Knife of Ice

What's with the bullfighting footage, Umberto? Even when not making cannibal films, he throws in some real animal violence. What did he have against animals?

This giallo has a few different twists on the formula, and although it's okay, it doesn't quite have enough insanity in it either. It involves Ida Galli returning to the family home to meet her family, including a mute Carroll Baker (nice turn from her in this film). Everyone's happy to see her, but this also seems to trigger a series of killings which may or may not have something to do with a local Satanic cult.

Knife of Ice looks great and sounds great, but it's also kind of tame and treading the same ground at the same time. It's almost as if Umberto is kind of stuck in the late sixties way of making gialli.