While it's not really fair to compare director Lamberto Bava's giallos to the masterpieces of his father I think he made a few pretty decent little entertaining murder mystery films in his own right. This one concerns a film composer who gets caught up in a murder mystery while working on a horror film. There's a film within the film(featuring big-headed Bob, the little boy from HOUSE BY THE CEMETERY) which gives you clues to the story and a few twists along the way. The cast is pretty small so figuring out exactly who the killer is might not be impossible but they at least make it a bit of a challenge. Slashingly bloody death scenes and some creepy vibes makes this one a solid watch.
This was originally supposed to be a made-for-TV deal but Bava went a little overboard in the violence department(which I think is a big plus!) so it got a theatrical run in Italy.
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