Mickey Hargitay

Walter Brandi

Luisa Baratto

Ralph Zucker

Rita Klein

Alfredo Rizzo

Barbara Nelli

Moa Tahi

Femi Benussi

Nando Angelini

Albert Gordon

Gino Turini

Roberto Messina

Carolyn De Fonseca

Romano Migliorini

Massimo Pupillo

Francesco Merli

Roberto Natale

Gino Peguri

Luciano Trasatti

Carlo Rambaldi

Felix C. Ziffer

Mariano Arditi

Massimo Castellani

Franco Fontana

Maria Luisa Garbini

Franco Calfapietra

Goffredo Salvatori

Duilio Scarozza

Lina D'Amico

Horror

Il boia scarlatto

International Entertainment

M.B.S. Cinematografica

Italy

Italiano

Bloody Pit of Horror

***Kitschy Italian torture horror from the mid-60s*** 

A group of ten people on a photoshoot near Rome spend the night in a castle owned by an eccentric recluse (Mickey Hargitay) who’s fascinated by an infamous executioner who was executed there over 300 years ago. 

"Bloody Pit of Horror" (1965) is akin to mid-60’s kitsch like “Village of the Giants” (1965), but with the horror bent of “Horror Hotel” (1960, aka “City of the Dead”) and “Dracula, Prince of Darkness” (1966). Future movies like “The Devil’s Nightmare” (1971) and “Howling V: The Rebirth” (1989) took the template and made better movies, low-budget though they may be.

Don’t get me wrong, “Bloody Pit of Horror” is definitely worth checking out for its over-the-top garish entertainment, but Hargitay hams it up too much, although he looks great for the role. The characters are simply uninteresting, which detracts suspense. Luisa Baratto as the bookish Edith ends up being the most alluring female (riding the bull, lol), along with the dumb blonde. The rest are good-looking, but too thin and forgettable.

The film runs 1 hour, 27 minutes, and was shot at Castello Piccolomini, Balsorano, L'Aquila, Italy, about a 75 minute drive from Rome with interiors done in the city (studio).

GRADE: B-

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