Karen marries Arnold at his funeral and continues to get his money as long as she stays by his coffin. Meanwhile, various oddball relatives after Arnold's wealth are being killed in a creative variety of ways.
Acting
Roddy McDowall giving 110% to material earning 50%
Practical Effects
Creative kills including decapitation by — no spoilers — absurdity
Costume
Stella Stevens' funeral-chic wardrobe: mourning has never looked so mod
Director
Georg Fenady
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Elsa Lanchester was 71 here, fresh off 'Willard' — she spent her final decade in gloriously unhinged horror roles.
This is peak '70s 'horror-comedy' identity crisis — when studios couldn't decide if audiences wanted laughs or screams, so they served neither fully. The result: cult endurance.
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