Forgotten Horror Moments: A Blade in the Dark

There are great horror moments that we all remember. Michael Meyers sitting up after being stabbed in Halloween, Leatherface running down the road in T.C.M. and the guy getting his ass bitten by a rat in Food of the Gods, Part 2. Amongst these iconic moments, there are numerous that deserve a place. I mean, we can't see every movie right? If only there was some sort of dork with a website to help out with this problem. Oh right, that's me. Let's start out with a solid entry in a fairly-obscure Lamberto Bava film called...

A Blade in the Dark

This film is an interesting one because it was made for television in Italy (although the quality is still quite high). The side effect of this is that the kills were paced in a certain way. Basically, every kill takes place about every half hour to take place around commercials. Plus, it has director Michele Soavi as a cross-dresser.

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Our story unfolds with a score composer moving into a rented house to get some inspiration. This place has a weird history and a recent penchant for every woman who comes in to later die. Does it have something to do with the film that our hero is working on? What about the secrets that his girlfriend is keeping from him? All of these secrets will be revealed...in the movie. I'm not spoiling them here. What I will give you is the big moment that I love ever so much.

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Near the end, the killer is chasing our hero's girlfriend around the house while he is away. The woman manages to hide in a closet and locks the door. The killer begins to scratch at the door with the knife. In a bout of weird, sadistic glee, the killer talks to her and tries to 'calm her down' by saying in an eerie falsetto voice "I don't want to kill you...I just want your blood." If that does not creep you out, then you have seen Hostel a few too many times.

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Up next, subtlety in a Spanish movie about zombies. Stay tuned...