Black gloves: check. Mysterious killer: check. Lots of bloody killings: check. Beautiful female nudity: check. So, this might look a bit like a Giallo (Imdb prefers capital G), but the scenery is far from any European city where they usually take place. We are on Haiti, and surrounded by voodoo and rituals in a plot that focuses on the secret formula for a certain drug that might be profitable in Western society - reminiscent of Wes Craven's later 'The serpent and the rainbow', which has a way more effective plot with a true horror feel.
The plot just seems to go from one killing to the other, and any one character (except Anita Strindberg's character, really) could be the killer. In between, we are treated to various exuberant scenes of voodoo rituals and fairly creative kills. Gore is reasonably represented, and the photography is quite nice all the way through, with a few highlights, such as the fever dream and the voodoo rituals. The final scene, in which the mob turns violently on the exposed killer, is a pretty harsh, yet satisfactory ending.
A good 7 out of 10.
The plot just seems to go from one killing to the other, and any one character (except Anita Strindberg's character, really) could be the killer. In between, we are treated to various exuberant scenes of voodoo rituals and fairly creative kills. Gore is reasonably represented, and the photography is quite nice all the way through, with a few highlights, such as the fever dream and the voodoo rituals. The final scene, in which the mob turns violently on the exposed killer, is a pretty harsh, yet satisfactory ending.
A good 7 out of 10.