Cinzia Monreale
Italian schlock-horror director Lucio Fulci helmed this 1989 made-for-television ghost story, featuring his trademark gore mixed with a fairy-tale plot. The film tells the story of a couple who are brutally murdered in a stomach-turning scene. Afterwards, the man and woman return as spirits to look after their children and cause havoc for their up-to-no-good living relatives. Originally titled La Dolce Casa Degli Orrori, The Sweet House of Horrors stars Jean-Christoph Brétigniere, Vernon Dobtcheff, Cinzia Monreale, and Lino Salemme. ~ Matthew Tobey, All Movie Guide
Joe D'Amato, notorious director of numerous Euro-porn epics, manages to exploit even more perverse theme material in this necrophiliac love story about a disturbed young taxidermist so bereaved over the loss of his fiancee that he exhumes and preserves her corpse to keep him company. When the stuffed cadaver no longer offers erotic satisfaction, he sets out with the help of his spooky housekeeper to find a new bride, murdering any prospects who don't measure up to his twisted standards -- or sometimes just for the fun of it -- and dissecting them in his convenient in-home mortuary. As grotesque and graphic as this film may be, it is made all the more grim by its straightforward dramatic presentation (as if this were no more than a slightly off-kilter romantic tragedy), with atmospheric photography and a moody score by Goblin. Viewers who might consider the devouring of a human heart in poor taste are advised to avoid this film. ~ Cavett Binion, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Kieran Canter, Cinzia Monreale, (more)
