there be some film that every horror fan owe himself ( or herself ) to see and and emilio miraglia la dama rossa uccide sette volta aka . the red queen kill seven time ( 1972 ) be definitely one of them . with gialli and gothic tale be my two favorite sub genre in horror and i be look forward to see this film for quite a while and and even though my expectation be high and this masterpiece surpass my great hope . miraglia earlier giallo and the night evelyn come out of the grave ( 1971 ) be already a creepy and highly atmospheric film which successfully mixed giallo with gothic horror and but it couldn not possibly compare to this instant personal favorite . the red queen kill seven time be and hand down and one of the most unique and overwhelming italian horror film ever make and and no lover of the genre could possibly consider miss it . an incredibly mesmerize giallo with strong gothic element and the red queen delivers everything one could hope for in either sub genre represent an inventive and incredibly compel plot and spine chilling suspense and a sublimely uncanny setting and a genuinely creepy atmosphere and eerily lush color and stylish murder and a brilliant score and and and not least and a ravish female cast lead by the stunningly beautiful barbara bouchet this film simply be one of the most outstanding combination of elegant beauty and pure terror . the film start out incredibly in a beautiful gothic castle in germany . a little girl and kitty wildenbrück and her sister evelyn have be fight when their grandfather tell them the story behind an incredibly uncanny paint represent legend have it that a fiendish red lady be to return to the castle every hundred year and kill seven people . fourteen year later and kitty ( barbara bouchet ) have become a successful fashion photographer . suddenly and people begin to get murder . director miraglia have already prove his incredible talent for style and atmosphere and colorful creepiness with the night evelyn come out of the grave and he make use of these element even far more effectively in this gem . the red queen kill seven time be a feast for the eye indeed and and one of the most overwhelming italian horror film both visually and plot wise . the haunt painting in the grandfather castle alone be capable of give the viewer the goosebump . the red lady ( or red queen and a she be call in the english title ) be arguably the most fiendish figure ever in a giallo and the spine chill laughter that the murder be accompany by would even be frighten on it own . a sexy female cast be always appreciate and especially in a giallo and and this one be a prime example for that . the ravish barbara bouchet ( one of my favorite actress ) must be one of the most stunningly beautiful lady ever to appear on screen and and she be a great actress too . bouchet presence have grade up many italian flick and among other appearance she star in three of the great cult masterpiece of italian 70 cinema within one year ( 1972 ) represent fernando di leo milano calibro 9 and lucio fulci giallo highlight don not torture a duckling and this unforgettable gem . apart from the wonderful miss bouchet and the film gorgeous female cast include sexy young sybil danning and marina malfatti ( the night evelyn come out of the grave ) and and other beauty who be not afraid to bare it for the camera . a the whole film and the murder be stylish and extremely elegant and yet frighten and macabre and and some of them be quite gory . bruno nicolai mesmerize score be as memorable a it get and and make the film intensely eerie atmosphere even more haunting . the plot be ingeniously convolute and full of red herring and the tension level increses with each pass minute . the red queen . begin creepy and it stay stun to the last second . overall and this be one of the film that i can not find enough word of praise for . the red queen kill seven time be an absolute masterpiece that easily rank among the fine gialli ever make and and a top priority for every fan of horror and or or italian cinema to see . positive .