Although not an especially well made film this is a fascinating piece from a historical point of view. A serial killer stalks Venice using the canals in frogman suit (Dick Maas - who uses the same plot device in his excellent Amsterdamned from 1988- must have seen this film when he was growing up!) to surprise his victims and evade capture. Police are not entirely sure these vanishing girls are being killed at all, but a keen young reporter is certain a sex maniac is at large and is determined to make everyone realise this and stop the monster...
What is so interesting about this film is it's clear position as a work of transition within the European genre traditions. It blends the Italian Gothics with the German Krimi displaying vividly the birth of the Giallo. As such it is a film that must be recommended to anyone with an interest in the family tree of European cult film.
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