Castle of Blood

Castle of Blood
Italian theatrical release poster
Directed by	Antonio Margheriti Sergio Corbucci[1]
Screenplay by	Gianni Grimaldi Bruno Corbucci
Produced by	Franco Belotti Walter Zarghetta[1]
Starring	Barbara Steele Georges Rivière
Cinematography	Riccardo Pallottini[1]
Edited by	Otello Colangeli[1]
Music by	Riz Ortolani[1]
Production companies	Era Cinematografica Leo Lax Films[1]
Distributed by	Globe International Film
Release dates	27 February 1964 (1964-02-27) (Italy) 14 April 1965 (1965-04-14) (France)
Running time	82 minutes
Countries	Italy France[1]
Box office	₤100.68 million

Castle of Blood (Italian: Danza Macabra) is a 1964 horror film directed by Antonio Margheriti and Sergio Corbucci. The film stars Barbara Steele, Arturo Dominici and Georges Rivière. The film was initially commissioned to director Sergio Corbucci, who had Gianni Grimaldi and Bruno Corbucci set to write the film. A scheduling conflict led to Corbucci's friend Margheriti being hired to complete the film. To avoid going over time, Corbucci was brought in to film one scene.

The film was released in Italy in 1964 and received low box office numbers which led to Margheriti remaking the film in colour as Web of the Spider (1971).