In turn-of-the-century Scotland, a young wife conspires with her lover to murder her wealthy, paralyzed surgeon husband.

THE WORLDWIDE BLU-RAY PREMIERE WITH 4 HOURS OF SPECIAL FEATURES

Direct from its triumphant 2025 premiere at the Venice International Film Festival comes 'Riccardo Freda's masterpiece' (At the Mansion of Madness) featuring a stunning performance by 'the greatest femme fatale of EuroShock cinema' (Through the Shattered Lens) Barbara Steele, now on Blu-ray for the first time ever: In turn-of-the-century Scotland, a young wife (Steele) conspires with her lover to murder her wealthy paralyzed husband. But when the dead spouse's spirit returns, it will unlock a nightmare of spectral terror, sudden violence and depraved vengeance. Peter Baldwin (THE WEEKEND MURDERS) and Harriet Medin (THE WHIP AND THE BODY) co-star in the 1963 classic that re-sets the bar for Italian horror, co-written by Freda and Oreste Biancoli (BICYCLE THIEVES), newly scanned in 4K from the thought-lost original camera negative and restored by Severin Films with 4 hours of Special Features.

Special Features

Audio Commentary With Kat Ellinger, Author Of Daughters Of Darkness

Audio Interview With Barbara Steele

Audio Interview With Actress Harriet Medin And Tim Lucas, Author Of Mario Bava: All The Colors Of The Dark

Barbara Steele Presents The 4K Restoration At The Venice International Film Festival And L'Étrange Festival In Paris

Till Death Returns - Interview With Roberto Curti, Author Of Italian Gothic Horror Films, 1957-1969

Wounds Of Deceit - Video Essay On Barbara Steele By Dr. Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, Author Of 1000 Women In Horror, 1895-2018

Give Up The Ghost - Video Essay By Tim Lucas

Italian Trailer

U.S. Trailer

Bonus Materials

• Audio Commentary With Kat Ellinger, Author Of Daughters Of Darkness
• Audio Interview With Barbara Steele (Played In Conjunction With THE GHOST)
• Audio Interview With Actress Harriet Medin And Tim Lucas, Author Of Mario Bava: All The Colors Of The Dark
• Barbara Steele Presents The 4K Restoration At The Venice International Film Festival And L'Étrange Festival In Paris
• Till Death Returns – Interview With Roberto Curti, Author Of Italian Gothic Horror Films, 1957–1969
• Wounds Of Deceit – Video Essay On Barbara Steele By Dr. Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, Author Of 1000 Women In Horror, 1895–2018
• Give Up The Ghost – Video Essay By Tim Lucas
• Italian Trailer
• U.S. Trailer

 

Cast & Crew

Actors:

•       Barbara Steele as Margaret Hichcock
•       Peter Baldwin as Dr. Charles Livingstone
•       Elio Jotta as Dr. John Hichcock
•       Harriet Medin as Catherine Wood - Housekeeper
•       Carol Bennet as Woman
•       Carlo Kechler as Police Superintendent
•       Umberto Raho as Canon Owens
•       Reginald Price Anderson as Albert Fisher

Director: Riccardo Freda

Producer: Luigi Carpentieri

Producer: Ermanno Donati

Additional Details

Label: Severin Films

Genre: Horror

Language: English

Run Time: 95:23 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 02/24/26

UPC: 760137204077