Unhappy and neurotic heiress Victoria Munroe (a very strong and intense performance from Brinke Stevens) not only suffers from nightmares about being buried alive, but also must contend with wormy no-count husband Terry (Jay Richardson in sturdy sleazy form) and his lusty mistress Lisa (deliciously played with lip-smacking wicked aplomb by the delectable Delia Sheppard), who are plotting to kill Victoria for her money.
Writer/director Fred Olen Ray relates the engrossing story at a brisk pace, does a neat job of crafting a suitably morbid atmosphere, and further spices things up with a generous serving of tasty bare distaff skin courtesy of Brinke and Delia as well as two incredibly raunchy semi-pornographic sex scenes which are performed with scorching naughty abandon by Mrs. Sheppard. Moreover, there are sound supporting contributions from Robert Clarke as concerned family physician Dr. Carlton, Jan-Michael Vincent as pesky private detective James Trent, Karen Black as helpful hypnotherapist Dr. Julia Harcourt, and Robert Quarry as menacing mobster Visconti. Michael Berryman has a nice bit as a creepy mortician in an effectively macabre nightmare set piece. Chuck Cirino's shivery score hits the spine-tingling spot. Gary Graver's typically proficient cinematography provides a pleasing polished look. Best of all, Stevens really sinks her teeth into her juicy lead role; she's a lot of fun towards the end when she goes gloriously off the rails cackling psycho crazy. A cool little B-grade fright flick.
Writer/director Fred Olen Ray relates the engrossing story at a brisk pace, does a neat job of crafting a suitably morbid atmosphere, and further spices things up with a generous serving of tasty bare distaff skin courtesy of Brinke and Delia as well as two incredibly raunchy semi-pornographic sex scenes which are performed with scorching naughty abandon by Mrs. Sheppard. Moreover, there are sound supporting contributions from Robert Clarke as concerned family physician Dr. Carlton, Jan-Michael Vincent as pesky private detective James Trent, Karen Black as helpful hypnotherapist Dr. Julia Harcourt, and Robert Quarry as menacing mobster Visconti. Michael Berryman has a nice bit as a creepy mortician in an effectively macabre nightmare set piece. Chuck Cirino's shivery score hits the spine-tingling spot. Gary Graver's typically proficient cinematography provides a pleasing polished look. Best of all, Stevens really sinks her teeth into her juicy lead role; she's a lot of fun towards the end when she goes gloriously off the rails cackling psycho crazy. A cool little B-grade fright flick.