Tomb of Torture (1963)

 Tomb of Torture (1963)

aka

Metempsyco (original title)

Die Bestie von Schloß Monte Christo

20 years ago, the Countess Irene disappeared somewhere in her castle. She took with her the secret to her hidden treasure. Flash forward 20 years and a psychiatrist is bringing his daughter to the very same castle. He hopes that this new surrounding and his daughter's possible connection with the Countess Irene (she a dead-ringer for the dead Countess) will help cure his daughter of her debilitating nightmares. Complicating matters is the one-eyed hunchback who still haunts the castle's dungeon and enjoys using its various torture devices on young women.

 Although this movie is poorly made, it is a lot of fun. You can't beat watching people get tortured in an old Gothic castle. Also, it includes all the elements that make Gothic horror fun - old castle, torture devices, a ghost, a hunchbacked henchman, a hidden basement, and, of course, plenty of spider webs. There was some good gore for the early 1960's. There were also a few unintentional laughs. A couple examples are being able to see the string on the bat, and the deformed faced, one eyed, henchman had a giggles when he tortured people.

Complaining that an Italian genre film doesn't have much of a plot is kind of like complaining that an opera doesn't have a lot of subtle, naturalistic acting or that a hardcore porn movie doesn't have great dialogue--that's just not the point. 

(lazarillo, Zombie_CPA, bensonmum2 IMDB)