This third instalment in the 'Door Into Darkness' TV series was seemingly originally pencilled in for Roberto Pariante to direct but ultimately had series creator Dario Argento step in to finish the job. Whatever the case, this is yet another impressive entry from this series. In this one, In the dead of night on a deserted country road, a woman thinks she witnesses the murder of a young woman but, on returning with the police, the body disappears; threatening phone calls and events follow.
This one peaks mostly at the beginning and end, with the early scenes on the country road at the dead of night quite dreamlike and unsettling and some excellent suspense in the final ten minutes where the heroine is terrorized in her house. This latter section really showcases Argento's consistent ability to generate screen tension which he was so adept at back in the 70's. The film is also helped by some good Acting from Marilù Tolo in the central role and another agitated jazzy score from Giorgio Gaslini which amplifies the tension nicely.
This one peaks mostly at the beginning and end, with the early scenes on the country road at the dead of night quite dreamlike and unsettling and some excellent suspense in the final ten minutes where the heroine is terrorized in her house. This latter section really showcases Argento's consistent ability to generate screen tension which he was so adept at back in the 70's. The film is also helped by some good Acting from Marilù Tolo in the central role and another agitated jazzy score from Giorgio Gaslini which amplifies the tension nicely.