Review of Murder Mansion (1972) by Aj V — 02 Mar 2007

A group of strangers, lost in the fog on isolated back roads, are forced to spend the night in a mansion at the edge of a cemetary. A night of murder and terror ensue.

"Murder Mansion" is a well-acted, well-filmed, and very moody gothic horror film. While it's got its fair share of characters doing stupid things just to move the plot along, and a few predictable twists, there are enough twists and startling surprises that the shortdcomings can almost be forgiven. If you like haunted house movies, I think you'll enjoy this film. (That's not to say the mansion our travelers find themselves trapped in is haunted... or is it? (Duhn-duhn-daaaaaah!)).

I've actually seen two different versions of this film, one of which was severely edited--and that seems to be the one that is most commonly available, usually in the cheap DVD multi-packs--but both versions retained the creepy, almost nightmare-like quality that permeates the film.

Murder Mansion.

Starring: Evelyn Stewart, Andres Resino, Analia Gade, Annalisa Nardi, and Alberto Dalbes.

Director: Francisco Lara Polop and Pedro Lazaga.