The Castle of Otranto

A terrible prophecy. A haunted castle. A desperate ruler determined to defy the fate awaiting his family.

On the day his son Conrad is to marry the beautiful Isabella, Prince Manfred of Otranto is confronted with an impossible tragedy: Conrad is suddenly crushed beneath an enormous helmet that appears without explanation. Fearing that the catastrophe signals the fulfilment of an ancient prophecy foretelling the destruction of his house, Manfred becomes determined to preserve his bloodline at...