The UK TV channel Talking Pictures TV seem to do a fantastic job in trawling the archives for rare or forgotten movies; CASTLE SINISTER is a case in point. This is a cheap, long-forgotten mystery thriller with a few mild horror aspects, although it's firmly rooted in the post-WW2 era with talk of spies and Nazis on the prowl.
The action is set in and around the titular Scottish castle, where military officials have been murdered and a mysterious hooded skeleton is seen prowling the ruins. Is a ghost really responsible, or is human evil at work? Characters investigate, and there are a few twists and turns in the very short (49 minute!) running time.
Sadly, CASTLE SINISTER is let down by the extreme cheapness of the production, which manifests itself in below par acting from the no-name cast and direction which is strictly pedestrian. I was chiefly interested in the horror aspects of the plot but these are handled in as much a mundane way as the rest of this lacklustre film.
The action is set in and around the titular Scottish castle, where military officials have been murdered and a mysterious hooded skeleton is seen prowling the ruins. Is a ghost really responsible, or is human evil at work? Characters investigate, and there are a few twists and turns in the very short (49 minute!) running time.
Sadly, CASTLE SINISTER is let down by the extreme cheapness of the production, which manifests itself in below par acting from the no-name cast and direction which is strictly pedestrian. I was chiefly interested in the horror aspects of the plot but these are handled in as much a mundane way as the rest of this lacklustre film.