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.
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.
She obediently takes her sister's hand as the gate opens to allow Yog-Sothoth into the world and Rebecca's body undergoes a monstrous transformation.
[2][3] Announcing his involvement with the project on Instagram, Steinsiek wrote, "It's such an honor to be taking not only a Stuart Gordon classic but also embracing the world of Lovecraft.
[8][9] JoBlo.com's Arrow in the Head wrote that they wished that Castle Freak had been more ambitious, criticizing the characters as one dimensional and unlikeable while also noting that the movie's kills were satisfying.