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'Formula for a Murder' (/ translation: 'Seven Hyde Park - The Cursed House') is a 1985 Italian giallo-horror film written and directed by Alberto De Martino (here credited as Martin Herbert). It starred David Warbeck and Rossano Brazzi. It is one of the only films in which Warbeck played a villain.Luther-Smith, Adrian (1999). Blood and Black Lace: The Definitive Guide to Italian Sex and Horror Movies. Stray Cat Publishing Ltd. p. 51

Plot



A handsome teacher named Craig (David Warbeck) marries a wealthy traumatized, wheelchair-bound woman named Joanna (Christina Nagy) who suffers from PTSD and is tormented by a traumatic event that happened in her past. As a child, she was raped by a psychotic priest and thrown down a flight of stairs. The priest used a doll to lure her to the crime scene.

Her attractive female caretaker Ruth (Carroll Blumenberg) has a lesbian attraction to her and tries to stop the marriage. As if Joanna doesn't have enough problems, her husband only married her to steal her money. He is trying to stop her from donating one-half of her wealth to a church project to which her deceased father committed her while upon his deathbed.

One by one, priests start turning up dead, as the murder plot unfolds. One priest has his throat cut while in a confession booth, another has his head bashed in with a heavy blunt object. Joanna's doctor (Rossano Brazzi) warns her that she has a bad heart and that she shouldn't allow herself to get overly agitated nor too aroused during sex. Joanna begins to experience hallucinations in which she sees a leering priest stalking her while holding a bloody doll in his hands.

Cast



* David Warbeck as Craig

* Christina Nagy as Joanna

* Carroll Blumenberg as Ruth

* Rossano Brazzi as Dr. Sernich

* Andrea Bosic as Father Peter

* Loris Loddi as Father Davis

* Daniela De Carolis

* Rodolfo Ruzza

* Adriana GiuffreLuther-Smith, Adrian (1999). Blood and Black Lace: The Definitive Guide to Italian Sex and Horror Movies. Stray Cat Publishing Ltd. p. 51

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