Forgotten Gialli: Volume 1

The Killer Is One Of 13 (1973)

Rich and recent widow Lisa Mandel (Patty Shepard) invited a circle of friends, family, and hangers-on to an extended visit at her palatial and remote estate. What wasn't on the RSVP was her belief that one of them had to be behind her husband's demise--and the guest list will start shrinking in brutal fashion. Javier Aguirre's Christie-esque ensemble thriller also stars Jack Taylor, Paul Naschy, Carmen Maura, Trini Alonso, Simón Andreau, José María Prada. 93 min. In Spanish with English subtitles. C/Rtg: NR

The Police Are Blundering In The Dark (1975)

Reporter Giorgio D'Amato (Joseph Arkim) wanted answers after his model girlfriend became the latest roadside prey of a serial scissors murderer. It turns out that the victims had all posed for the wheelchair-bound photographer Parisi...and his pretextual visit to the shutterbug's villa will uncover his uncanny secret. Stunner directed by composer Helia Colombo co-stars Gabriella Giorgelli, Elena Veronese, Halina Zalewska, Margaret Rose Keil. 87 min. In Italian with English subtitles. C/Rtg: NR

Trauma (1978)

Looking to for a secluded place to work, blocked author Daniel (Heinrich Starhemberg) opted for an isolated bed and breakfast operated by a stunning proprietress (Ágata Lys) with an unseen shut-in husband. The hoped-for quietude wasn't going to happen, as a black-gloved, razor-wielding maniac takes out the hostel's randy guests--with all evidence of their presence stunningly disappearing. Late thriller from León Klimovsky co-stars Isabel Pisano, Sandra Alberti, Antonio Mayans. 87 min. In Spanish with English subtitles. C/Rtg: NR