SHOCK is one of those late 70s/early 80s that combines a good bit of atmosphere/creepiness with a decent and intriguing storyline. Some of the visual FX (the "flying razor" scene comes readily to mind) are a bit dated and goofy - but overall this one holds up pretty well...
Dora, Bruno, and Dora's son, Marco, all move back to a house that Dora lived in with her previous husband. Strange, ghostly things begin happening that seem to revolve around the young boy, and Dora is haunted by strange hallucinations and dreams. Bruno is a pilot and is gone most of the time, so he writes the strange happenings off as Dora's over-active imagination - but we find through the course of the film, that the history of the house is a lot more sordid than is initially let-on to - and Dora may or may not be as crazy as she seems...
SHOCK is a solid film that Italian-horror lovers are sure to dig. The acting is solid for this sort of film, and there are some truly creepy sequences that are quite strong. The kid that plays Marco steals the show in the scenes he's in and is nearly as notable as that bugged-out little creep, Peter Bark, in BURIAL GROUND. There are a few decent gore FX, but nothing real stand-out in that respect. The ending is also notably "down-beat" - something that I enjoy as opposed to the typical happy Hollywood ending. Definitely worth checking out...8/10
Dora, Bruno, and Dora's son, Marco, all move back to a house that Dora lived in with her previous husband. Strange, ghostly things begin happening that seem to revolve around the young boy, and Dora is haunted by strange hallucinations and dreams. Bruno is a pilot and is gone most of the time, so he writes the strange happenings off as Dora's over-active imagination - but we find through the course of the film, that the history of the house is a lot more sordid than is initially let-on to - and Dora may or may not be as crazy as she seems...
SHOCK is a solid film that Italian-horror lovers are sure to dig. The acting is solid for this sort of film, and there are some truly creepy sequences that are quite strong. The kid that plays Marco steals the show in the scenes he's in and is nearly as notable as that bugged-out little creep, Peter Bark, in BURIAL GROUND. There are a few decent gore FX, but nothing real stand-out in that respect. The ending is also notably "down-beat" - something that I enjoy as opposed to the typical happy Hollywood ending. Definitely worth checking out...8/10