Muriel (Steele) is all excited about her husband Steven leaving their creepy Scottish Mansion for business, because that means she can get busy with the gardener David! Sadly, Steven has watched a copy of previous Steele film The Ghost and knows that Steele + Lover + Greenhouse = Infidelity. So it's spousal revenge time! I'd say that chaining them up, torturing them, then removing their hearts might be just a tad too far to be honest, but that's what Steven does. His old woman sidekick Solange is also there to help out, as every murderous cuckold can't get all the heart removing done by himself.
Some time later, Steven is now married to Jenny, Muriel's twin sister (Steele, only with blonde hair this time). Now Jenny seems to have spent some time in a mental institution and Steven's had to marry her because he needs get a hold of all her and Muriel's money. Solange (who is also Steven's lover, I should have said) is a bit concerned that the whole stealing money plan isn't moving forward so fast. Also, Solange looks at least twenty years younger in this scene. What have they done to Solange? Being mentally unstable and living in a giant creepy mansion, Jenny at once starts to see things, hear things, and act like her dead sister. So it's up to you - are Steven and Solange trying to drive her mad to have her committed and gain her fortune? Have Muriel and David returned from the dead to get revenge? Is the visiting doctor in league with Jenny for some reason. You'll have to watch to find out.
But to be honest you'll be better watching the version that's twenty minutes shorter, because I don't think the 1h 44m version I watched really improves things somewhat. Compared to the other 600 or so Italian Gothic horror films I've watched recently, this one drags a bit, but then again the talents of Steele and Muller and the music of Morricone save this from being a total bore-fest. There are moments of suspense too, and please note I did try to watch this while trying to get two kids into bed and while my wife was watching TV too loud in the background.
Some time later, Steven is now married to Jenny, Muriel's twin sister (Steele, only with blonde hair this time). Now Jenny seems to have spent some time in a mental institution and Steven's had to marry her because he needs get a hold of all her and Muriel's money. Solange (who is also Steven's lover, I should have said) is a bit concerned that the whole stealing money plan isn't moving forward so fast. Also, Solange looks at least twenty years younger in this scene. What have they done to Solange? Being mentally unstable and living in a giant creepy mansion, Jenny at once starts to see things, hear things, and act like her dead sister. So it's up to you - are Steven and Solange trying to drive her mad to have her committed and gain her fortune? Have Muriel and David returned from the dead to get revenge? Is the visiting doctor in league with Jenny for some reason. You'll have to watch to find out.
But to be honest you'll be better watching the version that's twenty minutes shorter, because I don't think the 1h 44m version I watched really improves things somewhat. Compared to the other 600 or so Italian Gothic horror films I've watched recently, this one drags a bit, but then again the talents of Steele and Muller and the music of Morricone save this from being a total bore-fest. There are moments of suspense too, and please note I did try to watch this while trying to get two kids into bed and while my wife was watching TV too loud in the background.