SPECTRE OF TERROR (1972) Joe Lacy's tale of Sexual Madness
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Sadistic
Sex Maniac stalks and kills Airline Stewardesses
Original
Spanish Title: EL ESPECTRO DEL TERROR [Spectre of Terror]
also known as GHOSTLY TERROR and MAD KILLER
director: Jose Maria Elorietta (as J. M. Elorietta) [aka Joe
Lacy]
starring: Maria Perschy · Aramis Ney · Betsabe Ruiz ·
Sancho Garcia · Ernesto Vanes · Titania Clement
Airline
stewardess Mary Preston lives with roommate Helena. She is uncomfortable
and can't shake the feeling that she is being stalked by a mysterious,
scary character. Of course, nobody believes her. But it's true. His
name is Charly Reed; he's an unhinged U.S. Vietnam veteran who also
works at the airport. Charly suffers from serious mental disorders caused
by his wife's blatant infidelity. He has become a sadistic sex maniac
who captures women, kills them and dissolves their bodies in an acid
bath. Mary Preston has become his new obsession.
A final
film from prolific director Jose Elorietta, a Spanish filmmaker who
helmed 55 movies since his 1945 debut. In 1971, he finally tackled the
horror genre (after years of Spaghetti Westerns and Euro dramas) with
Curse of the Vampire and Feast of the Devil. Reportedly,
he was unhappy with those two films and wanted to emulate to success
enjoyed by Mario Bava and Dario Argento with their Italian women-in-peril
thrillers. It's probably no accident that the lead villain here (Aramis
Ney) looks alot like Argento. Shortly after the wrap on this film, Mr
Elorietta became ill and died in February 1974 at age 523.
A Spanish film,
with English subtitles; widescreen format (16:9), 85 minutes,
DVD encoded for ALL REGION NTSC WORLD FORMAT; extras include theatrical
trailers.
Sexual Themes/Graphic
Violence/Sexual Brutality
For Mature Audiences
