Day 13: (He Kills) Night After Night After Night

   

 The 70's and 80's was a pretty misogynistic time for horror films. There was a near constant theme of men killing women for being promiscuous. There was also a great deal of transphobia in these decades as well. As far as the horror genre was concerned, if you were a man who dressed as a woman you were a psychotic killer. Simple as that. Night After Night After Night fits right in.

     A string of murders is terrorizing London. The victims are all exclusively women. When the lead detective's wife is added to the list of victims, the case becomes personal. He has one suspect in particular who he believes to be the killer. But the murderer might be closer than anyone expects.

     He Kills Night After Night After Night, huh? Should have been called He Kills Maybe Once Or Twice A Week. There isn't very much stalk and slash going on in this early proto slasher. The murder scenes that do end up taking place end up being devoid of any tension, suspense, or lighting. It's all pretty basic stuff. Stabbing with minimal gore. Maybe a splash of blood here and there.

    Most of the film deals with the investigation and the sleazy going ons of the London night life. Fans of sleaze might be pleased. There is plenty of nudity, promiscuous sex, and striptease. The majority of the film is fairly boring. These scenes didn't really do much to spark my interest either.

     There isn't much else to say about this film. It's boring, tensionless, and goreless. There is a whole slew of trashy exploitative slashers out there.This isn't one of the good ones. If you like a little trash with your slash, I recommend sticking to New York Ripper.

Body count:5
Side Note: There is one cool part of the film. The highlight takes place when the camera keeps switching and zooming in and out of the killers face and his nude photos on the wall. I love cheesy/trippy cinematography like that.