Castle of Blood (1964) a.k.a Danza Macabra

  Journalist Alan Foster argues with Edgar Allan Poe about the authenticity of his stories and in the end the journalist accepts an abnormal bet by a Lord Blackwood ; he has to survive one night in a haunted castle on the night of All Soul's Eve. Much to the journalist's disbelief, spirits and ghost of those murdered there start to appear and re-enact how they were murdered...
  From the golden era of Italian gothic horror, comes this fine film by master Antonio Margheriti. Sergio Corbucci also leaves a small trace in this atmospheric trip into the twilight zone. Ghost legends and stories about murder were always fascinating and Castle of Blood exploits that human niche for paranormal entities in the spookiest of ways. The atmosphere and tensity of the film is elevated to another level by the astounding goth settings that give a higher tone of credibility to the story.
  Georges Rivière plays the journalist who so bravely entered the ghost castle and fell in love with a ghost pretending to be alive, the magnificent Barbara Steele. Margrete Robsahm, Arturo Dominici and Silvano Tranquilli (as Edgar Allan Poe) fill up the remaining seats but once again the awe-inspiring posture of Barbara Steele once again leads the dance of the dead!
Must watch this : on an unholy summer night, light up the most red candles you can find and dim all lights as much as possible. Invite your unholy girl, serve the most ghostly sweet red wine and proceed with the seance of watching this film. After the initial seance,continue with a sexual seance under the influence of the unholy fuzz .
Trailer
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057993/

Now where did I stash the opium?

How about a triple play, ladies?

You stole my bra, bitch!

Piranha (1978)

  When two teenagers get killed in an abandoned military installation, Maggie McKeown with the help of Paul Grogan start investigating. What they are about to find is surely not what they expected as they uncover a Vietnam-war era project concerning a swarm of killer fish...
  Directed by Joe Dante, this film is a fast-pacing adrenaline rush with a serious plot. Massively exploiting the 50's monster movies theme and idly mocking Jaws, Piranha may be a B-movie but it surely gets its thing done the way it should. Special effects are obviously cheap but the direction and the settings make it even and allow the story to unwind in its own energetic and atmospheric way. A must-see for all dedicated fans!
  Heather Menzies-Urich is the city-living career woman who just does not fit in the woods and Bradford Dillman is her unlikely companion,a drunk lumberjack, in this adventure to rid the lake of the killer fish. Together and with the help of some veterans such as Kevin McCarthy, Keenan Wynn and Barbara Steele (!) the deadly swarm is destroyed....For now!
Must watch this : enjoy on a breezy summer night after spending the whole day at the beach or the lake (!). Enjoy with your friends and a tuna salad and after the film tell scary stories about killer fish,sharks and crabs and watch as the girls get the jippers!
Trailer
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078087/

Alright, Jack. It's not funny anymore. Give me my underwear back!

Blurp blurp, motherfuckers! Snatching up yo shit!

Not my castle you fucking asshole!

Pit and the Pendulum (1961)

  Edgar Allan Poe on the big screen. Francis Barnard travels to Spain when he learns that his sister is dead. Her husband, an offspring of a notorious torturer of the Spanish Inquisition, tells him that she died from a blood disease. The evidence, though, indicates otherwise!
  Classic Vincent Price in a classy film by none other than Roger Corman. A little bit too classy for Corman's filmography, but the work her is done. Corman manages to portray the essence of Poe's work without taking ti too far. You willenjoy all the doom and gloom of Poe's writing, the despair of the characters, the Gothic (but no too Gothic) style of everything and an evil plot! Squeaky doors, spider webs, evil laughs, rain and the lingering death!
  There is some killer cast in this movie. Vincent Price, Barbara Steele, John Kerr are enough to take this movie to another level. No one can compete with Price's class and Steele's look and looks (remember what we said on Black Sunday?) and no one can act better in such environment. It almost seems as these actors were born to act in such films, as if they do not belong in our era or dimension!
Must watch this : definitely on a cold or rainy night, with a glass of wine, alone. Let the mood and the cold give you goosebumps!
Trailer
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055304/

Queen Steele

Yeah, it looks like a painting but fuck you!

More interactive than modern 3-D

The Mask Of Satan (a.k.a Black Sunday) (La Maschera Del Demonio) (1960)

  In 1630 Russia, Princess Asa is accused and sentenced for practising witchcraft. While on the stake, she swears to return from the dead and take revenge. 200 years later, she returns and tries to possess the body of her look-alike descendant with the aid of her servant. Who can stop her?
  This is Mario Bava's (official) debut and a true milestone in Italian Gothic horror films.It clearly paves the way for what is to follow, both in Bava's career but also in European Horrorsploitation. The Gothic element in the movie's mood is incomparable (black-and-white plays a huge role in that) and the theme reflects the 60's fixation with witches and satan.
  Barbara Steele everybody! This lady has this weird look in her eyes, something like 'I will seduce,but your soul belongs to Satan after that' combined with that Italian classiness that really nail you to your chair! Of course the rest of the cast (Andrea Checchi, John Richardson etc) bind perfectly with the movie's theme and seem to work perfectly under the guidance of Master Bava. Not a horror film per se (don't expect to get scared) but it flows as gently as if it was a horror novel you were reading.
Must watch this : in November,on a cold and rainy night with a glass of red wine and an Italian friend.
Trailer
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054067/

You're fucked!

Look at the title!

Aw yiss!