Formule pour un meurtre

One of the least known of the gialli but it is rather different. It doesn't have much logic to it and certainly not the most sexy giallo and it does have rather a lot of hallucinations but it does have more one or two priests, good, bad or unfortunate. There are some rather nasty kills even if we are not too surprised they really are bloody. Carroll Blumenberg only had this one film and Christina Nagy really worked in TV in the UK. David Warbeck was born in the New Zealand but well known in the UK with TV and with Twins of Evil (1971) and Duck, You Sucker ( 1971) and with Lucio Fulci and The Beyond and The Black Cat both in 1981. This was Alberto De Martino's last film but had had a couple of gialli also with Exorcist inspired, The Antichrist (1974) one of my favourites. He made a decent effort to make this swan song and it should be better known.

OK De Martino did some decent films... And I love a good giallo as much as the next man ... Probably more … But this is unbelievably bad ... I can only think that the good write-ups here are coming from people who are trying to pass this off as a lost giallo bootleg you should buy ... All I can say is thank god for the internet Its great to see David Warbeck obviously ... And he knows very well its drivel, but a cheque ... God knows who the two women were, I can't be bothered to look, but lets just say I won't be searching out any more of their work ... If there was any Give this one a wide berth folks ... Unless you are a completist like me ... Why do we put ourselves through this : ))

Due to its predictable, second-rate title, (the one it was distributed under in Italy, at least) I didn't expect much from this movie. Thought it'd be another cheap flick about a haunted house ("LA CASA MALEDETTA" means "The cursed house"). Well, I had to change my mind just after the very first brilliant scene! The constant presence of priests and the creepy atmospheres, reminded me a bit of The Exorcist and some of its decent Italian rip-offs, but this was going to be something completely different... This is more like Hitchcock meets Italian thriller! Very well written and directed, good actors, interesting plot... OK, I've tried not to spoil the viewing of "7 Hyden Park" for you, which I'd highly recommend to everyone.

P.S. Am I wrong, or when Joanna crawls or tries hard to stand (she's paralyzed from the waist down) her feet and legs move a little too much? (... And I'm not talking of the "bad dream" sequence.)

A slick, atmospheric Italian thriller involving a wealthy young woman who is unable to walk and has some sort of heart condition. The doctor tells her she can die having sex. She trains in wheelchair sports and soon gets married to the coach. The coach has a hidden agenda and really just wants all her money to share with his girlfriend. The wife is also giving half of her fortune to the church which the husband (coach) does not like one bit. He plans to kill her with lots of sex but things don't go as planned.

I wouldn't really call this an Giallo because the killer is revealed after 20 minutes leaving no real mystery. It is in Italian though. This is the same director that did The Antichrist (1974). This one is not as graphic and no goats, but there are some violent deaths. The score was awesome as well but I thought sometimes it was too loud.

Even after you know who the murderer is tension is still created throughout the whole thing. The ending was cool too as you keep thinking that's it... then boom! It was the equivalent of 2 boy Jasons jumping out of the water.

Paralyzed after being attacked as a child by a priest, Joanna (Christina Nagy) finds love in her handsome fencing instructor Craig (David Warbeck). The two quickly marry and all seems bliss until Joanna starts having terrible visions about this lecherous priest. Is she really crazy or is someone trying to drive her insane? Warbeck and director Alberto De Martino re-teamed for this murder mystery following the dreadful Miami HORROR of the same year. With some location work done in Boston and New York City, this is a much better film for De Martino to finish his career with, but not by much. First, the mystery is overly simple. Here is a tip for future filmmakers - if one of your actors has a distinctive chin, don't film only that part of them when you are trying to disguise who the killer is! Second, the film is filled with dimwit moments like our lead finally getting to use the phone while being attacked and she calls her doctor. He doesn't answer so she - you guessed it - tries him again! Still, the film features a nice score, a few evocative dream sequences and a great performance from the criminally underrated Warbeck. Plus, it goes by quickly, which is more than I can say for the painful Miami HORROR.