House of Psychotic Women (1974)
"Los ojos azules de la muñeca rota" (original title)

An ex-convict, troubled by dreams that he strangles women, is hired as the caretaker on an estate owned by three very strange sisters. Soon after his arrival, a serial killer begins ... See full summary »

Director:

Carlos Aured

Writers:

Carlos Aured, Paul Naschy

Stars:

Paul Naschy, Diana Lorys, Eduardo Calvo

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Paul Naschy	...	Gilles
Diana Lorys	...	Claude
Eduardo Calvo	...	Doctor Phillipe
Eva León	...	Nicole (as Eva Leon)
Inés Morales	...	Michelle (as Ines Morales)
Antonio Pica	...	Inspector Pierre
Luis Ciges	...	René
Pilar Bardem	...	Caroline (as Pilar Barden)
Maria Perschy	...	Ivette

Storyline

An ex-convict, troubled by dreams that he strangles women, is hired as the caretaker on an estate owned by three very strange sisters. Soon after his arrival, a serial killer begins slaughtering blonde, blue-eyed women - and leaving their eyeballs in a bowl of water.

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Plot Keywords:

serial killer | water | blonde | ex convict | france | 

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Genres:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

September 1976 (USA)

Also Known As:

The House of Doom

Filming Locations:

Navacerrada, Madrid, Spain

Box Office

Gross:

ESP 8,071,853 (Spain)

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The UK pre-cert Canon video was regularly seized by police during the 1980's 'video nasty' scare and wrongly listed by "Video World" magazine as one of the official DPP 74 nasties.

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Goofs

At the end when the Doctor is in the nursery, a cameraman can be seen reflected in the mirror.

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Connections

Referenced in Naschy of the Full Moon (2011)

User Reviews

Strange, but excellent giallo

This is an above average Spanish made giallo with odd characters and atmosphere. The plot begins when ex-convict Paul Naschy comes to a small town and finds work as the caretaker of a desolate house owned by three sisters. Soon after, the town is plagued by a series of killings, the victims of which are all girls with blonde hair and blue eyes. The mystery behind these murders then unwinds from there.

Los ojos azules de la muneca rota contains all the elements of a good giallo. It has strange characters, including Paul Naschy who experiences eerie flashbacks and the three sisters he works for, whom all suffer from some form of psychosis. This movie has some very suspenseful and brutal murder scenes as well, including a nasty killing with a small garden rake. The plot, too, is excellent and filled with countless twists. Just when it seems to not make any sense it suddenly does. This film also boasts a truly bizarre atmosphere that cannot really be described but stems partially from the fact that there are no typically normal characters anywhere in the film and, at times, things seem to be happening for no particular reason.

Overall, this is a fine giallo that has all the essential components of the genre and, with its strange atmosphere, manages to be slightly different.