Necrophobia (1995) – Frank Von Geloven /Edwin Visser.

I found this stylishly macabre Dutch chiller to be a strongly acted, well constructed, atmospherically photographed decent into a depressed, increasingly isolated husband's sinisterly disturbing, post traumatic grief. I don't believe this bloody necrophilic treat is as indelibly 90s as many other horror films of the period, since it is smokily steeped in a tantalizing late 70s, early 80s Aristide Massaccesi(Joe D'Amato)/Lucio Fulci morbidity. The fine score is surprisingly opulent, frequently making the experience much grander, than its modest budget may have afforded. Necrophobia is softer in the aggressively WTF department than Nekromantic, or Beyond The Darkness, but, for me, there are definite thematic sympathies. The dark plot is compelling, suspense is successfully maintained throughout, and the sporadic splashes of artisan gore prove effective. The frenzied climax is satisfyingly gruesome, and I also loved the musical tribute to Fabio Frizzi, telegraphing a delicious frisson of pending eeriness.