The infamous team of director Sergio Martino and screenwriter Ernesto Gastaldi join forces once again for this gore-infused psychological thriller, replete with all the sordid drama and bloody mayhem that characterized their previous efforts such as THE CASE OF THE SCORPION'S TALE, TORSO, THE STRANGE VICE OF MRS. WARDH, and ALL THE COLORS OF THE DARK. Irina Rouvigny (Anita Strinberg) is the much-put-upon wife of an alcoholic, abusive novelist who delights in humiliating her. His wandering eyes and hands, however, become of secondary importance when young girls begin turning up murdered in and around the couple's luxurious chateau. Recalling Edgar Allen Poe's "The Black Cat," the couple bury the evidence behind a brick wall in their cellar, while their pet looks on. Meanwhile, their comely niece Floriana (Edwidge Fenech, SECRETS OF A CALL GIRL) turns up to stay for a spell. The stylization of this classic giallo recalls Dario Argento's DEEP RED, and mixes all the elements of non-mainstream 1970s cinema--sex, incest, hippies, drugs--with a high-caliber score composed by Bruno Nicolai (KILL BILL) and Ennio Morricone (THE UNTOUCHABLES, CITY OF JOY).

DVD Features:

Region 0
Widescreen - 2.35
Single Side - Dual Layer
Audio:
Dolby Digital Mono - English, Italian
Subtitles - English - Optional
Additional Release Material:
Interview - Sergio Martino - Director, Edwige Fenech - Star, Ernesto Gastaldi - Screenwriter
Trailers - Sergio Martino Collection Compilation Trailers
Text/Photo Galleries:
Poster Art Gallery
Stills/Photos
Additional Product:
Collectible Booklet - Biographies - Cast/Crew, Liner Notes

Luigi Pistilli: Actor
Anita Strindberg: Actress/"The Tempter"
Edwige Fenech: Italian actress: ALL THE COLORS OF THE DARK (2004)
Ivan Rassimov: 

Sergio Martino: Director/"Violent Pros"

Ernesto Gastaldi: Italian Screenwriter/Director; THE BODY AND THE WHIP