Lo Spettro (aka The Ghost) (1963)

In turn of the century Scotland, a young wife (Barbara Steele) conspires with her lover (Peter Baldwin) to murder her wealthy paralyzed husband (Elio Jotta). But when the dead spouse's spirit returns, she begins to unravel. Directed by Riccardo Freda (I VAMPIRI). Freda had directed Steele and Baldwin in THE HORRIBLE DR. HICHCOCK the year before. I didn't much care for HICHCOCK and I found this Italian Gothic horror a much more accomplished film. Rich in atmosphere and superior costumes and art direction, it has the flair of the Roger Corman Poe movies he did for American International in the 1960s. The transfer I watched was newly restored in 4K from the original camera negative (shown at last year's Venice film festival) and it looked terrific. With Harriet Medin and Umberto Raho.