Mill of the Stone Women1960

Name: Mill of the Stone Women
Genre: Gothic, Psychological, Body Horror, Classic Monsters
Released: 1960-08-30
Rating: 6.5

“Why do warm-blooded beauties suddenly turn to stone?!”

Directed by Giorgio Ferroni

6.5

Crypt Score

Blended from 2 sources

IMDb 6.5TMDB 6.0

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Year

1960

Runtime

95 min

The premise

Hans von Arnam travels to a Flemish village to study a strange carousel located in an old windmill that displays famous murderesses and other notorious women from history. Professor Gregorius Wahl, owner of the windmill, warns Hans to stay away from his mysterious daughter Elfi, in order to keep Hans from discovering the horrible secret shared by the Professor and Elfi's Doctor.

Horror Vault's take

A young scholar arrives at a fog-draped Flemish windmill to document its notorious carousel of infamous women, only to find himself drawn into the orbit of the enigmatic professor who owns it and the pale, reclusive daughter he guards so jealously. What begins as an academic curiosity slowly curdles into something far darker, as whispered warnings and strange occurrences hint at a terrible arrangement lurking beneath the mill's gothic façade. This Italian-French co-production is a lush, visually ornate entry in early European horror, drenched in candlelight and dread. Fans of Continental gothic will find its blend of wax-museum macabre and mad-science unease deeply rewarding.

Content: Blood And Blood Transfusion Imagery, Mummified And Preserved Human Bodies, Scenes Of Medical Horror