Singer Jack Jones stars as Nick Cooper, a man who is trying to make a career comeback as a singer. The movie opens with beautiful Gail Cooper (Holly Palance) coming back to the home she once shared with Nick.
She is attacked and killed by a person wearing a weird mask. She is hacked to pieces and her body is left on the stairs to rot by the killer, and we are shown several stages of decomposition as the movie progresses.
Nick stays at a huge estate cared for by Mr. B (Bill Owen) and his wife Mrs. B (Sheile Keith). Nick starts falling for his bosses secretary played by Pamela Stephenson. Stephenson essays the role of Linda Everett very well and she is a very likeable character.
Soon Nick starts doubting his sanity as he hears noises and sees several startling images including the decayed corpse of his ex-wife. The plot shifts to very dark territory and that is where director Walker is always in good form.
If you've seen other Walker films you can pretty much guess the ending. I won't give it away here, but it's a dandy. I am beginning to see a pattern in all of the Pete Walker films I have been watching.
In all of these films it seems older people are NEVER happy and they blame younger people for all of their personal trouble, and then they try to eliminate them.
The rest of the cast includes David Doyle (he has a scene you'll find hard to erase from your mind), Richard Johnson and June Chadwick.
A HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THRILLER.
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