“Bloody Pit Of Horror” is a seriously goofy Italian horror flick from the 60s. It’s got arguably one of the cheesiest villains ever put to film. Don’t expect to be even vaguely scared by anything this movie but do expect to chuckle at how ridiculous it all is.

A group of people arrive at a castle in Italy for a photoshoot. They believe that the castle is empty. However, it is inhabited by a reclusive man (Mickey Hargitay “The Loves Of Hercules”) and his servants. The castle owner reluctantly agrees to allow the photoshoot to proceed. Dead bodies start turning up as the group discovers that this castle was the resting place of the sadistic Crimson Executioner serial killer.

The Crimson Executioner is just hilarious. He has one of the dumbest costumes I’ve seen. He’s got a bright red hood and it looks really cheap. Also, he never seems to wear a shirt. He has a ton of traps that reminded a lot of the traps Béla Lugosi uses in “The Raven”. I’m sure modern audiences would compare the Crimson Executioner’s traps to that of Jigsaw in the “Saw” franchise. The other characters are terribly boring. Many of the women are just there to be stripped down to their underwear before being tortured.

“Bloody Pit Of Horror” is undeniably stupid and I certainly found myself amused by many parts of it. While some of the movie is a little dull, it’s all over pretty quickly. It’s definitely not a good movie by any means but films as cheesy as this are so much more enjoyable than many of the soulless blockbusters that we get bombarded with. If you love low-budget nonsense from Italy then maybe you’ll have some fun with “Bloody Pit Of Horror”. Maybe one day, the Crimson Executioner can be in another movie.