THE EMBALMER ’60s mystery horror – review and free online

‘Beauty after beauty dragged to a sunken crypt… Petrified play-captives of’
The Embalmer is the English release title for Il mostro di Venezia (“The Monster of Venice”), a 1965 Italian mystery horror thriller film written and directed by Dino Tavella from a story by Antonio Walter

The movie stars Maureen Brown, Luigi Martocci, Luciano Gasper, Anita Todesco, Francesco Bagarin, Alba Brotto, William Caruso, Viki Castillo, Roberto Contero, Gaetano Dell’Era, Alcide Gazzotto and Antonio Grossi.

In the US, The Embalmer was released as a double feature with The She Beast. In Britain, it was released with Jesus Franco’s The Diabolical Doctor Z.

Buy DVD: Amazon.com | Amazon.ca | Amazon.co.uk

Our review:
Despite a few creepy encounters in The Embalmer‘s lair and a fluid finale, this Edgar Wallace inspired horror-giallo is a fairly run-of-the-submerged-monastery affair. The necrophiliac theme was perhaps still shocking to Sixties audiences but the subtle way in which this nefarious activity is implied will leave modern thrill-seekers cold.

The filmmakers presumably had a great deal of assistance from the Venice Tourist Board because the movie is jam-packed with overt plugs for a gorgeous city that surely needed no promotion. The addition of dire comedy relief and an Italian Elvis impersonator also provide unwelcome distractions.
Ade Smith, MOVIES & MANIA

Buy: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.ca

Filming locations:
Trieste and Venice, Italy

Buy: Amazon.co.uk

Trailer:

Free to watch online on YouTube:

MOVIES & MANIA provides previews of new films, our own movie reviews/ratings, and links to other reviews from trustworthy recommended sources - all in one handy web location. Plus, links to legitimately watch 1000s OF MOVIES FREE ONLINE via platforms such as Amazon Prime, Plex, Roku, Tubi and on YouTube. As an Amazon Associate, we earn a very tiny amount from any qualifying purchases.