Ovidio Assonitis best known for "Beyond The Door" does a good job with this slasher tale of two sisters. One is a teacher for deaf children, the other is a dangerous psycho who just escaped from the hospital. The evil sister starts killing people who know her sister, including the landlord, the oriental handyman, one of her students(!) and her friend as well. Many of the victims face the jaws of a very scary looking drooling dog! Solid acting and script makes the viewer actually care for our main character. There is a great twist where a second killer is revealed and a good climax as well. Overall "There Was a little Girl (AKA Madhouse)" is a great horror movie. When the second killer is revealed you will find yourself saying "what a psychopath"! That is a sign of an acting and directing job well done.
Review of Madhouse
