Murder Syndrome
1981 · Movie · NR · 92 min · ★ 5.0 · 40% critics
A successful actor heads to his mother’s remote country house for a weekend break, bringing his girlfriend along as friends from a recent film project arrive too. The uneasy reunion stirs up old trauma, and the isolated mansion’s tense atmosphere turns dangerous when unsettling incidents begin and suspicion spreads among the guests.
Also known as Paura · Satan's Altar · Svenuto · Unconscious
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Details
- Original title
- Murder Obsession
- Years
- 1981
- Release date
- 1981-02-24
- Language
- Italian
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Critic score
- 40/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.0/10 (39 votes)
About
If you enjoy sleazy, old-school giallo with a stormy mansion vibe, black-gloved menace, and odd dreamlike detours, this may hit the spot; Not for you if you want tight logic or subtle scares like Ten Little Indians.
Pros: moody gothic mansion setting; pulpy giallo mystery; memorable shock moments | Cons: confusing, messy story; uneven acting; cheesy effects at times
Themes
- insanity
- murder
- memory loss
- whodunit
- gothic horror
- dream sequence
- black mass
Cast & crew
Stefano Patrizi
as Michael Stanford
Martine Brochard
as Shirley
Henri Garcin
as Hans Schwartz
Laura Gemser
as Beryl
John Richardson
as Oliver
Anita Strindberg
as Glenda
Silvia Dionisio
as Deborah
Fabrizio Moroni
Directed by Riccardo Freda