Gothic Fantastico: Four Italian Tales of Terror

The Blancheville Monster (Horror) (1963)

Alberto De Martino ("The Tempter") directed this shocker, loosely based on Edgar Allan Poe’s "The Fall of the House of Usher." It details the creepy goings-on at an ancestral house where a young noblewoman (Ombretta Colli) has returned home. Turns out the disfigured stalker prowling the grounds is her presumed-dead father...and he's looking to end the family curse--by ending her. Gerard Tichy, Helga Line also star. 89 min. In Italian with English subtitles/Dubbed in English. BW/Rtg: NR

Lady Morgan's Vengeance (La Vendetta Di Lady Morgan) (1965)

Not only was Susan (Barbara Nelli) trapped in a loveless marriage to Sir Harold Morgan (Paul Muller), strange phenomena in his foreboding mansion was driving her slowly mad. Yes, she was being gaslit--but the conspirators will find out to their terror that a little thing like suicide won't stop her from claiming revenge. Spooky effort from Massimo Pupillo co-stars Gordon Mitchell, Erika Blanc, Edith MacGoven, Michel Forain. 86 min. In Italian with English subtitles. C/Rtg: NR

The Third Eye (Il Terzo Occhio) (1966)

For a handsome but neurotic young nobleman (Franco Nero), settling down with the right woman was proving hard between a domineering mother (Olga Solbelli) and a jealous domestic (Gioia Pascal). When their meddling costs the life of his true love (Erika Blanc), the fallout set him off the rails--and on a homicidal spree. Unnerving giallo from Mino Guerrini also stars Marina Morgan, Gara Granda 98 min. In Italian with English subtitles/Dubbed in English. BW/Rtg: NR

The Witch (La Strega In Amore) (1966)

Vagabond historian Sergio Logan (Richard Johnson) was invited to the villa of the bedridden widow Consuelo Lorente (Sarah Ferrati) to catalog the memoirs of her military officer husband. The presence of the old woman's stunning niece (Rosanna Schiaffino) was sufficient for the academic to close the deal...but as he immerses himself in the job, he may pay an unholy price. Disturbing chiller adapted from Carlos Fuentes' "Aura" co-stars Gian Maria Volontè. 109 min. In Italian with English subtitles/Dubbed in English. C/Rtg: NR

Widescreen; Soundtrack: Italian; Subtitles: English; audio commentary; featurettes; image galleries; theatrical trailers. In Italian with English subtitles.