BA_Harrison As a little girl, Lindsay and her father are inseparable—until she accidentally blows daddy's face off with his shotgun. Emotionally scarred by this tragic incident, Lindsay grows up with serious psychological issues: she's attracted to men who remind her of her father, but can only become sexually aroused if, like dear old dad, they no longer have a pulse.I knew almost nothing about this film when I popped it into the DVD player; the last thing I expected was such a lurid shocker. Behind the fairly innocuous title and daytime soap-opera/70s TV movie look of Love Me Deadly lies one hell of a perverse tale, a taboo-busting story of necrophilia, obsession and murder, but one that portrays the lead character's deviancy in a surprisingly sympathetic light.Lovely Lindsay is clearly in need of treatment, but sadly the only assistance she gets comes in the form of Fred (Timothy Scott), murderous mortician and head of a cult of necrophiliac satanists, who helps Lindsay to satisfy her carnal urges by providing her with 'stiffs'. Lindsay attempts to conduct a normal relationship with kindly gallery owner Alex (Lyle Waggoner)—a dead ringer for daddy—even agreeing to marry him, but cannot give up those night-time visits to Fred's funeral parlour. Suspicious of his wife's behaviour, a frustrated Alex decides to investigate and is horrified by what he discovers...For 1973, this is incredibly daring stuff—not in the same league as later necro-classics like Lucker the Necrophagus or Nekromantik, but eye-opening all the same. Fred's murder of a gay hustler provides a gruesome highlight, the victim bled and embalmed while still alive, and Alex's discovery of his naked wife astride a cadaver and surrounded by cavorting cultists is brilliantly handled by Jacques Lacerte. I had my doubts as to whether the film would go this far, but to its credit, it doesn't wimp out.

haildevilman Necrophilia has never been what one could call box office gold.This film tackled the subject admirably. Mary Wilcox plays a repressed necro whose secret gets made by a local with the same tastes.There's also a subplot about him accosting gay hustlers for that reason as well.A sick premise. But it was done very well. The acting was decent and the music was pretty good too. The outdoor scenes were also worth a look for their cinematography.This is one of the brightest fear films I've ever scene.It is slow moving. A lot of long romantic parts. And her self-discovery is handled with a lot of melodrama. If your looking for jump-shocks, not here. But there is good acting and slow fear coming.I won't tell you the back story. See it for yourself.

FieCrier Lindsay, a pretty blonde in black complete with veil sits in one of the back rows for a funeral service. She remains after all others have left, and goes up to caress and kiss the dead man, though without quite making contact. The opening credits appear over sepia-tinted scenes of a young blonde girl playing with her loving father.Lindsay has a party, and a blonde male friend of hers follows her upstairs, but she fights him off. She continues visiting funeral parlors. At one, she bumps into the deceased's brother, an art gallery owner, and they take a mutual liking to each other. He reminds her a little of her father, and innocent sepia-tinted scenes of her with her father are interspersed throughout the film.Another man cruises by a gay film theater, and picks up a young hustler. He takes him back to his office, saying it's a veterinarian's office, but after he straps the young man down, it's clearly an embalming room.Lindsay is approached by the cruiser at one of the funerals, and he tells her about necrophilia. She tries to throw herself more deeply into her relationships with her blonde friend and the gallery owner, but she can't handle much more than an arm around the waist or a quick kiss.She tries joining a group of necrophiliacs at the funeral parlor, but the group activity scares her off. The group does dress in black robes, and use red candles, but they don't seem to be devil worshipers as some others have said.Her relationship with the gallery owner deepens, but she still can't handle a physical relationship. She also has a couple other secrets no one except her maid knows.The movie moves fairly slowly, but I found it pretty involving. It is quite sad. I was surprised to see H.B. Halicki (Gone in 60 Seconds, The Junkman) was one of the associate producers! There's also a good musical score. Over the opening credits, the theme song "Love Me Deadly" is sung, and the musical theme is repeated instrumental in different variations throughout.

Eegah Guy This is the precursor to modern art-horror hybrids like KISSED or NEKROMANTIK. A frigid woman who likes funerals and is turned on only by dead bodies enters into a sexless marriage with CAROL BURNETT SHOW stud Lyle Waggoner and secretly joins a cult of necrophiliacs in a local morgue. For a film that had so much perverse and ghoulish potential, this film only partially entertains. There's a particularly shocking scene early in the film of a guy being embalmed alive but the film gets bogged down in the drama of marital problems in the second hour. While the serious approach to such outrageous material is greatly appreciated, a little more ghoulish horror would've been nice.