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    Lord Alan Cunningham (Alan Steffen), fresh out of the insane asylum and well on his way to recovery, is on the prowl and paying for sex with women who look like his dead redhead wife.  Always one to put women at their ease, he pulls their hair (just to see if their red locks are real or wigs, of course) and asks if they live alone before bringing them to his dark, gloomy secluded castle.  Hookers and strippers aren’t stupid though.  They know they should be concerned about this guy.  His castle is in ruins and he’s been acting strangely the whole way there. Never fear, for Lord Cunningham is as suave as they come and has the one thing that will soothe the most suspicious of whores—a room with shiny white furniture.  Calms them right down.  The tops come off and they giggle all the way to the S&M dungeon room. Ah, but what happens when they get there?   

    Well, Alan is nuts.  His dead wife Evelyn (a fiery red head) haunts his every waking moment.  She cheated on him and then died unexpectedly and he can’t cope with the loss. So, he dresses up like a priest and makes hookers put on thigh high leather boots.  He whips them and tries to brand them.  Then he relives his dead wife’s affair, flips out and kills them or something. 

    The next day, his shrink comes over to visit and tells him that the only way he’ll ever feel better is to remarry.  Fantastic advice. Then, he’s fainting at a séance hosted by his Aunt Agatha, ever mobile in her motorized wheelchair.  Outstanding! Then, his concerned cousin George recommends he relax at the Cat Club, so off to the strip club to watch the nubile Susan (Erica Blanc) prove exactly how erotic wakes can be.  Yes, indeed.  Nothing like watching a stripper with a lighter peel it off from a coffin.  Seriously.  Fucking unbelievable.  I Love This Movie!!!  And, it gets better...just keep your eyes on that lighter kids. 

    Alan does get remarried to the blonde haired Gladys (Marina Malfatti).  Crisis averted!  There will be no red heads allowed in the castle again.  Aunt Agatha even hires a staff of identical maids with blond afros to protect Alan’s delicate psyche. All is well.  Everyone is fake smiles and good wishes in this magnificent giallo. Yes, Alan is crazy, but he is also fantastically wealthy, so lies and treachery surround him.  Can Alan trust his family? Why does his shrink want him to get married so badly? Who is the mysterious red head seen wandering through the castle?  Is his new wife safe?  Of course, people are going to start dying and when they do it’s actually pretty bloody and graphic.  There’s even a hilariously complicated murder tossed in for fun.  In case you haven’t guessed by now, I absolutely adore The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave and can’t say enough good things about it.  I dare you not to have a blast watching this brilliantly sleazy film! 

Rating - ****

-Jennie Milojevic