1966 · mad-scientist · revenge · horror
The Diabolical Dr. Z
Directed by Jesús Franco1h 26m1966
A woman seeks to avenge her father's death using a local dancer, with long poisonous fingernails, to do her bidding.
Our read: The Diabolical Dr. Z (1966) reads as a heavy, steady, inventive mad-scientist · revenge · horror entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Heavy, steady, measured mad-scientist / revenge, inventive in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, cold.
- heavy
- intense
- bleak
- cold
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