Release When the film was presented to the television censors, it was found to be too gory to be aired. Rather than edit the film, the producers instructed Bava to cut the film into a theatrical feature. This led to the 16mm print being blown up to 35mm for theatrical distribution. The film was released in Italy on August 6, 1983. Troy Howarth in his book on giallo films described the English dubbing of the film as "some of the worst to be inflicted upon any giallo". The film was released three times on DVD in the United States. It was first released by Anchor Bay Entertainment in 2001. The company subsequently re-released it in 2003 on a double feature DVD with Lamberto Bava's Macabre. Both these versions are out of print. The third DVD release came from Blue Underground in 2007. On Blu-ray, the film was released for the first time by 88 Films on August 23, 2015. Critical reception AllMovie gave the film a mixed review, writing, "Lamberto Bava eschews complex mystery in favor of elaborate stalk-and-slash sequences, with only partial success". References Footnotes Sources External links Giallo films 1983 films Films directed by Lamberto Bava 1983 horror films Italian serial killer films 1980s Italian-language films Films about composers Films set in country houses Italian horror films Films scored by Guido & Maurizio De Angelis Films produced by Luciano Martino 1980s Italian films