Rainey Dawn This is a film that was recommended to me - after the first few minutes I realized I have seen this movie before and said to myself "oh yes I recall seeing this years ago and this is a pretty good film...". After re-watching the film again in it's entirety, I must say it is as good as I recalled it to be. Good to see this classic again.This movie is more of a mystery than horror - but believe me there is enough horror in the film to enjoy. The movie has enough suspenseful twists and turns to keep it very interesting.Just like other reviewers have mentioned, it is a pseudo-Gothic movie. If you like Gothic films, wax museum horror and mystery classics then you just might like Mill of the Stone Women (1960).8/10

ixtoploplcatl I bought the DVD (produced by mondo macabro) based upon the reviews posted here. Big, huge, gigantic, mammoth mistake. I don't know if the disc cut is a very different print than what these folks are talking about, but let me just say this - I fell asleep 3 times trying to watch this movie. After finally getting through this mess, I knew I had to post this review. It is extremely slow-moving, not at all creepy, and rather disjointed in parts. Quite disappointing with characters as empty as the wooden windmill in which they "act." I do entertain the possibility that the DVD producer chopped this film horribly and sells something unlike what the other reviewers have seen and are talking about. If you still want to see this movie DO NOT buy the Mondo Macabro DVD of it. Find a different print and I wish you better luck.

fertilecelluloid Beautifully directed and photographed European horror film that owes a debt to Franju's EYES WITHOUT A FACE.An evocative, creepy score by Carlo Innocenzi helps director Giorgio Ferroni conjure a work of great atmosphere and intense drama.As in EYES and Franco's ORLOFF, the subject is a fanatic obsessed with preserving the life of a dearly departed member of his family -- in this case, his daughter Elfi, played by the achingly beautiful and sensual Scilla Gabel.The setting, a windmill outside Amsterdam, is a superb arena for the fantastic goings-on that provide frisson upon frisson of wonder and dread. The "stone women" of the title are frightening, fascinating figures of fear and are richly employed by Ferroni who demonstrates an acute talent for fantasy.The superb opening sequence establishes a mood that never falters, and the exciting finale, with the Stone Women ablaze, is pure magic.A handsomely produced gem.

LARSONRD Neatly expressionistic mood piece about a mad scientist/sculptor trying to keep his afflicted daughter from turning to stone by transfusing her with the blood of local babes. The storyline (a favorite of European horror films - THE AWFUL DR. ORLOF and EYES WITHOUT A FACE also had to do with a mad scientist trying to save a deformed daughter at the expense of anyone within reach) has holes thick enough to bowl a woman's severed head through, but the film is great on atmosphere and ambiance. Completed without credit by Mario Bava after director Giorgio Ferroni began it, the Mondo Macabro DVD version includes the uncut French edition (massacred in bad US VHS prints till now). This film was one of two that reportedly started the Eurohorror boom of the '60s and '70s, of which Bava was a primary maestro.