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Synopsis
The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave (1971) centers on a wealthy nobleman recently released from psychiatric care following the death of his wife, Evelyn. As his obsession with red-haired women, increasingly erratic behavior, and reports of Evelyn’s apparent return intensify while a series of brutal murders claim members of his household, he becomes trapped in a web of deception, manipulation, and mounting paranoia. This Italian gothic giallo horror film examines guilt and psychological instability within a decaying aristocratic world, as fear begins to overtake reason, with murder, inheritance schemes, and the lingering influence of the past.
Criticism
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Despite a handful of impressive sequences and the odd striking image, [The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave] is a pretty drab and slowly-paced affair. Director Emilio P. Miraglia trots out all the Gothic horror clichés and tries hard to pile on surprises for the benefit of the targeted giallo audience, but it is a fairly predictable film when all is said and done. … Like so many Italian thrillers of the era, it attempts to compensate for logic and characterization by basking in weirdness.
Troy Howarth, So Deadly, So Perverse: 50 Years of Italian Giallo Films, Volume 1, 1963-1973 (Midnight Marquee Press, 2015)
Selected disc options for The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave
| Extras | Arrow BD-A/US 2016 | NoShame DVD-1/US/OOP 2006 |
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| Audio Commentary by Troy Howarth | has extra | |
| Introduction by Actress Erika Blanc | has extra | has extra |
| Introduction by Actress Erika Blanc [New] | has extra | |
| Remembering “Evelyn” - Interview with Stephen Thrower | has extra | |
| The Night Erika Came Out of the Grave - Interview with Actress Erika Blanc | has extra | |
| Still Rising from the Grave - Interview with Production Designer Lorenzo Baraldi | has extra | has extra |
| The Whip and the Body - Interview with Actress Erika Blanc | has extra | has extra |
| Stills Gallery | has extra | |
| English Theatrical Trailer | has extra | has extra |
| Italian Theatrical Trailer | has extra | has extra |
| Easter Egg: Clip of Actress Erika Blanc | has extra |
Notes
- Arrow’s Blu-ray is included in the “Killer Dames: Two Gothic Chillers by Emilio P. Miraglia” box set with The Red Queen Kills Seven Times (1972). It contains a 60-page booklet with writing by James Blackford (“Grave Pleasures: Revisiting ‘The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave’”), Kat Ellinger (“The Night Evelyn Came Back as Queen”), Rachael Nisbet (“Style and Emilio Miraglia”) and Leonard Jacobs (“Genre Hopping in the Italian Giallo”). Reissued individually as a standard edition (2017/04/18); and in the “Giallo Essentials - White Edition” box set (2023/02/14) with The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire (1971) and The Suspicious Death of a Minor (1975).
- NoShame’s DVD is included in “The Emilio Miraglia Killer Queen Box Set” containing a 20-page booklet with writing by Chris D. and Richard Harland Smith, two art cards and a figurine.
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Ultimate Edition
Combine the best digital presentation with a selection of choice extras for the ultimate edition.
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Introduction by Actress Erika Blanc (0:37) -
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Introduction by Actress Erika Blanc [New] (0:54) -
Remembering “Evelyn” (15:10) -
The Night Erika Came Out of the Grave (9:44) -
Still Rising from the Grave (22:47) -
The Whip and the Body (20:57)
| Presentation |
Arrow BD 2016
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| Extras | Audio Commentary by Troy Howarth Arrow BD |
| Introduction by Actress Erika Blanc Arrow BD | |
| Introduction by Actress Erika Blanc [New] Arrow BD | |
| Remembering “Evelyn” - Interview with Stephen Thrower Arrow BD | |
| The Night Erika Came Out of the Grave - Interview with Actress Erika Blanc Arrow BD | |
| Still Rising from the Grave - Interview with Production Designer Lorenzo Baraldi Arrow BD | |
| The Whip and the Body - Interview with Actress Erika Blanc Arrow BD | |
| Stills Gallery NoShame DVD | |
| English Theatrical Trailer Arrow BD | |
| Italian Theatrical Trailer Arrow BD | |
| Easter Egg: Clip of Actress Erika Blanc NoShame DVD |