Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key(1972)
1972 · Sergio Martino · 97 min
Oliviero is a drunk, burned-out writer who amuses himself by hosting orgies at his grand country manor and humiliating his wife Irina. When a number of women are murdered in grisly fashion, Oliviero becomes a prime suspect.
Horror · Thriller · Mystery
6.5145 votes
TMDB score
3/5
Intensity
3/5
Gore
3/5
Stays with you
How Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key scares
There's a sweaty, decadent unease running through this one, more sleazy and paranoid than outright terrifying. It moves at a moody, slow-burn pace, letting tension and suspicion build between characters before breaking into sudden, bloody murder scenes. The fear here is less about jump scares and more about not knowing who to trust in a house full of secrets and bad behavior. It's a stylish, twisty mystery-thriller with real bite, best for people who like their horror mixed with a whodunit and a strong sense of sleaze.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key rates psychological 3/5, visceral 3/5, gore 3/5, lingering effect 3/5, and overall intensity 3/5.
- Psychological: 3 of 5
- Visceral: 3 of 5
- Gore: 3 of 5
- Lingering: 3 of 5
- Intensity: 3 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 30 of 100 — leans Slow burn
Supernatural vs Real-world: 90 of 100 — leans Real-world
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 55 of 100 — balanced
Intensity over runtime
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A slow, decadent slow-burn of simmering tension and sporadic shocks that tightens steadily into a sharp, intense final stretch.
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How scary is Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key?
On The Horror Database's 0–5 intensity scale, Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key rates 3/5 — solidly scary, building its fear through slow-burn dread rather than shocks. It works on both fronts, unsettling the mind while going for the body. Expect it to be moderately gory and scary but not punishing. Some of it will follow you to bed, but it lets go within a day or so.
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