Spain following the inquisition and Barnard (John Kerr) arrives from England at a remote castle, to visit his sisters grave. Whilst there he meets Nicholas (Vincent Price), her husband. Barnard quizes Nicholas about her death, and is not satisfied by what he hears. Nicholas tries to convince the Englishman that he deeply loved Elizabeth (Barbara Steele), but Barnard insists that there is something untoward going on. So Nicholas relates the tale of Elizabeth's decline, due to the malignant atmosphere in the castle. Then they all hear a harpsichord playing and Nicholas proclaims it is Elizabeth, and a maid hears Elizabeth speak to her. These events start to push Nicholas towards a nervous breakdown. But who is doing this, and is Nicholas really loosing it or is there someone driving him to madness and why would they do so?Another gothic horror masterpiece from Corman, who at this point in time was begining to make a habit of these Poesque films. A deliberately slow paced film full of atmospheric and chilling menace.
No comments:
Post a Comment