When Dr. Pieter Fales' patients start receiving ominous letters and getting murdered by an unknown black-clad assailant, he and his daughter both come under suspicion.
Acting
Kinski's unhinged therapist energy—method or madness?
Practical Effects
Scissor kills: kitchenware as murder weapon, budget approved.
Director
David Paulsen
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Kinski reportedly refused direction and improvised extensively, which explains everything.
Released during the post-Halloween slasher boom, it bombed but found cult status through Kinski's unhinged performance and that poster.
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