A scuba-suited killer stalks Venice, preserving his victims in a submerged lair.
THE EMBALMER
Fiendish and petrifying
A crazed killer is on the loose in the catacombs of Venice, Italy. He stalks beautiful women, drags them to his underground lair, kills them, then stuffs them and adds them to his "collection".
Quick Answer
The Embalmer is a 1965 Italian horror, mystery, and thriller film directed by Dino Tavella about a skull-masked serial killer in Venice who embalms his victims and a reporter desperate to stop him.
Programmer's Pick
Why settle for a mere masked killer when you can have one equipped with a full scuba kit, gliding through Venice’s eerie waterways? 'The Embalmer' blends giallo style with aquatic menace, giving new meaning to 'underwater collection.'
— SassyFlix Programmer
Overview
Why This Matters
This film is one of only two written and directed by Dino Tavella, marking his brief career in the Italian film industry.
Cast & Crew
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The murderer uses scuba gear and a skull mask to stalk Venice's canals—hardly your average slasher attire.
The killer’s macabre lair is a sunken monastery lined with embalmed victims displayed in glass cases.
A moody take on giallo, with the misty, maze-like canals of Venice ramping up the sense of dread.
A journalist sent to cover college girls’ travels soon finds himself pursuing a killer and protecting his new love interest.
Scene Gallery
Threat File
Killer targets women in Venice
Scuba-suited serial murderer
Victims drowned and embalmed in underwater lair
Canals and submerged monastery of Venice
Questions from the Vault
When was The Embalmer released? +
The Embalmer was released in 1965.
Who directed The Embalmer? +
The Embalmer was directed by Dino Tavella.
How long is The Embalmer? +
The Embalmer has a runtime of 83 minutes.
What genre is The Embalmer? +
The Embalmer is a horror, mystery, and thriller film.
Why does the Embalmer preserve his victims? +
He embalms them to preserve their beauty, arranging their bodies in glass display cases inside his lair.
How does the killer abduct his victims? +
Wearing scuba gear, he stalks women through Venice's canals, drowns them, and transports them to his underwater lair.
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