Psycho Maniacs (1975)

aka’s: Un Fioggo Nero Per Deborah/A Black Ribbon For Deborah

A young woman with psychic powers (Marina Malfatti) is obsessed with having a child. Even though she is unable to conceive, her desire to do so creates a supernatural force determined to fulfill her wishes. Also stars Bradford Dillman and Gig Young.

This film came from an uncut 35mm German import print in excellent picture quality.

On October 19th, 1978, three weeks after marrying German actress Kim Schmidt, Gig Young apparently shot her to death in their New York City apartment and then turned the gun on himself. The direct cause of the murder-suicide remains unclear, as he left no suicide note and his associates could not provide any explanation for his actions. Young was not quite 65, his bride 31. In a further bizarre twist, the police found Young’s Golden Oscar statuette beside the bodies of Young and his wife.