Love Me Deadly
A young socialite struggling to control her necrophiliac urges is torn between her affection for a kind businessman and the mortician who supplies her with bodies.
Why it matters
A lurid dive into 1970s psychosexual horror that blends gothic atmosphere with taboo obsession.
- One of the rare American horrors to tackle necrophilia head-on, pushing boundaries without modern gloss or irony.
- Campy yet unsettling, anchored by a haunting performance from Claudia Jennings, whose charisma keeps the film from collapsing into pure exploitation.
- Practical effects and morgue set design deliver a grimy, tactile mood that predates later cult obsessions with death fetishism in horror.
- Not for the faint of heart or squeamish, but a must-see for fans of psychosexual horror and the era’s sleazier, more transgressive indie scene.
Director
Cast
Horror DNA
Gore
28
Slow Burn
33
Psychological
57
Supernatural
0
Creature
0
Disturbing
67
Fun Factor
17
Cerebral
14
Survival
0
