Best movie of this year hands down!

Sorry, this movie sucks

hyped garbage

Good movie but grossly overrated

Yet another Gothic shocker, the ones that the Italians could make in their sleep by now. Once again events take place at a remote mansion, inhabited by sinister servants. Barbara Steele is on the receiving end of some nasty acts of violence before getting her revenge in the final reel. Sounds just like every other Italian Gothic film you've seen? You'd be right, and it's just as much fun.Once again the use of crisp black and white photography creates some stunning images with light and darkness battling for domination of the screen. Then again I watched this film in a widescreen, pristine print so I may just be biased. There's lots of creeping around in crypts and inexplicable noises in the distance, windows blowing open, etc. which help to give this film a nicely spooky atmosphere. This atmosphere is also increased by a beautiful, stately Gothic score by Ennio Morricone, one of the best composers of all time.The acting is good all round, only occasionally veering into ham. Barbara Steele once again gets to play a dual role, and also gets to dish out/be at the receiving end of some terrible torture. Indeed, the increased violence level here is what sets it apart from the other Gothic entries; while CASTLE OF BLOOD and contemporaries were happy to leave the violence implied and off screen, NIGHT OF THE DOOMED is happy to show some nasty torture in all its glory. One man has his face disfigured, another is burnt alive while tied to a chair, and there's a cruel hot poker moment in there too. The violence is only used occasionally, and there's nowhere near the amount that the blurb states, but it's shocking nonetheless. Steele also gets to wear some horrible makeup at the film's climax.Many people would complain that the pacing of this film is too slow, but I loved it. For the most part Steele thinks she is going insane, hearing noises in her head and dreaming of a murder. There's even an added sub-plot about a servant who seems to have come straight from COUNTESS Dracula and needs to have blood transfusions to keep her young. McDouglas is excellent as the stuffy, seemingly nice but cruelly evil husband, and even the dashing male lead is likable. The special effects are simple and effective; the only failure is a cheap-looking electrocution. Besides, when we have such classic moments as a man wiring up a bath to electrocute an enemy and an impaled heart being thrown in a fire, thereby dispelling the ghosts, it's easy to overlook these minor flaws. An excellent addition to your collection if you're a fan of Gothic cinema.

A man discovers that his no account wife is cheating on him, so he decides to take them out,, literally he takes their hearts out, and preserves them for the blood, this way he can make his lover more youthful. Soon after the wife's death the will is read and everything is left to her sister, and not to the husband,, well this definitely will not work for the husband so he starts to court the sister,, and then predictably drives her insane to her death in order to get the money from the estate. their is a lot of blood guts , and gore in this one,, not for the squeamish that's for sure,, Barbara Steele while not her greatest role,, she does very well with her part , and is sexy , and beautiful as ever, this is one woman I would definitely not want one my bad side, very fun flick.

The cuckolded husband (Paul Muller) is determined to torture and kill his wife (Barbara Steele) and her lover (Rik Battaglia). He cuts out their hearts and goes on enjoying her money.Dr. Arrowsmith (Muller), much to the surprise of his housekeeper Solange (Helga Liné), marries his wife's twin Jenny (also played by Barbara Steele).Writer/director Mario Caiano, who also gave us the gem Nazi Love Camp 27, manages to tell a compelling story. It all seems simple enough for the doctor, but he didn't count on the supernatural.Good flick for the time.

This atmospheric Italian period Gothic features one of Barbara Steele's greatest performances. When a sadistic count kills his unfaithful wife and her lover, he finds out that his wife's will stated that all her fortunes be handed over to her sister after death. Having remarried her sister, the count then starts to experience paranormal encounters with his first wife (now gruesomely deformed). Clearly made to cash-in on the success of Mario Bava's "Black Sunday", Steele plays dual-roles as woman and monster in both films. Although Mario Caiano's directon is slow-moving and tedious, Ennio Morricone's effective score adds suitable tension to the film.