The movie begins with an old woman in a castle, who after feeding her cat,
whips a chained freak, and then drops dead.  Turns out she was a duchess in
Italy, and an American family ends up inheriting her castle.  When the
family comes to see the place, they end up with more than they bargained
for.  A mirror is broken.  A prostitute is missing.  People speak Italian.

There's nothing too out of the ordinary here as far as horror flicks go.
We've got the tortured soul who strikes back.  The husband and wife having
marriage troubles, and a special (in this case handicapped) girl who knows
something is awry before anyone else - and nobody believes her.  There's the
old woman who hints of a horrible future.  The vicious monster who cannot
speak.  And so on.

Visually, there's nothing outstanding either, but there are some pretty good
effects, with a couple of gore scenes here and there.  The problem with the
movie is that it is very slow.  It takes forever for the monster to start
killing.  The plot is simplistic, and nothing really happens in the movie
until the last 20 minutes or so.  Overall, it's not really worth it.
 

tagline : Hideous. Hungry. And Loose...
 
 

Quality: 3.5  Visuals: 3.5  Intensity: 2.5 Gore: 4.0 
OVERALL RATING: 3.4