English subtitles, so it even sounds like a Euro-horror film. Aka Satan’s pit. Widescreen, 35mm. DVD item #H499D, VHS item #H499
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