The Horrible Dr. Hichcock1962
“The candle of his lust burnt brightest in the shadow of the grave!”
Directed by Riccardo Freda
The premise
In late 19th century London, a woman weds a necrophiliac doctor whose first wife died under mysterious circumstances - and who might be returning from the grave to torment her successor.
Horror Vault's take
Set against the fog-drenched gaslit streets of Victorian London, this Italian Gothic chiller follows a woman who discovers that her new husband harbors deeply disturbing secrets tied to the fate of his first wife. As strange occurrences plague their grand, shadow-filled estate, she begins to question whether the dead truly stay buried — and whether the man she married is more monster than mourner. Barbara Steele brings her trademark otherworldly intensity to a film that lingers in the space between psychological dread and supernatural menace. Lush, decadent, and deeply perverse, it stands as one of the darkest entries in the Italian Gothic canon.
Content: Necrophilia Themes, Sadomasochism Themes, Disturbing Sexual Content, Peril Toward Women
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