I'd first had this movie described to me as director Jess Franco's version of one of those BLIND DEAD movies. This is not very accurate at all. This isn't any sort of zombie movie but is basically a murder mystery/giallo-type of situation with a killer who wears a hood and skull mask vaguely similar to the undead Templar killers in TOMBS OF THE BLIND DEAD. With that initial disappointment out of the way though this one is a pretty decent tale of revenge for inheritance and throws some decent twists into the proceedings. It's not very gory or sexy, which is unusual for Mr. Franco. Lina Romay gets abused and whipped by her family but unless there's some alternate version of this out there even she doesn't bare much skin. Probably best for Franco and/or giallo completists only. AKA NIGHT OF THE ASSASSINS
The thrilling conclusion!(though it makes no sense if you haven't seen the rest of the movie, or speak Spanish!):
This Spanish-language VHS makes it look like some kinda gangster film, which it isn't!:
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