La notte che Evelyn uscì dalla tomba
Tags: insanity, cult, horror, murder, sadist

Plot synopsis:
Alan (Anthony Steffen) is a wealthy aristocrat who has just been released from a mental institution following the death of his wife, redheaded Evelyn. Having caught Evelyn making out with an unknown man prior to his institutionalization, the psychotic Alan begins luring redheaded strippers and prostitutes to his home to torture and kill them, as a means to deal with his grief and inability to get revenge on his deceased wife.
Alan attends a séance in which the medium contacts Evelyn, causing Alan to faint. Alan's cousin (and only living heir) Farley offers to move into the mansion to take care of him. Farley takes him to a strip club and Alan takes home Susan (Erika Blanc), one of the strippers at the club who disappears after barely escaping with her life. Afterwards, Farley believes that Alan would be cured of his instability if he replaces Evelyn with a new bride that resembles her. On Farley's advice, Alan moves to London to get away from his home and marries Gladys (Marina Malfatti), another redhead.
Gladys finds herself being haunted by strange goings on at her new home and being shunned by Evelyn's brother and Alan's invalid aunt, whom Alan has taken in as staff at his mansion. Gladys tells Alan her suspicions that Evelyn faked her death to escape Alan and run away with her lover. Alan's mental state continues to unravel as Evelyn's brother and Alan's aunt are each killed by a mystery killer and when he sees a zombified Evelyn beckoning to him from her tomb, he breaks down completely.
When Alan is taken away for permanent institutionalization, Gladys and Farley celebrate as they had been trying to push Alan back into insanity, with Farley supposedly impersonating Evelyn, so that Farley would gain control of Alan's fortune and estate. After they toast their success, Susan, the stripper that Alan had taken home, appears. Farley reveals that Susan was the one impersonating Evelyn and that the champagne Gladys is drinking has been poisoned. Farley stands by as Gladys attacks and kills Susan before succumbing to the poison.
However, Alan appears along with Richard, the doctor who treated him for his first breakdown. Alan had suspected he was being manipulated and had faked his most recent breakdown to lure out the conspiracy against him, after Alan discovered proof that Farley killed Evelyn after she refused to leave Alan for him. Farley tries to escape and in the ensuing fight, a bag of sulfur-based fertilizer falls into the nearby pool. The pool turns to acid and Farley falls in, horribly burning him. Pulling him out of the pool, Farley is arrested and Alan manages to get away with his crimes.

Review: His friend and doctor talks him into remarrying to ease his mental anguish, and that's a piece of advice that he takes upon meeting the ravishing Gladys...Despite the fact that this film is very much a piece of schlock cinema, the director appears to have taken it very seriously, and the result is a film that puts a lot of emphasis on the plot and characters, and ultimately this means a stronger show as Miraglia takes time to draw his audience in, rather than just showing blood and nudity and leaving it at that.
Emilio Miraglia's "The Night Evelyn came out of her Grave" is an entertaining slice of perversely manipulative and seedy Gothic Euro-horror.
This creepy Italian thriller tells the story about a widowed lord who still suffers from the memory of the death of his red-haired wife Evelyn who betrayed him.
So the aristocrat lures red-haired prostitutes into his castle to take revenge on his dead wife again and again: He whips them before he kills them.But he's obviously not the only whacko in this film, because after he has found a new wife - a blonde woman this time - he seems to be getting better, but strange things happen and there's even a gloved killer who murders a couple of people in quite nasty ways.This film from the director of the fine Giallo "La Dama Rossa Uccide Sette Volte" (1972, see also my comment on that one) is a clever blending of gothic horror elements (a creepy castle, mysterious events taking place and an empty coffin that suggests that Evelyn indeed came out of her grave) and a typical Giallo story (gloved killer, nasty murders and some surprising twists during the climax).
Italian horror/suspense film about a wealthy English lord who cruises pubs and taverns for girls with red hair just like his recently deceased wife Evelyn.
Alan is a rich playboy haunted by the memory of red-headed Evelyn, his dead and unfaithful wife.He brings red haired prostitutes to his gloomy castle where they are whipped and killed.But when he marries Gladys,the terrible things begins to happen:his brother-in-law Albert is buried alive,aunt Agatha is fed to the foxes and Evelyn herself seems to pop out of her crypt with a sexy body and grinning skull face.1971's "The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave" is an enjoyable and stylish giallo with lovingly-photographed murders and plenty of sleaze.Every killing is associated with nudity and there is a lot of Gothic mood throughout.The location sets including a decrepit castle,a shadowy mausoleum and a sinister torture dungeon are truly creepy.The film is worth seeing for Erika Blanc's sensuous coffin striptease alone.9 out of 10.Fans of Italian gialli should give it a look!.
Nice mix of giallo an Gothic horror, brought to you by Emilio Miraglia, writer/director of Red Queen Kills 7 Times.
Maybe Miraglia likes red, as this is a tale of a dead red-headed wife, and a series of red-headed prostitutes brought home by the rich widower, Lord Alan Cunningham (Anthony Steffen).Not only does Alan bring a lot of redheads home to his castle, which means a lot of flesh for your enjoyment, but he has a propensity to engage in a little sadism while he is at it, as Susan (Erika Blanc) finds out.After Susan, he meets Gladys (Marina Malfatti) at a party.
Alan (Anthony Steffen), an English multi-millionaire with a few screws loose (thanks to his first wife's infidelity and untimely death during childbirth), entices sexy, red-headed women to his castle, offering them bundles of cash to stay the weekend.
Their wedded bliss is short-lived, however, thanks to Alan's iffy mental state, which becomes increasingly fragile when his dead wife Evelyn starts to appear outside his window and a spate of gruesome murders occur within the castle grounds.So let's recap: a groovy 70s Euro-horror with loads of tasty women in various states of undress; spooky Gothic retreats and misty graveyards; a sadistic rich psycho with a penchant for drop-dead gorgeous babes with cracking bods; several vicious murders (including a great bit where one victim has her head bashed in with a rock and her entrails eaten by foxes).
Stylish, yes; but as slow as molasses at times.And then there's the bits that are just too damn silly, possibly even for a giallo: the death by poisonous snake bite (surely one of the most bizarre choices of weapon ever); Alan's Aunt Agatha, an old crippled relative who is played by a pretty young woman; the hiring of a group of identical curly headed blondes as maids; the poor attempt at convincing the audience that the film is set in England (mentioning 'pounds' and hiring a crap police uniform for one of the extras is not enough); and then, of course, there is the unlikelihood of finding a bag of sulphuric acid laying next to a swimming pool...'The Night Evelyn Came Out Of Her Grave' isn't a total waste of time (how could it be, with so much female flesh on show?), but there are much better giallo's out there.
THE NIGHT EVELYN CAME OUT OF THE GRAVE (Emilio Miraglia - Italy 1971).I only watched this delirious piece of Euro-tosh in the way of Alpha Video's dreadful DVD-release (looks like an extremely bad video-transfer), but from what I saw, not nearly interesting enough to purchase No Shame's recent DVD-release.
And don't pay attention to the ridiculous cover shown here, it's not taken from this film (some girl holding the head of a Jim Carrey look-a-like).Spaghetti Western star Anthony Steffen sports a hip hairdo and assumes the role of Lord Alan Cunningham, a man haunted by the memory of his dead wife Evelyn.
Soon, a number of "outsiders" begin to suspect something fishy is going on in the castle and Lord Cunningham's treatment might not have been that successful after all.Director Emilio Miraglia tries to blend Gothic horror with Giallo conventions with limited success.
"The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave" is great title, at least.** La notte che Evelyn uscì dalla tomba (8/18/71) Emilio Miraglia ~ Anthony Steffen, Marina Malfatti, Erika Blanc.
More giallo than horror despite the title and although one tires a little of the hero talking to the phantasm of his dead wife there are some great set pieces and super imagery.
Troubled aristocrat Alan Cunningham lures red headed prostitutes and strippers to his castle, to torture and kill them as a means of coming to terms will the death of his beloved wife Evelyn.
Then again, if this film is a Gothic horror as the haunting suggests, why is there's also a gloved killer going around murdering the cast?This a lengthy, gorgeous looking, trashy giallo with many a braless lady on display to keep you awake while the film develops a plot.
He soon after decides to marry a local ex-stripper, but their marriage is plagued by unusual events on the property, many of which are centered around the dilapidated tomb where Evelyn's body lay.Oft noted for its unique blend of Italian giallo and Gothic horror, "The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave" is one of the more under-appreciated films among its peers.
Not only does it look the part, but it also is rife with themes and concepts unique to Gothic literature (psychological instability, family feuds, the supernatural).Die-hard fans of giallos and your everyday horror-goer alike will find something to enjoy here, as there is a bit of everything across the board: a chilling atmosphere, fantastic twists and turns in a surprisingly elaborate plot, some fairly disturbing gore, and a couple of jump scares even.
The sets at times evoke those of a Hammer picture, and the film is also steeped in color that would make Argento or Bava proud.Anthony Steffen plays the unstable Lord Cunningham quite well, toeing the line between despicable and horrendous, while Marina Malfatti plays his newlywed wife living in the shadow of Evelyn.
The only real issue I have with the film is that it ends too abruptly; it's as though the writers didn't know where to end it, and it ultimately feels like a lost opportunity.Overall, "The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave" is an overlooked gem.
He tours local bars and dives, scouring for lovely red-heads willing to come back to his decaying castle in the country, where he seduces them, then tortures and kills them.This is the first of two giallo films directed by Emilio Miraglia, and both revolve around a woman named "Evelyn" who has died.
Just because it's not a favorite doesn't mean it isn't worth watching.A very wealthy, widowed English Lord lives in a castle and isn't coping very well with the death of his red-headed, cheating wife, Evelyn.
At times incoherent, this Italian Gothic horror piece has a wealthy aristocrat (Steffen) suffering from a psychotic in-balance that causes him to lure pretty red-heads and lookalikes of his deceased wife Evelyn to his dilapidated castle, for S&M and more.
His doctor (Rossi-Stuart) is concerned about his condition and recommends he find a new wife - which he does in Malfatti, but things quickly deteriorate between the newlyweds when "Evelyn" appears to rise from her crypt.Disjointed in parts with hokey special effects and poorly contrived plot set-ups, it's often described as "giallo", but I'd disagree with that definition being applied.
The first of Emilio Miraglia's "Evelyn" films, "The Night Evelyn Came out of the Grave" is one hell of a sexy, creepy and ultimately beautiful slice of Italian horror, that is considerably superior to it's much highly praised successor "The Red Queen Kills Seven Times".Just like "Queen...", this one combines elements of Gothic horror and gialli.
The ethereal, ghostly images of Evelyn's ghost wandering half naked through castle grounds, accompanied by Bruno Nicolai's haunting soundtrack are a good example of this - bearing an entrancing, lyrical quality to them.That being said, the 'giallo' part of the story is the total opposite, being sleazy, predictable and often unintentionally funny.
This one goes more into the horror realm than the typical themes of the genre.Lord Alan Cunningham starts this movie off by running away from an insane asylum, a place he's been since the death of his redheaded wife, Evelyn, who he caught having sex with another man.
Alan nearly kills another stripper before Farley gives him some advice — to get over Evelyn, he should marry someone that looks just like her.
Alan selects Gladys (Marina Malfatti, All the Colors of the Dark) as his new wife and comes back home.Sure, you meet someone one night and marry them the next.
A wealthy English lord is suffering a mental breakdown following the death of his red-headed wife, Evelyn, whom he feared was cheating on him.
A wealthy English lord is suffering a mental breakdown following the death of his red-headed wife, Evelyn, whom he feared was cheating on him.
But a series of strange events involving the possibility that his first wife has returned from the grave seems to send him over the edge.The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave is one part Giallo and one part Gothic horror.
Overall, "The Night Evelyn Came Out Of Her Tomb" is a sleazy, original and stylish Gothic Giallo that no Italian Horror lover should miss..
"The Night Evelyn Came out of the Gave" features all the basic ingredients that make Italian horror fanatics' mouths water, and it is in fact pretty good, yet it doesn't leave you with that fantastic feeling of total amazement like so many other gialli/Gothic films do.
Director Emilio Miraglia offers a largely compelling giallo-plot, but with the atmosphere & set pieces of a typical Gothic horror production!
The wealthy Lord Cunningham has the strange habit of luring red-headed beauties to his castle, suffering from a vision of another redhead running naked through a meadow, and subsequently killing the gals barbarically with a whip.
This Italian semi-horror movie starts out very much like a soft core porn movie and turns into a mystery that has a few to many loose ends to be good, that and the fact it is rather dull just makes this film rather unwatchable for my tastes.
Lord Alan Cunningham(Antonio De Teffè)is a nutjob{seen early on trying to escape an insane asylum}, with this castle slowly succumbing to ruin, likes to kill various hookers who resemble his deceased wife Evelyn, a woman who betrayed him for another man, with those red locks.
While the memory of Evelyn is almost devouring his whole existence, Alan tries his best to find true love and believes he has with Gladys(Marina Malfatti, who spends most of the film naked..that's probably her lone attribute since she isn't a very good actress), who agrees to marry him after a very short courtship which should probably throw up flags right away{there's a key moment of dialogue where she knows exactly to the very amount what he is worth}.The only real person Alan can confide in is his doctor from the hospital, Dr. Richard Timberlane(Giacomo Rossi-Stuart).
NIGHT EVELYN CAME OUT OF THE GRAVE, THE (1971) *½ Antonio De Teffé (as `Anthony Steffen'), Marina Malfatti, Erika Blanc, Giacomo Rossi-Stuart, Roberto Maldera.
More giallo than horror movie, Evelyn is the story of a wealthy, slightly insane London playboy who is haunted by images of dead wife.
I always had expression that 'The Night Evelyn Came out of the Grave' was a straight Italian horror, but it was a giallo all along!
True giallo ending that can't be predicted at the beginning of the film.What makes this film really interesting is the fact, that Lord Cunningham, the original killer doesn't pay for his crimes and turns out to be the hero of the movie!
I love it.So, movie in nutshell: 'The Night Evelyn Came out the of Grave' is really beautiful giallo with interesting plot with lot of titties.
Lot of them.I can recommend this one for all those who loves giallo or Italian horror flicks!I give 'The Night Evelyn Came out of the Grave' 8 whip-lash out of 10.Seacrest Out!.
"The Night Evelyn Came Out Of The Grave" is, in some ways, a quintessential giallo - it has nearly everything the genre is known for: a colorful title, poor English dubbing, lots of nudity, a decidedly chauvinistic / anti-feminist bent, a ludicrously convoluted plot, a series of murders, and a pervading sense of trashiness (a corpse is fed to a cage full of foxes in this one!).
For the first hour or so, nothing really happens in the plot of this movie except two murders; the twist at the end almost redeems the film, but then there is another, and another: you begin to get the impression that Miraglia threw in everything but the kitchen sink, without really knowing what he's doing.
Italian director Emilio Miraglia's second film, "The Red Queen Kills Seven Times" (1972), had previously impressed me as one of the most perfect giallo pictures that I had ever seen, when I first saw it six years ago, so I had a feeling that I was going to enjoy seeing his first.
But because of that earlier film's title--"The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave"--I was somehow expecting something more on the order of a supernatural/ghost story.
'The Night Evelyn Came out Of the Grave' is a fantastically atmospheric Giallo film directed by Emilio Miraglia and is drenched in perversion and sadistic to boot and focuses on the arc types of the genre such as sex, murder and mystery.
The film follows the sordid life of Lord Alan Cunningham whose not only rich and handsome but also a raving lunatic whose just been released from the psychiatric hospital seemingly cured after the death of his wife Evelyn who was also having many affairs and driven to madness of her betrayal he murders young women.
Okay for much of the runtime it is pretty sluggish, but when it gets to the last act, then it becomes manic and you question everything you've seen so far.Not only a Giallo but it also mixes in a supernatural thriller into the narrative which really fits in well with its Gothic setting and along with a score by Bruno Nicolai which is just majestic as well as captivating and sets the tone to the movie perfectly, as well as the beautiful scenery and art direction and set pieces which makes this a well and truly beautiful movie to look at.Anthony Steffen takes on the tortured role of Lord Cunningham the well to do psycho who only wants to find love, romantically demented Anthony Steffen makes the role his very own as he puts an equal amount of effort into being sympathetic as well as sadistic and therefore bringing a hefty duality to the character and pulling it off beautifully making you feel disgusted as well as understanding him battling his madness, as well as carrying the entire film on his shoulders with such ease.
Then there's Marina Malfatti as the newlywed Mrs Cunningham, extremely beautiful and sympathetic, she brings a lot to this role and often almost steals the show from the male lead and completely breath taking with her intense screen presence as you find yourself rooting for her as she delves deeper into the mystery of the estate and Alan and you are left fearing for her life.All in all 'The Night Evelyn Came Out Of The Grave' may not be one of the most graphic entries in the Giallo genre, but it does have an intriguing plot and enough mystery and suspense to keep horror fans happy and plus it is one of the stronger and original entries you will find in this genre..
Why does he sudden stop killing( Lord Cunningham murders several red heads in the first part of the film) after he marries the second Lady Cunnigham?
This Italian-made attempt at Gothic Horror takes place in England— except most of the characters have jet black hair and Mediterranean complexions, and they drive on the right side of the road.The plot: Alan Cunningham, a wealthy English lord, has just been released from an insane asylum.