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Castle Sinister

1932 · 50 min

A creaky old dark-house chiller with a mad scientist, a lurking creature and a faint romantic thread, quaint rather than frightening today.

Overview
A scientist seeks to transplant the brain of a young girl into his apeman.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • science
  • obsession
  • madness
  • love
  • isolation
Places
  • single country house
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror6
Humour2
Realism4
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
horror
Directed by
Widgey R. Newman
Written by
Widgey R. Newman
Starring
Haddon Mason, Eric Adeney, Wally Patch, Ilsa Kilpatrick, Edmund Kennedy
Runtime
50 min
Country
United Kingdom

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