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Connianatu How wonderful it is to see this fine actress carry a film and carry it so beautifully.

Tayloriona Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

Usamah Harvey The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

Sam Panico Emilio Paolo Miraglia created two giallo — this film and The Red Queen Kills Seven Times. This one goes more into the horror realm than the typical themes of the genre.Lord Alan Cunningham starts this movie off by running away from an insane asylum, a place he's been since the death of his redheaded wife, Evelyn, who he caught having sex with another man. To deal with his grief, Alan does what any of us would do — pick up redhead prostitutes and strippers, tie them up, then kill them.A seance freaks Alan out so badly he passes out, so his cousin — and only living heir — Farley moves in to take care of him, which basically means going to strip clubs and playing with foxes. Alan nearly kills another stripper before Farley gives him some advice — to get over Evelyn, he should marry someone that looks just like her. Alan selects Gladys (Marina Malfatti, All the Colors of the Dark) as his new wife and comes back home.Sure, you meet someone one night and marry them the next. But nothing could compare Gladys for the weirdness of living in an ancient mansion, along with a staff of identical waitresses, Evelyn's brother and Alan's wheelchair-bound aunt. Our heroine is convinced that Evelyn is not dead. And the other family members get killed off — Albert with a snake and Agatha is eaten by foxes!Gladys even looks at the body in the tomb before Alan catches her and slaps her, as he is going crazier and crazier. Finally, Evelyn rises from her grave, which sends him back to a mental institution.The big reveal? Gladys and Farley were in on it all along. But wait, there's more! Susan, the stripper who survived Alan's attack, was the one who was really Evelyn and Gladys has been poisoned! Before she dies, the lady who we thought was our heroine wipes out the stripper and Farley gets away with the perfect crime.But wait! There's more! Alan had faked his breakdown and did it all so that he could learn that it was Farley who was making love to his wife and killed her when she refused to run away with him. A fight breaks out, sulfur goes into the pool and Farley gets burned by acid. He's arrested and Alan — who up until now was pretty much the villain of this movie — gets away with all of his crimes!This is a decent thriller, but it really feels padded in parts and tends to crawl. That said, it has some great music, incredibly decorated sets and some twists. Not my favorite giallo, but well worth a Saturday afternoon watch. There are some moments of sheer beauty here, such as the rainstorm where Alan sees Evelyn's ghost rise.

soulexpress This Italian-made attempt at Gothic Horror takes place in England— except most of the characters have jet black hair and Mediterranean complexions, and they drive on the right side of the road.The plot: Alan Cunningham, a wealthy English lord, has just been released from an insane asylum. He had suffered a mental breakdown following the death of his red-haired wife, Evelyn, whom he feared was cheating on him. A free man, Alan scours the local bars and dives for lovely redheads willing to come back to his decaying castle in the country—where he seduces, tortures, and murders them.Alan eventually remarries. Not long after, he starts seeing visions of his dead wife, and his live-in relatives are turning up brutally (if creatively) murdered. One is bitten by what looks like an ordinary grass snake and is buried alive in a shallow grave. Another is bludgeoned to death and fed to a cage full of foxes. At least I think that's what happens, but who can tell through the poor lighting?About the only thing this film has going for it is the eye-catching (if misleading) title. It's rife with Gothic clichés: cobwebs, mist, creaking floorboards, and a nasty rainstorm, for example. The plot is byzantine and contains not one, but three, false endings. There are long stretches where nothing happens. The editing is choppy. Not one character is likable or sympathetic. Alan's wheelchair-bound aunt looks much younger than he is. Fans of gore won't appreciate the mildness of the murder scenes. There is, however, plenty of Italian cheesecake on hand.Speaking of which, a strong current of misogyny permeates the film. The women are all passive and subservient, from the maids to Alan's murder victims to his new wife. Finally, the ending feels like an afterthought. It leaves a gaping plot hole (or six) and lets a murderer go free.There is no reason to see this turgid, malevolent, muddled excuse for a thriller.

acidburn-10 'The Night Evelyn Came out Of the Grave' is a fantastically atmospheric Giallo film directed by Emilio Miraglia and is drenched in perversion and sadistic to boot and focuses on the arc types of the genre such as sex, murder and mystery. The film follows the sordid life of Lord Alan Cunningham whose not only rich and handsome but also a raving lunatic whose just been released from the psychiatric hospital seemingly cured after the death of his wife Evelyn who was also having many affairs and driven to madness of her betrayal he murders young women. But eventually he meets a captivating young woman named Gladys who serves to temper his wild sickness but for how long.Suspicion, greed and a hefty inheritance all comes into play once he marries Gladys or is there something more to what's actually going on and that is the beauty of the whole thing is that you think you know what's going on, only to have the rug pulled out from underneath you again and be completely surprised whist jarring at the same time. You have absolutely no idea of what's gonna happen next either which was an aspect that I truly enjoyed. Okay for much of the runtime it is pretty sluggish, but when it gets to the last act, then it becomes manic and you question everything you've seen so far.Not only a Giallo but it also mixes in a supernatural thriller into the narrative which really fits in well with its Gothic setting and along with a score by Bruno Nicolai which is just majestic as well as captivating and sets the tone to the movie perfectly, as well as the beautiful scenery and art direction and set pieces which makes this a well and truly beautiful movie to look at.Anthony Steffen takes on the tortured role of Lord Cunningham the well to do psycho who only wants to find love, romantically demented Anthony Steffen makes the role his very own as he puts an equal amount of effort into being sympathetic as well as sadistic and therefore bringing a hefty duality to the character and pulling it off beautifully making you feel disgusted as well as understanding him battling his madness, as well as carrying the entire film on his shoulders with such ease. Then there's Marina Malfatti as the newlywed Mrs Cunningham, extremely beautiful and sympathetic, she brings a lot to this role and often almost steals the show from the male lead and completely breath taking with her intense screen presence as you find yourself rooting for her as she delves deeper into the mystery of the estate and Alan and you are left fearing for her life.All in all 'The Night Evelyn Came Out Of The Grave' may not be one of the most graphic entries in the Giallo genre, but it does have an intriguing plot and enough mystery and suspense to keep horror fans happy and plus it is one of the stronger and original entries you will find in this genre.

gridoon2018 "The Night Evelyn Came Out Of The Grave" is, in some ways, a quintessential giallo - it has nearly everything the genre is known for: a colorful title, poor English dubbing, lots of nudity, a decidedly chauvinistic / anti-feminist bent, a ludicrously convoluted plot, a series of murders, and a pervading sense of trashiness (a corpse is fed to a cage full of foxes in this one!). However, "Evelyn" lacks the artiness with which the better films of the genre bring together all those elements; there is a reason why you are familiar with the names of Dario Argento or Lucio Fulci, but not with that of Emilio Miraglia. For the first hour or so, nothing really happens in the plot of this movie except two murders; the twist at the end almost redeems the film, but then there is another, and another: you begin to get the impression that Miraglia threw in everything but the kitchen sink, without really knowing what he's doing. *1/2 out of 4.