Thirteen suspects trapped in an isolated country house over
a long weekend! One of them committed murder! Can you figure out whodunit?
Probably not, but that really is beside the point. This
month’s film has a very tiny sprinkling of Naschy but a heaping helping of old
style murder mystery a la Agatha Christie and just a soupçon of giallo for
flavor. That’s right- there IS a black-glover killer but don’t expect the
typical Euro-Trash blood soaked tale or there will be some sad Pandas out
there. The story takes place in the English countryside (don’t let the Spanish
speaking cast fool ya!) with all the trappings you would expect from a classic
mystery film of the type that used to star William Powell. One can merely wish
that Naschy had a larger role in the proceedings but he only interacts with
three of the cast which means this is one of the least Naschy NaschyCasts we’ve
ever done. Still, there is fun to be had as veteran director Javier Aguirre runs
his eclectic group of victims … errr….suspects through their paces. Secrets are
revealed, love affairs are uncovered, maids are seduced, jealousies kindled and
heads are bashed as we narrow down the character list to discover the identity
of the perpetrator. Also, there are many familiar faces onscreen including
Patty Shepard, Eduardo Calvo and Dyanik Zurakowska to make the 'Spot the Actor'
game interesting.
This month's mailbag was overflowing and we even throw in a bonus bit of praise for the Bloody Pit episode covering
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