Torso isn't for all tastes, but for the game giallo or slasher fan it's a great treat. Over all a good horror effort that would later influence the slasher genre.
The cast is fairly decent, Suzy Kendall is the biggest stand-out though as a young woman trapped by the killer. This effort will be most entertaining to the exploitation fans, as the film has plenty of female nudity and the occasional bit of gore. Particularly great is the beautifully atmospheric stalking sequence with Carol in the woods, as well as the highly intense scene where Jane must hide from the killer while he dismembers one of her friends. He makes the most of a simple storyline with some lush filming locations, solid scenes of tight suspense, and an all-around attractive cast. While director Sergio Martino isn't Dario Argento or Mario Bava his direction in this film is pretty well done. But little do they know the killer has followed them. Murders at a Rome college forces a group of lady friends to retreat to an isolated house in the hills. With a title like 'Torso' one would expect this Italian horror film to either be very bloody or very lurid. A great giallo film and definitely an influential work.
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