Plague-haunted Gothic vengeance in a fog-shrouded Italian villa.
TERROR-CREATURES FROM THE GRAVE
They rise from dank coffins in the dead of night, murdering their victims in an orgy of slaughter!
A lawyer arrives at a castle to fix the estate of its recently deceased owner. The owner's wife and daughter reveal that his spirit is wandering around the castle with evil intentions.
Quick Answer
Terror-Creatures from the Grave is a 1965 Italian horror film directed by Massimo Pupillo about a lawyer who becomes entangled in occult revenge when visiting a villa haunted by the spirits of medieval plague victims.
Programmer's Pick
If your taste leans toward Italian Gothic with a side of occult revenge, consider this a foggy invitation. Barbara Steele broods with aplomb, while Massimo Pupillo delivers all the candelabra-lit menace and shadowy corridors a psychotronic aficionado could desire.
— SassyFlix Programmer
Overview
Details & Specs
- Director
- Massimo Pupillo
- Writers
- Romano Migliorini, Ruth Carter, Cesare Mancini, Roberto Natale, Edgar Allan Poe
- Release
- 1965
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Country
- Italy
- Language
- Italian
- Genres
- Horror
- Also Known As
- Cemetery of the Living Dead, Five Graves for a Medium, 5 tombe per un medium, Terror-Creatures from the Grave, Tombs of Horror, Original title: 5 tombe per un medium
Why This Matters
This film exemplifies the mid-1960s trend of international co-productions between Italy and the United States, reflecting the era's cross-cultural collaborations in genre cinema.
Cast & Crew
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Why Cult
The film is steeped in classic Gothic visuals, from candelabra-lit hallways to stormy graveyards and a villa shrouded in supernatural dread.
Barbara Steele embodies the enigmatic Cleo Hauff, lending the film her signature eerie elegance and magnetic screen presence.
With plague-haunted revenants and occult practices at its core, the story taps into medieval fears and black magic for its chills.
Expect an assortment of surreal touches—from voice-over narration to zombie-like beings and severed hands—for fans of genre eccentricity.
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Questions from the Vault
Who directed Terror-Creatures from the Grave? +
Terror-Creatures from the Grave was directed by Massimo Pupillo.
When was Terror-Creatures from the Grave released? +
Terror-Creatures from the Grave was released in 1965.
How long is Terror-Creatures from the Grave? +
Terror-Creatures from the Grave has a runtime of 85 minutes.
What genre is Terror-Creatures from the Grave? +
Terror-Creatures from the Grave is a horror film.
How are the medieval 'scourge-spreaders' or plague victims summoned in the story? +
Dr. Hauff, fascinated by the occult, contacts the spirits of 12th-century plague victims buried on his estate, setting the scene for their return.
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