A razor-wielding maniac stalks the shadowy halls of a secluded Gothic asylum.
THE MURDER CLINIC
Bloodletter! Bone-chilling! The thing is subhuman and it has a knife!
Patients and staff of an isolated mental hospital are being killed off by a hooded maniac who stalks the halls.
Proof that a secluded hospital, a straight razor, and a black cape are all you need for a stylish body count.
Gothic gloom and giallo flair combine as a black-caped killer delivers razor justice in the Vance Clinic’s dark corridors. William Berger commands as the enigmatic doctor, while stylish direction and a De Masi score ratchet up the suspense. If you like your asylum slashers with a continental pedigree and a hint of psychotronic weirdness, this one’s for you.
— SassyFlix Programmer
The Murder Clinic is a 1966 Italian-French crime, horror, mystery, and thriller film directed by Elio Scardamaglia and Lionello De Felice about a hooded killer murdering patients and staff in an isolated mental hospital.
- Directors
- Elio Scardamaglia, Lionello De Felice
- Writers
- Luciano Martino, Ernesto Gastaldi, Robert Williams
- Release
- 1966
- Runtime
- 1h 26m
- Country
- Italy, France
- Language
- Italian
- Also Known As
- Das Monster auf Schloß Moorley, Die Mörderklinik, The Blade in the Body, Les nuits de l'épouvante, Original title: La lama nel corpo
Synopsis
Mary is a new nurse at the prestigious Vance Clinic which is run by Dr. Robert Vance and his wife Elizabeth.A female thief named Giselle is put in the clinic by Dr.Vance. She begins to hear strange sounds in the attic and discovers a badly disfigured woman there. In the meantime a mysterious black cape wearing killer stalks and attacks female patients with a razor.
Stylish and sadly neglected Gothic giallo with splendid performance of William Berger and stylish direction by Elio Scardamaglia. Great score by Francesco De Masi plus several suspenseful and pretty violent stalking/murder sequences.
Why Cult
Mixing Gothic horror atmosphere with the slasher stylings of early giallo, this film offers a moody, suspenseful ride through a dimly lit asylum.
A mysterious hooded figure stalks the hospital’s corridors, dispatching victims with a straight razor in classic giallo fashion.
William Berger gives a splendid turn as Dr. Robert Vance, anchoring the film’s tense, paranoid atmosphere.
Francesco De Masi’s atmospheric music underscores the suspense and menace lurking within the hospital walls.
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Questions from the Vault
What is The Murder Clinic about? +
The Murder Clinic is about patients and staff at an isolated mental hospital who are murdered one by one by a hooded killer stalking the corridors.
When was The Murder Clinic released? +
The Murder Clinic was released in 1966.
Who directed The Murder Clinic? +
The Murder Clinic was directed by Elio Scardamaglia and Lionello De Felice.
How long is The Murder Clinic? +
The Murder Clinic has a runtime of 86 minutes.
What genre is The Murder Clinic? +
The Murder Clinic is a crime, horror, mystery, and thriller film.
Where can I watch The Murder Clinic? +
You can watch The Murder Clinic on SassyFlix.
