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"Kill, Baby... Kill!" (known as "Operazione Paura" in its native Italy) is a 1966 Italian Gothic horror film directed by the genre's pioneer, Mario Bava.

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* RecycledSoundtrack: Although the film's score is credited to Carlo Rustichelli, it is actually comprised of music re-used from some of the composer's other scoring assignments, along with tracks by Francesco de Masi and Armando Trovajoli.

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"Kill, Baby... Kill!" (known as "Operazione Paura" in its native Italy) is a 1966 Italian Gothic horror film directed by the genre's pioneer, Mario Bava. It is set in the small Carpathian village of Karmingam, which is plagued by a curse in the form of a creepy ghost girl. The protagonist, Dr Paul Eswai, is summoned there to perform an autopsy on Irena Hollander, the latest victim in the string of seemingly random deaths. Unfortunately for him, the locals are distrustful of outsiders and every attempt at uncovering the truth is met with resistance.

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"Kill, Baby... Kill!" (known as "Operazione Paura" in its native Italy) is a 1966 Italian Gothic horror film directed by the genre's pioneer, Mario Bava. It

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is set in the small Carpathian village of Karmingam, which is plagued by a curse in the form of a creepy ghost girl. The protagonist, Dr Paul Eswai, is summoned there to perform an autopsy on Irena Hollander, the latest victim in the string of seemingly random deaths. Unfortunately for him, the locals are distrustful of outsiders and every attempt at uncovering the truth is met with resistance.
resistance. His only ally seems to be a young medical student, Monica Schuften - a local who returned to the village after many years spent away. As the corpses start piling up, it appears all the answers can be found in a nearby HauntedHouse...



* BittersweetEnding: Eswai and Monica survive the whole ordeal and walk away unharmed, but every other major character is dead.

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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: Eswai and Monica survive the whole ordeal and walk away unharmed, but every other major character is dead.dead]].



* CreepyDoll: Melissa's doll, which suddenly appears on Monica's bed.
* CrusadingWidow: After the death of the burgomeister Karl his lover Ruth is determined to avenge him, even if it costs her her life..
* DamselInDistress: In the third act Monica finds herself trapped in the surreal maze that is Villa Graps.

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* CreepyDoll: Melissa's doll, which suddenly appears on Monica's bed.
throughout the film.
* CrusadingWidow: [[spoiler: After the death of the burgomeister Karl his lover Ruth is determined to avenge him, even if it costs her her life..
life]].
* DamselInDistress: [[spoiler: In the third act Monica finds herself trapped in on the surreal maze that is Villa Graps.unending staircase in the Villa]].



* {{Doppelganger}}: In one scene Dr Eswai runs through the same room over and over again, chasing a mysterious figure. When he finally catches up it turns out that figure is... Himself.
* EldritchLocation: Villa Graps. Not only it is a deserted, haunted house, but it turns out it can alter time and space.

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* {{Doppelganger}}: [[spoiler: In one scene Dr Eswai runs through the same room over and over again, chasing a mysterious figure. When he finally catches up it turns out that figure is... Himself.
Himself.]]
* EldritchLocation: Villa Graps. Not only it is a deserted, haunted house, [[spoiler: but it turns out it can alter time and space.space]].



* EvilOldFolks: Baroness Graps, an elderly lady, is responsible for cursing the village.
* GoodWitchVersusBadWitch: Or "Good Witch versus Bad Medium" - at the end of the film Ruth confronts Baroness, who used her psychic abilities to torment the villagers.

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* EvilOldFolks: Baroness Graps, an elderly lady, [[spoiler: is responsible for cursing the village.
village]].
* GoodWitchVersusBadWitch: Or "Good Witch versus Bad Medium" - [[spoiler: at the end of the film Ruth confronts Baroness, who used her psychic abilities to summon her daughter's ghost and torment the villagers.villagers]]



* InnocentBlueEyes: Monica has those, which contrast with Melissa's CreepyBlueEyes.
* LukeIAmYourFather: Baroness Graps reveals to Monica she is her long-lost younger daughter.
* KarmicDeath: After all the misery she has brought upon the village, it can be said that the Baroness has earned her end.

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* InnocentBlueEyes: Monica has those, which contrast with Melissa's CreepyBlueEyes.
creepy blue ones.
* LukeIAmYourFather: [[spoiler: Baroness Graps reveals to Monica she is her long-lost younger daughter.
daughter]].
* KarmicDeath: After all the misery she has brought upon the village, [[spoiler: it can be said that the Baroness has earned her end.comeuppance]].



* OffingTheOffspring: In the end, it is revealed that Baroness Graps planned for Monica to die, just like the other victims.

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* OffingTheOffspring: In the end, it is revealed that [[spoiler: Baroness Graps planned for Monica to die, just like the other victims. victims.]]



* PsychicAssistedSuicide: Modus Operandi of Melissa. Whoever sees her will be soon forced to commit suicide.
* PsychicPowers: Baroness Graps apparently has those. She has summoned the spirit of Melissa and is using her to kill off the villagers.

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* PsychicAssistedSuicide: [[spoiler: Modus Operandi of Melissa. Whoever sees her will be soon forced to commit suicide.
suicide.]]
* PsychicPowers: [[spoiler: Baroness Graps apparently has those. She has summoned the spirit of Melissa and is using her to kill off the villagers.]]



* ScienceHero: The protagonist, Dr Eswai is a coroner and man of science. He scoffs at the village's beliefs, thinking about them as mere superstitions.
* TownWithADarkSecret: No one in the village is eager to explain what exactly is going on. As it is later revealed, the curse was the result of the tragic death of Melissa, the daughter of the local baroness.

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* ScienceHero: The protagonist, Dr Eswai is a coroner coroner, and man of science. He scoffs at the village's beliefs, thinking about them as mere superstitions.
* TownWithADarkSecret: No one in the village is eager to explain what exactly is going on. As it is later revealed, [[spoiler: the curse was the result of the tragic death of Melissa, the daughter of the local baroness.Baroness. The mother couldn't deal with her grief, and since this death was practically the villagers' fault, she summoned the girl's spirit to torment the peasants.]]

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* BittersweetEnding:

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* BittersweetEnding:BittersweetEnding: Eswai and Monica survive the whole ordeal and walk away unharmed, but every other major character is dead.
* CobwebJungle: The Baroness' private chambers are completely covered with cobwebs.
* CreepyBlueEyes: Melissa has these.



* CreepyDoll: Melissa's doll, which suddenly appears on Monica's bed.
* CrusadingWidow: After the death of the burgomeister Karl his lover Ruth is determined to avenge him, even if it costs her her life..
* DamselInDistress: In the third act Monica finds herself trapped in the surreal maze that is Villa Graps.
* DeathOfAChild: It kick-starts the whole story.
* {{Doppelganger}}: In one scene Dr Eswai runs through the same room over and over again, chasing a mysterious figure. When he finally catches up it turns out that figure is... Himself.
* EldritchLocation: Villa Graps. Not only it is a deserted, haunted house, but it turns out it can alter time and space.



* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Blonde Monica is one of the nicest characters in the film.

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* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Blonde Monica is one of the nicest nicer characters in the film.



* LukeIAmYourFather: Baroness Graps reveals to Monica she is her long-lost daughter.
* NoFullNameGiven:
* OffingTheOffspring: In the end, it is revealed that Baroness Graps wanted Monica to die, just like the other victims.
* OldDarkHouse: Villa Graps, home of the local Baroness.
* PsychicPowers:

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* InnocentBlueEyes: Monica has those, which contrast with Melissa's CreepyBlueEyes.
* LukeIAmYourFather: Baroness Graps reveals to Monica she is her long-lost younger daughter.
* NoFullNameGiven:
KarmicDeath: After all the misery she has brought upon the village, it can be said that the Baroness has earned her end.
* NoFullNameGiven: We only know the full names of Dr Paul Eswai, Monica Schuften, Irena Hollander and Melissa Graps. All the other characters are known only by their first or last names.
* OffingTheOffspring: In the end, it is revealed that Baroness Graps wanted planned for Monica to die, just like the other victims.
* OldDarkHouse: Villa Graps, home of the local Baroness.
Baroness is a huge, gloomy, deserted mansion.
* PsychicPowers:OutlivingOnesOffspring: That's the tragedy of Baroness Graps.
* PsychicAssistedSuicide: Modus Operandi of Melissa. Whoever sees her will be soon forced to commit suicide.
* PsychicPowers: Baroness Graps apparently has those. She has summoned the spirit of Melissa and is using her to kill off the villagers.



* ScienceHero: The protagonist, Dr Eswai is a man of science, who scoffs at the village's beliefs, thinking about them as merely superstitions.

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* ScienceHero: The protagonist, Dr Eswai is a coroner and man of science, who science. He scoffs at the village's beliefs, thinking about them as merely mere superstitions.
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!!!'''This movie contains examples of:'''
* Alas, Poor Villain
* Aristocrats Are Evil
* Banishing Ritual
* Bittersweet Ending
* Creepy Child: Little Melissa, whose appearance brings death upon those who see her.
* Enfant Terrible
* Evil Old Folks: Baroness Graps.
* Good Witch Versus Bad Witch
* Gothic Horror: Quite a blatant example.
* Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold: Blonde Monica is one of the nicest characters in the film.
* Haunted House
* Hot Witch: Ruth, who is a local witch/medicine lady.
* Impaled with Extreme Prejudice: That's how the majority of people die.
* Luke, I Am Your Father: Baroness Graps reveals to Monica she is her long-lost daughter.
* No Full Name Given
* Offing the Offspring: In the end, it is revealed that Baroness Graps expected Monica to die.
* Old, Dark House: Villa Graps, home of the local baroness.
* Psychic Powers
* Raven Hair, Ivory Skin: Ruth, the village sorceress.
* Science Hero: The protagonist, Dr Eswai is a man of science, who scoffs at the village's beliefs, thinking about them as merely superstitions.
* Town with a Dark Secret: No one in the village is eager to explain what exactly is going on. As it is later revealed, the curse was the result of the tragic death of Melissa, the daughter of the local baroness.
* Überwald: Karmingam is a run-down, spooky village somewhere in the Carpathians.
* Undead Child: Melissa Graps.

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!!!'''This movie film contains examples of:'''
* Alas, Poor Villain
AlasPoorVillain: Despite everything they have done, it's still hard not to feel sorry for Melissa and her grief-stricken mother.
* Aristocrats Are Evil
AristocratsAreEvil: Melissa and her mother, the Baroness.
* Banishing Ritual
BanishingRitual: Ruth knows a peculiar one, which involves incense, stripping and whipping.
* Bittersweet Ending
BittersweetEnding:
* Creepy Child: CreepyChild: Melissa is one hell of a spooky kid.
* EnfantTerrible:
Little Melissa, whose appearance Melissa brings death upon those who see her.
* Enfant Terrible
* Evil Old Folks:
EvilOldFolks: Baroness Graps.
Graps, an elderly lady, is responsible for cursing the village.
* Good GoodWitchVersusBadWitch: Or "Good Witch Versus versus Bad Witch
Medium" - at the end of the film Ruth confronts Baroness, who used her psychic abilities to torment the villagers.
* Gothic Horror: GothicHorror: Quite a blatant example.
* Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold: Blonde Monica is one of the nicest characters in the film.
* Haunted House
* Hot Witch: Ruth, who is a local witch/medicine lady.
example.
* Impaled with Extreme Prejudice: HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Blonde Monica is one of the nicest characters in the film.
* HauntedHouse: Villa Graps, which is haunted by Melissa.
* HotWitch: Ruth, a local witch/medicine lady, is a little dishevelled, but still attractive.
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice:
That's how the majority of people die.
* Luke, I Am Your Father: LukeIAmYourFather: Baroness Graps reveals to Monica she is her long-lost daughter.
* No Full Name Given
NoFullNameGiven:
* Offing the Offspring: OffingTheOffspring: In the end, it is revealed that Baroness Graps expected wanted Monica to die.die, just like the other victims.
* Old, Dark House: OldDarkHouse: Villa Graps, home of the local baroness.
Baroness.
* Psychic Powers
PsychicPowers:
* Raven Hair, Ivory Skin: RavenHairIvorySkin: Ruth, the village sorceress.
sorceress, has jet-black hair and a pale complexion.
* Science Hero: ScienceHero: The protagonist, Dr Eswai is a man of science, who scoffs at the village's beliefs, thinking about them as merely superstitions.
* Town with a Dark Secret: TownWithADarkSecret: No one in the village is eager to explain what exactly is going on. As it is later revealed, the curse was the result of the tragic death of Melissa, the daughter of the local baroness.
* Überwald: {{Uberwald}}: Karmingam is a run-down, spooky village somewhere in the Carpathians.
* Undead Child: UndeadChild: Melissa Graps.
Graps, the ghost who terrorises the village.

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"Kill, Baby... Kill!" (also known as "Operazione Paura") is a 1966 Italian Gothic horror film directed by the genre's pioneer, Mario Bava. It is set in the small Carpathian village of Karmingam, which is plagued by a curse in the form of a creepy ghost girl. The protagonist, Dr Paul Eswai, is summoned there to perform an autopsy on Irena Hollander, the latest victim in the string of seemingly random deaths. Unfortunately for him, the locals are distrustful of outsiders and every attempt at uncovering the truth is met with resistance.

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"Kill, Baby... Kill!" (also known (known as "Operazione Paura") Paura" in its native Italy) is a 1966 Italian Gothic horror film directed by the genre's pioneer, Mario Bava. It is set in the small Carpathian village of Karmingam, which is plagued by a curse in the form of a creepy ghost girl. The protagonist, Dr Paul Eswai, is summoned there to perform an autopsy on Irena Hollander, the latest victim in the string of seemingly random deaths. Unfortunately for him, the locals are distrustful of outsiders and every attempt at uncovering the truth is met with resistance.resistance.

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!!!'''This movie contains examples of:'''
* Alas, Poor Villain
* Aristocrats Are Evil
* Banishing Ritual
* Bittersweet Ending
* Creepy Child: Little Melissa, whose appearance brings death upon those who see her.
* Enfant Terrible
* Evil Old Folks: Baroness Graps.
* Good Witch Versus Bad Witch
* Gothic Horror: Quite a blatant example.
* Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold: Blonde Monica is one of the nicest characters in the film.
* Haunted House
* Hot Witch: Ruth, who is a local witch/medicine lady.
* Impaled with Extreme Prejudice: That's how the majority of people die.
* Luke, I Am Your Father: Baroness Graps reveals to Monica she is her long-lost daughter.
* No Full Name Given
* Offing the Offspring: In the end, it is revealed that Baroness Graps expected Monica to die.
* Old, Dark House: Villa Graps, home of the local baroness.
* Psychic Powers
* Raven Hair, Ivory Skin: Ruth, the village sorceress.
* Science Hero: The protagonist, Dr Eswai is a man of science, who scoffs at the village's beliefs, thinking about them as merely superstitions.
* Town with a Dark Secret: No one in the village is eager to explain what exactly is going on. As it is later revealed, the curse was the result of the tragic death of Melissa, the daughter of the local baroness.
* Überwald: Karmingam is a run-down, spooky village somewhere in the Carpathians.
* Undead Child: Melissa Graps.

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"Kill, Baby, Kill" (also known as "Operazione Paura") is a 1966 Italian Gothic horror film directed by the genre's pioneer, Mario Bava. It is set in the small Carpathian village of Karmingam, which is plagued by a string of mysterious, seemingly random deaths. The protagonist, Dr Paul Eswai, is summoned there to perform an autopsy on Irena Hollander, the latest victim, unfortunately for him, the distrustful locals don't take kindly to cutting open dead bodies.

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"Kill, Baby, Kill" Baby... Kill!" (also known as "Operazione Paura") is a 1966 Italian Gothic horror film directed by the genre's pioneer, Mario Bava. It is set in the small Carpathian village of Karmingam, which is plagued by a string curse in the form of mysterious, seemingly random deaths. a creepy ghost girl. The protagonist, Dr Paul Eswai, is summoned there to perform an autopsy on Irena Hollander, the latest victim, unfortunately victim in the string of seemingly random deaths. Unfortunately for him, the locals are distrustful locals don't take kindly to cutting open dead bodies.of outsiders and every attempt at uncovering the truth is met with resistance.
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"Kill, Baby, Kill" (also known as "Operazione Paura") is a 1966 Italian Gothic horror film directed by the genre's pioneer, Mario Bava. It is set in the small Carpathian village of Karmingam, which is plagued by a string of mysterious, seemingly random deaths. The protagonist, Dr Paul Eswai, is summoned there to perform an autopsy on Irena Hollander, the latest victim, who died in an abandoned church. Unfortunately for him, the locals are distrustful of outsiders, and don't

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"Kill, Baby, Kill" (also known as "Operazione Paura") is a 1966 Italian Gothic horror film directed by the genre's pioneer, Mario Bava. It is set in the small Carpathian village of Karmingam, which is plagued by a string of mysterious, seemingly random deaths. The protagonist, Dr Paul Eswai, is summoned there to perform an autopsy on Irena Hollander, the latest victim, who died in an abandoned church. Unfortunately unfortunately for him, the locals are distrustful of outsiders, and don'tlocals don't take kindly to cutting open dead bodies.
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"Kill, Baby, Kill" (also known as "Operazione Paura") is a 1966 Italian Gothic horror film directed by the genre's pioneer, Mario Bava. It is set in the small Carpathian village of Karmingam, which is plagued by a string of unexplained, seemingly random deaths. The protagonist, Dr Paul Eswai

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"Kill, Baby, Kill" (also known as "Operazione Paura") is a 1966 Italian Gothic horror film directed by the genre's pioneer, Mario Bava. It is set in the small Carpathian village of Karmingam, which is plagued by a string of unexplained, mysterious, seemingly random deaths. The protagonist, Dr Paul EswaiEswai, is summoned there to perform an autopsy on Irena Hollander, the latest victim, who died in an abandoned church. Unfortunately for him, the locals are distrustful of outsiders, and don't
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"Kill, Baby, Kill" (also known as "Operazione Paura") is a 1966 Italian Gothic horror film directed by the genre's pioneer, Mario Bava. It is set in the small Carpathian village of Karmingam, which is plagued by a string of unexplained, seemingly random deaths. The protagonist, Dr Paul Eswai

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