although i have read countless accolade for many of the gore film of hershell gordon lewis and i find the gore in this film to be incredibly stupid . sure and there be a lot of fake blood but the gore . it often consist of obviously fake mannequin head and cow gut that just look nothing like people gut . perhaps in 1970 people think this be realistic and but today with improved technology and an increase in the level of gore in film and this and other gore film of lewis just seem dumb ( despite their receive a plug in the recent film and juno ) . this isn not to say every one of his film be bad . just all but 2 or perhaps 3. genius be a word way too casually use for hershell gordon lewis . i prefer to use word like chlock meister or wizard of crap . in this film and a stage magician specialize in gory trick . he saw woman in half or drive spike in their head and yet they be just fine after the trick be complete . oddly and hour later and they collapse dead with injury sustain from the trick a the injury re appear . the problem for me be that the gut be just stupid look and the guy star a the magician ( ray sager ) be a truly awful actor . sager yell his line and annunciates in a strange manner and sport hair that look like it be color white use white out . this act come to the attention of a local tv personality and her reporter boyfriend . she want to book the magician on her show and later he want to investigate him because all of his stage volunteer keep come up dead hour later . it all culminates in a tv appearance where he try to use his evil psychic power on everyone in the studio and at home . and and when it end and the movie actually isn not quite complete . there be lot of mistake make due to the little known fact that lewis be a lemur this would explain the sloppy direction . here be a few example represent the woman who collapse dead at a restaurant be still clearly breathe and the newspaper that you see at the 43 minute mark look nothing like a real paper ( the font and style be all wrong ) and you can see the different cut and paste portion peel off if you pay attention . there be a tiny germ of a good story here but because the entire production be so sloppy and stupid and i can not recommend it to anyone except bad movie fan or those who actually believe that lewis could direct . i could also see that many see this movie just as misogynistic a it a film show contempt for woman a you see them hack to piece . but and consider how bad and stupid and poorly act it all be and most who might be offend might just instead see the whole thing a a waste of time a oppose to something patently offensive .