The maiden is revealed to be the Baroness. Following his resurrection, the Count appears to the prisoners wearing an iron mask, informing the men that he needs the blood of maiden number 13 to achieve his goal of immortality. Anatol, using his own green blood, finally achieves his goal of reviving the Count. Īfter their capture, the Count's evil, green-blooded servant Anatol informs the two men that he is planning to bring the Count back to life after 35 years. Įxternal shots for the film were taken at the medieval town of Rothenburg ob der Tauber. The two men finally locate the women locked in an iron chamber at Blood Castle, although they get caught before they can rescue them. Fabian, who is revealed to be a robber rather than a monk, is so terrified by the unexplained disappearance of the women that he offers to help Roger find them. While passing through a dead forest full of corpses, with human limbs and torsos hanging from the dead tree branches, the coach is stolen and the two women kidnapped. After Rogers fends off the robbers, he offers to let the women ride in his coach. On their way to the castle, the lawyer and the monk see the Baroness and her maid Babette being attacked by mysterious hooded riders who try to abduct the women. As he was dying, the Count threatened revenge against those responsible for his death. However, he was one maiden short of his goal, and he was drawn, quartered and beheaded for his crime. Fabian offers to assist them in finding their way to the castle, the place where, 35 years ago, Count Regula had murdered 12 virgin maidens, in an attempt to use their blood to achieve immortality. Upon arriving at the valley, in separate carriages, they meet the monk Fabian, who has a proclivity for profanities. Both decide to go the Baroness because of the inheritance and Roger seeing a chance to get more information regarding his birth. Baroness Lilian von Brabant and her lawyer Roger Mont Elise receive an invitation to the Blood Castle, in Sander Valley, where a large inheritance is awaiting the Baroness. The setting in time is the 18th century, and the probable story location is Germany. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Gabriel Pellon and Rolf Zehetbauer. It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. The film was advertised in Rhode Island newspapers as Crimson Demon, due to a practice at the time of deleting the word "Blood" from film titles. Köhler, is based on Edgar Allan Poe's 1842 short story " The Pit and the Pendulum" and concerns the saga of Count Regula (Lee) who, after being drawn and quartered for murdering 12 maidens, returns to life seeking revenge. Sadism, The Snake Pit and the Pendulum, and Castle of the Walking Dead, is a 1967 West German horror film directed by Harald Reinl and starring Christopher Lee, Karin Dor, and Lex Barker. The Blood Demon ( Die Schlangengrube und das Pendel in West Germany), also known as The Torture Chamber of Dr.
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