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Fragasso originally wanted a psychosexual giallo flick, but the evil producer then hired the vile Mattei to finish shooting the gore scenes and slasher sequences, which would make it possible for the film to ride on the coattails of the popular Freddy Kruger movies and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. To this day, the master is still convinced that this ruined his masterpiece, but let’s just acknowledge that, due to its absurdity, Night Killer wouldn’t have been a functional movie anyway even if it had stuck to the original screenplay. With additional production touches, Night Killer offers a nonstop WTF spectacle. Horrible acting (even more obvious in the numerous sloppy one-shot scenes) is combined with atrocious dialogue. Individual sequences are strung together seemingly at random, partly with the aim of confusing viewers and concealing the final denouement, which most will figure out immediately after all of the characters have been introduced. Despite all of the anti-efforts, the film is pervaded by an aura of perversely twisted misogyny, ensuring that viewers will be disturbed by this thoroughly insipid and frequently ridiculous work. (08/01/2023)

Encore une anomalie « réalisatico-scénaristique » signée Claudio Fragasso (et Rossella Drudi, sa femme) qui vous laissera béat(e) de stupéfaction tant on se demande comment il est possible d’avoir pu concevoir ça sérieusement. Night Killer, via son titre original en italien (Non aprite quella porta 3) parasite Massacre à la tronçonneuse ainsi que, à travers l’apparence de son personnage tueur, Les Griffes de la nuit. Mais n’ayez crainte, l’action emprunte une voie distincte – une voie douteuse. L’intrigue est construite sur une base tellement insensée et naïve que c’en devient franchement hilarant. Et si vous avez l’impression que certaines scènes de meurtres sont fortuites dans le contexte du film, bingo ! : Bruno Mattei a participé à la postprod afin de pimenter là où ça manquait de sang, ce qui a conduit à des scènes supplémentaires. Le jeu des acteurs est mauvais au point d’en être, lui aussi, franchement hilarant (Peter Hooten fait des étincelles !). Pour les fans des films « so bad it’s good », Night Killer est un must absolu, tout comme l’est le fameux Troll II du même créateur sorti la même année. (14/01/2020)

The Italian horror movie Night Killer is quite trashy. They made a horror movie that just blatantly ripped off anything it wanted and yet, in the end, still made something that is somewhat original. Although the acting performances are truly awful, it comes across as an utterly ridiculous movie, underneath there is a story that is not completely straightforward, so it has the right spirit at least. (26/05/2020)