1970·Horror·1h 23m
7.0
★
A madman haunted by the ghost of his ex-wife carves a corpse-laden trail.
Directed by Mario Bava
slasher
whodunit
wedding dress
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Cast
Stephen Forsyth
John Harrington
Dagmar Lassander
Helen Wood
Laura Betti
Mildred Harrington
Jesús Puente
Inspector Russell (as Jesus Puente)
Femi Benussi
Alice Norton
Luciano Pigozzi
Vences (as Alan Collin)
Gérard Tichy
Dr. Kalleway (as Gerard Tichy)
Verónica Llimerá
Betsy Wester (as Veronica Llimera)
Ignasi Abadal
Jimmy Kane (as José Ignacio Abadaz)
Susy Andersen
Sdenka (archive footage) (uncredited)
Rika Dialina
Maria (archive footage) (uncredited)
Boris Karloff
Gorca (archive footage)
Crew
Mario Bava
Director
Mario Bava
Screenplay
Laura Betti
Screenplay
Mario Bava
Director of Photography
Pierantonio Mecacci
Makeup Artist
Lamberto Bava
Assistant Director
Lamberto Bava
Second Unit Director
Mario Bava
Camera Operator
Mario Bava
Title Designer
Popular Reviews
28 reviews
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Mommy issues
Mommy issues
Somto Umelo
5.0★ · 01/28/26
The story was weak as hell
The story was weak as hell
cece
7.0★ · 01/18/26
everytime they said harrington I just got sad because it wasn’t steve…😔
everytime they said harrington I just got sad because it wasn’t steve…😔
Al
10.0★ · 09/28/25
Now, I personally do not share the whole mannequin fetish
HOWEVER
I do know a masterpiece when I see one, and this absolutely rocks
HOWEVER
I do know a masterpiece when I see one, and this absolutely rocks
Now, I personally do not share the whole mannequin fetish
HOWEVER
I do know a masterpiece when I see one, and this absolutely rocks
HOWEVER
I do know a masterpiece when I see one, and this absolutely rocks
Joao rodrigues
8.8★ · 06/08/25
Seems to me that after Diabolik, most of Bava’s films became kinda psychedelic and started to lean less into the plot and more into the surfaces, which is really up my alley. This one is off because it is the only Bava film actually character focused (the protagonist is actually a character this time) but still he chooses to dwell in the architecture and horror of it. This one is also very psychologic, and the terror comes from questioning what is real and what isn’t. It is very similiar to The Whip and the Body in both that aspect and its single castle location that works very well for the vibes. I do think the film is at its best in that dress room, which is immaculately designed, while it loses some of its focus when outside. The best scene though is easily the Hitchcockian scene when the police show up at John’s house immediately after he kills his wife, it’s so intense - it may be Mario’s tensest scene from his entire career, so that’s definitely something.
Seems to me that after Diabolik, most of Bava’s films became kinda psychedelic and started to lean less into the plot and more into the surfaces, which is really up my alley. This one is off because it is the only Bava film actually character focused (the protagonist is actually a character this time) but still he chooses to dwell in the architecture and horror of it. This one is also very psychologic, and the terror comes from questioning what is real and what isn’t. It is very similiar to The Whip and the Body in both that aspect and its single castle location that works very well for the vibes. I do think the film is at its best in that dress room, which is immaculately designed, while it loses some of its focus when outside. The best scene though is easily the Hitchcockian scene when the police show up at John’s house immediately after he kills his wife, it’s so intense - it may be Mario’s tensest scene from his entire career, so that’s definitely something.