Tuesday, December 8, 2015

SHOCK 1977 (TCM VIEWING)

I have never been able to see this little gem until I watched in on TCM a few nights ago.

This was the final film directed by the late, great Mario Bava and was co-written by his son Lamberto. The title was changed to "BEYOND THE DOOR 2" in order to fool US audiences into thinking it was a sequel to one of the most popular Italian films ever made.

This film stars Daria Nicolodi as a young woman who moves into a house with her new husband and her son. they are slowly terrorized by the ghost of her ex husband who has possessed her son.

Nicolodi does an excellent job as the mentally unbalanced mother having to eal with her son and a malevolent spirit intent on killing her. There is some great imagery in here that Bava pulls off very well, and why not, he was one of the premier directors ever to come out of Italy.

This is available on DVD and if you get a chance, check it out.

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