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Castle Freak

1995 · 90 min · Director: Stuart Gordon ★ IMDb 5.9 · 11,982 ratings

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A troubled couple and their blind daughter come to Italy to visit a 12th Century castle they've inherited. Soon they are plagued by unexplained noises, mysteriously broken objects, and the daughter's claims of an unknown nocturnal visitor to her bedroom. When the housekeeper and a local prostitute and are discovered savagely murdered in the castle's dungeon, John must unlock the castle's secret to save himself from jail and his family from the castle's secret inhabitant.

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Castle Freak (1995) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Fear 35%, Tension 25%, Disturbing 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Fear35%

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The strongest emotional signals are Fear, Tension, Disturbing. Genres: Thriller, Drama, Mystery. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Fear, Tension and Disturbing. Its IMDb rating of 5.9/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 62/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Sadness
  • Curiosity

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Tension
Sadness
Curiosity
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values. Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 8 %, then peaks around 83 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionSadnessCuriosity
2.5 %≈ 2′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
7.5 %≈ 7′Curiosity37 %20 %3 %37 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Curiosity43 %33 %11 %34 %
17.5 %≈ 16′Tension53 %45 %26 %35 %
22.5 %≈ 20′Curiosity55 %41 %31 %46 %
27.5 %≈ 25′Curiosity54 %41 %19 %50 %
32.5 %≈ 29′Tension55 %50 %16 %45 %
37.5 %≈ 34′Sadness56 %54 %23 %40 %
42.5 %≈ 38′Tension61 %57 %26 %43 %
47.5 %≈ 43′Sadness69 %56 %49 %41 %
52.5 %≈ 47′Sadness68 %48 %63 %25 %
57.5 %≈ 52′Sadness57 %45 %44 %24 %
62.5 %≈ 56′Tension61 %57 %39 %38 %
67.5 %≈ 61′Sadness69 %65 %51 %43 %
72.5 %≈ 65′Tension68 %64 %48 %50 %
77.5 %≈ 70′Tension73 %70 %45 %51 %
82.5 %≈ 74′Tension76 %73 %51 %34 %
87.5 %≈ 79′Tension73 %68 %48 %22 %
92.5 %≈ 83′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
97.5 %≈ 88′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence

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Cast

Barbara Crampton

Susan Reilly

JD
Jessica Dollarhide

MS
Massimo Sarchielli

Giannetti

EK
Elisabeth Kaza

Agnese

LZ
Luca Zingaretti

Forte

HS
Helen Stirling

Duchess D'Orsino

AS
Alessandro Sebastian Satta

JJ

RO
Raffaella Offidani

Sylvana

MS
Marco Stefanelli

Benedetti

TP
Tunny Piras

Grimaldi

CP
Carolyn Purdy-Gordon

Gelato Woman

SG
Suzanna Gordon

The Gelato People

JG
Jillian Gordon

The Gelato People

MG
Margaret Gordon

The Gelato People

Details

Directed by
Stuart Gordon
Written by
Stuart Gordon, Dennis Paoli, Stuart Gordon (story), H.P. Lovecraft (story "The Outsider"), Dennis Paoli (screenplay), Dennis Paoli (story)
Type
Movies
Released
1995
Runtime
90 min
Country
USA
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.9 · 11,982 ratings
Feels mostly
Fear
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