Castle of Evil
Reception
Reception
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Few critics have written about *Castle of Evil*. British Critic [Phil Hardy](/wiki/Phil_Hardy_%28journalist%29 "Phil Hardy (journalist)") calls the movie a "tedious film" in which "A murderer's robot (...) is programmed to kill the members of the trio responsible for disfiguring the scientist before his death." And "The climax sees Brady gunning down the robot with a laser gun found in the laboratory."

Clive Davies, a British critic, writes that "This kind of senseless horror with old dark house mystery trappings is not very good, but is strangely enjoyable." He, too, makes note of the film's "robotic electronic clone" of Kovic, the laser gun and "A gas chamber in the basement \[that] turns people into skeletons instantly."

Another American critic, Kristie Hanssen, describes the plot of *Castle of Evil* as "A bunch of hopeful heirs arrives on an isolated island to hear the will of a horribly scarred, mad scientist." Besides finding the person who caused Kovic's disfigurement, they must "also survive the rampages of a robot the scientist made in his own image."


Is 'Castle of Evil' considered a good or bad horror movie overall?