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Wuchak

December 25, 2024
5.0
**_An Italian castle and the human vultures who want it_** A beautiful blonde (Erna Schürer) inherits her uncle’s castle outside of Rome, but the governess (Lucia Bomez) insists that he intended on selling the property and various characters pressure her in this path. She’s hesitant while strange things start to occur, such as ghostly happenings and satanic nightmares. Her beau (Roland Carey) smells something fishy. “The Doll of Satan” (1969) is Italian Gothic horror and could fit in the giallo category. It was helmed by a one-shot director, but the star said it was the assistant director who did the work on set, describing the director as an “idiot who couldn’t do anything.” As the story progresses, a few James Bond-isms manifest, which are eye-rolling, but at least they stir up amusing interest. The two main female stars are arguably the main highlight, along with the authentic castle setting. There’s some tasteful nudity involving blonde Erna, which some versions block out (like the one I viewed). I was disappointed by the overwrought story though. Despite the entertaining bits and entertaining histrionics, it failed to absorb me. For superior Italian/Spanish horror from that general time period, see “The Devil’s Nightmare,” “Murder Mansion,” “The Vampires Night Orgy” and “Count Dracula’s Great Love,” all of which were released between 1971-73. As with “Murder Mansion,” parallels can be drawn to Scooby-Doo. This production even features a dog in the cast, but it actually came out a few months before Scooby-Doo debuted. Despite the title and some of the advertising stills, it isn’t an occult-oriented movie, like "Devils of Darkness,” "The Witches” (aka "The Devil's Own”) or "The Crimson Cult." Also, it has never been dubbed into English, so English-speakers who don’t know Italian will have to settle for subtitles. It runs 1 hour, 30 minutes, and was shot at Castle Borghese in Pomezia, which is a dozen miles southwest of Rome; as well as Pratica di Mare and in Abruzzo. GRADE: C

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