The most memorable moments from this Italian giallo flick are, of course, the murder scenes. The killer paralyzes his (usually naked) female victims with an acupuncture needle dipped in wasp venom and then proceeds to slice them open slowly with a large knife while they lay paralyzed and feel it all. Unfortunately everything that happens around these scenes is a bit of a mess that goes on for longer than it needs to. I did see this last night with a live musical accompaniment which definitely spiced up what would have probably been a fairly standard Euro-horror/crime thriller. Cool title but I would say to stick with Argento and Bava for more top of the line Italo-murder classics.
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