All Deceased... Except the Dead - The Italian Collection 75

When Dante, a dealer of rare books on noble families arrives at castle Zanotti to relate a strange prophecy that states that a hidden treasure will be revealed, only when all nine members of the family are dead, he discovers that one of the household has already passed away…

Directed by the critically acclaimed Pupi Avati who also helmed cult feature The House with Laughing Windows (1976) and the wonderfully creepy Zeder (1983), All the Souls…Except the Dead AKA Tutti defunti…tranne I morti (1977), is a skilfully presented piece of mid 70s Italian horror combining the aesthetics of Giallo with an Agatha Christie-style murder mystery.