The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave

The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave

Genre: Giallo, Horror

Original title: La notte che Evelyn uscì dalla tomba

AKA: The Night She Arose From the Tomb 

Director: Emilio Miraglia

Year: 1971

A wealthy pervert traumatized by the loss of his cheating wife lures beautiful redheaded young women to his castle & kills them off one by one whilst people close to him aren't the friends he believes them to be.

The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave is a slow burning film that mixes elements of the Giallo genre with the classic Gothic setting. It's a little bit bloated in the middle and definitely could of done with 15-20 minutes cut off but overall it's a pretty solid picture with some nice camera work. I felt it could of done with one or two better known faces from the era to elevate the picture however the performances are all serviceable enough & there's some nice yet restrained flair from the direction of Emilio Miraglia. 

The highlight is definitely the score by Bruno Nicolai who most notably worked alongside Morricone as conductor on The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. 

However, there is a lack of thrills & whilst the twists are believable & not too over the top they never seem to be delivered with any kind of emotional punch. Despite it's flaws it holds up as a pretty solid mix of gothic horror & Giallo. I'd recommend checking out Miraglia's only other Gialli, Red Queen Kills 7 Times, which overall is a much well rounded & entertaining picture.

Rating: ★★★