Kill, Baby… Kill!

Kill, Baby… Kill!

Year: 1966

Runtime: 83 mins

Language: Italian

Director: Mario Bava

HorrorHorror the undead and monster classicsThrillers and murder mysteriesTerrifying haunted and supernatural horrorGothic and eerie haunting horror

Makes you shiver & shake! A 20th century European village is haunted by the ghost of a murderous little girl.

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1

Autopsy of Irena Hollander

Dr. Paul Eswai is sent to the village of Karmingam to perform an autopsy on Irena Hollander, who died under mysterious circumstances in an abandoned church. Monica Schufftan serves as his witness and observer. During the autopsy they discover a silver coin embedded in Hollander's heart.

1907 Karmingam, Abandoned church
2

Village superstition and a vengeful ghost

The locals insist Karmingam is haunted by the ghost of a young girl who curses those she visits. Eswai remains skeptical, but eerie occurrences begin to ripple through the village. The haunting is tied to Melissa Graps, the Baroness Graps' dead daughter.

1907 Karmingam village
3

Nadienne and Ruth’s curse-reversal ritual

Nadienne, innkeepers' daughter, is visited by the spectral girl. Ruth, the village witch, performs a ritual to reverse the curse. The ritual heightens fear and superstition as the village tightens around the mystery.

1907 Nadienne's home/Inn area
4

Eswai's visit to Baroness Graps and the ghostly encounter

Eswai travels to the Graps villa and is met with a surprising denial from Baroness Graps about Inspector Kruger. He encounters the ghostly girl upon arrival, confirming that the supernatural is real. The encounter foreshadows deeper family secrets at stake.

1907 Villa Graps
5

Monica's nightmare and the inn stay

Monica experiences a nightmare about the child and wakes to find a doll at the foot of her bed. Eswai offers to take her to the inn so she can sleep, hoping to shield her from the danger. The eerie omen binds their fates and deepens the mystery.

1907 Inn in Karmingam
6

Two gravediggers bury Inspector Kruger

In the local cemetery, two gravediggers bury Inspector Kruger, who has been shot in the head. The burial deepens the villagers' fear as rumors swirl about the ghostly child. Eswai and Monica sense the pattern of deaths is linked to the haunting.

1907 Local cemetery, Karmingam
7

Nadienne's awakening and compulsion

Nadienne awakens at her window to the ghostly girl who compels her to impale herself on a candelabra. The coercive power of the curse becomes personal and deadly. Eswai and Monica resolve to uncover what's really happening.

1907 Nadienne's home
8

Karl reveals Melissa’s identity and the Schufftans’ deception

Karl, the burgomaster, informs Monica that the girl is Melissa Graps and that the Schufftans were not her real parents. He attempts to retrieve evidence proving this, but Melissa compels him to destroy the documents and kill himself. His demise underscores the supernatural control over the town.

1907 Karmingam burgomaster's office
9

Church bell turning point and secret passage

Monica and Eswai ring the church bell to rally the villagers. They uncover a secret passage in the church and experience a sense of déjà vu as they reach the Graps family tomb, including Melissa. The discovery pushes the mystery toward the villa confrontation.

1907 Karmingam Church
10

The voyage to Villa Graps and the Baroness’s confrontation

A staircase from the tomb leads to Villa Graps where the Baroness confronts them. Melissa's ghost appears, and Monica vanishes as Eswai pursues her through a looping series of doorways, during which he encounters a doppelgänger of himself. The night spirals into a surreal confrontation.

1907 Villa Graps
11

Eswai’s pursuit ends in Ruth’s home

Eswai is left trapped in a room after the chase and is later spirited out of the villa. He wakes up in Ruth's home, where the truth of the haunting begins to come into focus. The boundaries between reality and the supernatural blur further.

1907 Villa Graps / Ruth's home
12

Ruth explains the talismans and motive

Ruth explains that the coins placed in victims' hearts are talismans to ward off the Baroness's powers. She intends to kill the Baroness to avenge Karl, her former lover. The conflict between Ruth and the Baroness sharpens into a personal vendetta.

1907 Ruth's home
13

Baroness reveals Monica's true relation

Inside the villa, the Baroness reveals that Monica is her daughter and Melissa her older sister. The revelation reframes Monica's identity and explains the Schufftans' actions as guardians rather than her true parents. Monica confronts a truth that changes everything she believed about her past.

1907 Villa Graps
14

Melissa's ghost, the tomb, and the balcony

Melissa's ghost drives Monica down the staircase into the tomb, urging her to throw herself from a nearby balcony. The confrontation heightens as old wounds resurface and the supernatural presence tightens its grip. Ruth arrives to confront the Baroness amidst the chaos.

1907 Villa Graps
15

Climax: Ruth dies and Melissa's rest; dawn escape

Ruth mortally wounds the Baroness by stabbing her with a fire poker, but Ruth dies soon after, her struggle lifting Melissa's curse. Eswai arrives in time to save Monica, and they escape Villa Graps as the sun rises on a new day. The village begins to breathe again, though scarred by the night's events.

Sunrise, 1907 Villa Graps

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