La Mano de un hombre muerto
The Austrian village of Holfen lives under the curse of the legendary Baron Von Klaus, a sadistic killer of young women who disappeared into the swamp 500 years ago. Has he returned to experience "the tragic eroticism of all the senses finally ending in death"? A black clad killer is taking out local women. The police and a reporter have their suspect. But the truth is more complex...
The stalk and kill sequences anticipate the Italian giallo genre (cf BLOOD AND BLACK LACE).. The erotic torture/murder sequence of the barmaid was very daring for its time and censored in Spain. Based on a novel by "David Khune"
A somewhat neglected Franco movie. I think it's one of the best of his early films.
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