''The Killer Must Kill Again'' (Italian: ''L'assassino è costretto ad uccidere ancora'') is a 1975 Italian

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film directed by

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. Cozzi originally wanted to call the film ''Il Ragno'' (''The Spider'') but it was changed to ''The Killer Must Kill Again'' by the producers. It is based on the novel ''Al mare con la ragazza'' (translation: ''By the Sea With the Girl'') by

Giorgio Scerbanenco Giorgio Scerbanenco (; russian: Владимир Щербаненко, Vladimir Shcherbanenko; uk, Володимир Щербаненко, Volodymyr Shcherbanenko; 18 July 1911 – 27 October 1969) was a Ukrainian-born Italian crime fiction wr ...

. The film was also released as ''The Dark Is Death's Friend''. Michel Antoine (who plays the killer in this film) later played the tortured painter in Lucio Fulci's '' The Beyond''.

Plot

Giorgio is a greedy adulterer who makes a deal with a serial killer (Michel Antoine) to dispose of his wealthy wife, Nora. Unfortunately, a thrill-seeking young couple steal the killer's car with Nora's corpse in the trunk, ending up at a run-down seaside villa. The killer follows their trail and eventually finds them, violently raping the young girl when he finds her alone, then he knocks our her boyfriend upon his return. Now the young girl is left to fend for herself against the merciless killer.

Cast

* George Hilton: Giorgio Mainardi *

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: Killer (credited as Michel Antoine) *

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: Dizzy Blonde *

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: Inspector *

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: Norma Mainardi *

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: Luca

Critical reception

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called the film "too erratic for the general horror audience", but "offers just enough suspense and style to please patient giallo fans."

References

External links

* 1975 films 1970s psychological thriller films Italian thriller films Giallo films Films based on works by Giorgio Scerbanenco Films directed by Luigi Cozzi Films based on Italian novels 1970s Italian films {{psychological-thriller-film-stub