FilmSlasher Psychological

Seven Blood-Stained Orchids1972

Name: Seven Blood-Stained Orchids
Genre: Slasher, Psychological
Released: 1972-02-24
Rating: 6.3

Directed by Umberto Lenzi

6.3

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IMDb 6.3TMDB 6.2

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Year

1972

Runtime

92 min

The premise

A maniac on the loose is committing savage acts of slaughter, and one survivor may be the only key to unmasking the serial slayer known as the Half-Moon Killer. The mysterious half-moon lockets he leaves with his victims could be the only key to unraveling his sinister motives, but will that be enough before he completes his ice-cold plot to claim his intended seven victims?

Horror Vault's take

A shadowy killer cuts a bloody swath through a string of victims, each left with a cryptic half-moon locket as his chilling calling card. When one woman narrowly escapes with her life, she and those close to her become entangled in a desperate race to decode the killer's pattern before the body count reaches its intended tally. This early-seventies Italian giallo blends police procedural intrigue with the genre's trademark flair for stylized violence and mounting dread. The identity of the so-called Half-Moon Killer is buried beneath layers of red herrings, keeping audiences guessing until the very end.

Content: Graphic Violence, Slasher-Style Killings, Depictions Of Murder Against Women