Title: Castle Freak (2020 film)
Content:  Castle Freak is a 2020 American direct-to-video horror film that was directed by Tate Steinsiek. It has been billed as a reboot of the 1995 Stuart Gordon film by the same name, which is a loose adaptation of the stories "The Outsider" and "The Dunwich Horror" by H.P. Lovecraft.
Title: Castle Freak (2020 film)
Content:  Castle Freak was initially intended to screen at the Chattanooga Film Festival on April 16, 2020, however plans were altered due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the film festival was held online. The film debuted on Shudder on December 3, 2020, followed by a release to VOD and digital HD on December 4, 2020.
Title: Castle Freak
Content:  unrated versions. It was released for the first time on DVD by Full Moon Home Video on December 16, 1997. Full Moon later re-released the film on October 4, 2005 as a part of its Slab of Horror Movie Pack. On October 10, 2006, it was released by Wizard Entertainment for its four-disc The Stuart Gordon Presents Box Set. Wizard would re-release the film on September 1, 2009 and February 13, 2012 before releasing it for the first time on Blu-ray on May 14, 2013. In between that time, it was released by Echo Bridge Home Entertainment on November 9, 2010, and on February 12, 2013. It was last released on Blu-ray by Ais on August 13, 2013.
Title: Castle Freak
Content:  On April 15, 2018, it was announced that Cinestate and Charles Band would be producing a remake/reboot of Castle Freak, along with the film's original star Barbara Crampton also producing and special effects artist Tate Steinsiek set to direct. The movie was initially intended to release at the Chattanooga Film Festival on April 16, 2020, but instead debuted on video-on-demand on December 4, 2020.
Title: Castle Freak
Content:  Castle Freak was in production when Full Moon Productions was going through financial difficulties. Gordon commented that, "I don't think there was any money to do one-sheets [...] There are not posters of that film, but it did manage to find its audience anyways. It's a slow process, people are just beginning to realize that it's out there." Castle Freak was originally set for a home video release by Full Moon on October 24, 1995. Gordon had expressed hope that the film would be released theatrically, but actor Jeffrey Combs commented that he felt that no distribution company would invest in a film that would be released unrated. Castle Freak was eventually released in November 1995 in both R-rated 
Title: Castle Freak (2020 film)
Content: Clair Catherine as Rebecca "Becca" Riley/Whateley ; Jake Horowitz as John ; Chris Galust as The Professor ; Genti Kame as Marku ; Omar Shariff Brunson Jr. as Larry ; Emily Sweet as Shelly ; Klodian Hoxha as Doctor ; Klodjana Keco as Old Timer ; Kika Magalhães as Lavinia Whateley ; Elisha Pratt 
Title: Castle Freak
Content:  Castle Freak has received mixed to positive reviews from critics, although many have praised its disturbing feel and tight storyline. It currently holds a 63% approval rating on movie review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes based on eight reviews. Dave Dunwoody from Oh, The Horror! gave the film a positive review, complimenting the film's direction, acting, gore, and make-up and calling it "a standout among Lovecraft movies". In their book Lurker in the Lobby: A Guide to the Cinema of H. P. Lovecraft, Andrew Migliore and John Strysik write: "Castle Freak is a solid, even near-classic horror movie. Unlike the gory roller-coaster rides of Re-Animator and From Beyond, it is 
Title: Castle Freak
Content:  of its flaws, it ranks amongst the best Lovecraft adaptations of all time." TV Guide gave the film a mixed review, awarding it 2/5 stars, writing, "While it lacks the wry, subversive humor of his most popular films, Stuart Gordon's Castle Freak is a scary and satisfying exercise in straightforward horror." Dennis Schwartz from Ozus' World Movie Reviews awarded the film a grade B-, stating that the film was "Not that interesting psychologically and not as freaky as it sounds". Schwartz did however, commend the film's reasonably good acting, and Gothic mood, concluding that the film was "slightly above the average of the usual Haunted House genre offering."
Title: Castle Freak
Content:  serious and very adult. The only major flaw is one unnecessary and detestable scene of brutal violence." Joel Harley from HorrorNews.net praised the film, writing, "Castle Freak is a gem. It’s scary, gruesome and disturbing. It’s excellently acted by Jeffrey Combs and Barbara Crampton. The cinematography, location, gore and special effects are outstanding. The creature design is awful (in a good way). Stuart Gordon’s direction is, of course, great. The plot with Reilly’s blind daughter seems somewhat obvious, but thankfully it doesn’t take as distasteful a turn as the one with the prostitute. It’s a minor work when compared to Re-Animator and From Beyond, but no less effective. In 
Title: Castle Freak
Content:  Castle Freak is a 1995 American direct-to-video horror film directed by Stuart Gordon. The film stars Jeffrey Combs who portrays John Reilly, an American recovering alcoholic who inherits an Italian castle when a distant relative passes away. John travels to Italy with his estranged wife Susan (Barbara Crampton) and blind daughter Rebecca (Jessica Dollarhide). The three plan to stay at the castle, but unbeknownst to them, a freakish monster locked away in the basement of the castle is about to escape and commit a series of murders. The police place John as the prime suspect, leading him to confront his alcoholism, fight the demon and prove himself innocent. Castle Freak went into production in 

Question: What genre is Castle Freak?
Answer: horror film.
horror movie.