A group of wealthy and obnoxious people are invited to a legendary deserted playhouse and start getting killed by a mysterious black-gloved killer.Giuseppe Bennanti's "The Killer Reserved Nine Seats" is a suspenseful Italian giallo with some gore,sleazy nudity,incest and lesbianism.The story told in Michele Soavi's "Stagefright" aka "Deliria" is quite similar.Almost every female in the cast takes their clothes off and the killer hides behind truly creepy mask.There is fairly nasty crotch stabbing in the vein of Mario Landi's "Giallo a Venezia" and other sadistic killings.The use of claustrophobic theatre location is perfect as is the use of mannequins.There is also a supernatural angle in Bennanti's sleazy giallo including a painting that seems to depict the events of the night before they happen.8 out of 10.
