Castle Freak

Castle Freak is a 2020 American direct-to-video horror film that was directed by Tate Steinsiek. It has been billed as a reboot of the 1995 Stuart Gordon film by the same name, which is a loose adaptation of the stories "The Outsider" and "The Dunwich Horror" by H.P. Lovecraft. Plot Rebecca "Becca" Riley is a young woman whose relationship has become strained after she was blinded in an accident caused by her boyfriend John driving under the influence. This strain grows after Becca is contacted by an estate agent in Albania, Marku, who tells her that she has inherited a castle, as her biological mother Lavinia Whateley is dead. Becca knows nothing of the woman and as such is equally unaware that the castle also contains a monstrous creature that her mother had been keeping chained and that had been freed by an unknown person. Both Becca and John are excited to learn of the castle, however whereas John wants to quickly sell the castle and depart, Becca wants to learn more about Lavinia. Once at the castle, Becca hears strange sounds and has visions, some of which are caused by the creature. Their relationship grows tenser still as John refuses to believe Becca. He has also invited four of his friends to the castle, among whom is a woman he's been flirting with, Shelly. Also in the group is The Professor, who has been studying the occult while attending Miskatonic University and the only one to believe Becca is hearing things. The two investigate the castle and a Necronomicon found within its walls, discovering a series of tunnels that leads them to Lavinia's journal. Reading, they learn that the woman was forcibly impregnated by her father during a ritual to Yog-Sothoth and that she gave birth to twin girls. Becca was put up for adoption while the other girl was born deformed and kept captive. Lavinia warns that once the two reunite and join hands, the gate to Yog-Sothoth will be opened. The two are separated in the tunnels and The Professor comes across Becca's sibling, who he successfully entreats to teach him all that she knows about the Elder Gods, converting him to a member of the cult. During all of this the creature has also been stalking the others, picking them off one by one and raping John. Ultimately only John is left alive to wander the tunnels. He discovers Marku captive and frees the man, who reveals that it was all a setup to bring the sisters together.