2.5-2.75 stars. I was really looking forward to hearing this, and as usual The 5th Doctor and Nyssa gave great performances. However the story itself, or perhaps the way it was followed left me nonplussed. I thought the castle owner sounded more like an extremely daft "lad about town" from the 20 or 30's than someone of that era. I think between Wendy and
Aidan's reviews my opinion is well represented. ( )

Cool idea, but honestly, this was the silliest thing. ( )

I quite liked The Castle of Fear. Partly, it made me nostalgic for The Kingmaker, which is one of my favourite Big Finish audios; it's not as good, but then few Who stories are. I hate John Sessions, and luckily all the bits I thought weren't funny enough were the bits with him in, so I was happy enough to enjoy the rest. A clever plot, just about as funny as it could bear (Sessions apart), and good stuff from Davison and Sutton. John Sessions fans (the mad, deluded fools) will like this one. ( )