小明Mike Lambert, unemployed mining engineer, arrives in a small town with a bang when the brakes fail on the truck he's driving. After meeting seductive Paula at the La Paloma Cafe, he finds himself in trouble with the law. On the basis of a few burning glances, Paula pays his fine and finds him a room, but her motives are not what they seem. Mike lucks into a job with miner Jeff Cunningham, but against his will he's drawn ever deeper into Paula's schemes
回复 :英俊帅气的凯尔（Aaron Dean Eisenberg 饰）在某清洁公司打工期间，意外从一户人家收来一口制作精美、古色古香的棺材。令他和好友萨顿（J. Walter Holland 饰）感到惊奇的是，棺材内部竟然安装了宛如钟表一般精密的仪器。通过钥匙上的名字，凯尔查到棺材最早属于15世纪一个被称为邪恶版达芬奇的酷刑装置发明家特里斯腾。特里斯腾发明了这个名为“幽灵诞生机”的装置，可以让人在无痛苦的情况下体验死亡的感觉。在此之后，凯尔找来女友朱莉（Liz Fenning 饰）和同学普莱特（Jared Grey 饰）。他们相继躺入棺材中，只为体验那灵魂出窍的神秘感觉。在这一过程中，他们似乎发现更多关于这口棺材的秘密，却不知自己正被拖向万劫不复的黑暗深渊……
回复 :在父亲的命令下，12岁的小男孩阿通（Charlie Trairat 饰）被迫转到一个很远的寄宿学校上学。这里阴森肃杀，古板的舍监每天都听一张跳了针的老唱片。从同学那里得知，他所睡的床更是睡过许多已死之人。但这些不快很快被一个男孩的出现抹去。清秀的男孩维钦（Sirachuch Chienthaworn 饰）与阿通成为无话不说的好朋友。可阿通很快发现，每天傍晚6点维钦都要消失一段时间。渐渐地，他发现了好朋友一个不为其所知的秘密……本片荣获2007年柏林国际电影节水晶熊奖、2007年泰国国家电影协会奖最佳艺术指导和最佳剪辑两个奖项。
回复 :PANIC BEATS begins with a totally nude woman with welts on her body, running through a misty forest full of decayed skeletons. A knight on horseback is chasing her, and we soon learn that he is Alaric de Marnac (a wicked character Naschy first created for HORROR RISES FROM THE TOMB), viciously killing her for her unfaithful ways. After the credits role, we are taken to the present where a descendent of Marnac named Paul (Naschy) is married to the wealthy Geneviève (Julia Saly) was has some serious heart problems. Paul decides to take her to his ancestral home in the country for some peace and quiet, but the superstitious-filled setting opens a Pandora’s Box of terrible occurrences.We soon discover that Paul is a real son-of-a-bitch who plans to scare his wife to death, planning to control her fortune and continue his secret affair with seductive bad girl Mireille (Silvia Miró), who happens to be the niece of the tarot card-reading housekeeper, Mabile (Lola Gaos). Paul’s malevolent scheme works, but he still has to worry about an additional money-hungry mistress (this guy really gets around!), the unforgiving Mabile, as well as new fianceé Mireille who might be hiding a thing or two herself. More grisly murders follow, and the ghost of Marnac returns from hell to punish the most despicable human character in the film.PANIC BEATS was also written by Naschy (under his real name Jacinto Molina) who injects the film with an old-fashioned spooky house motif, beefed up with a modern movie sense of violence and sexuality. The film offers nothing too innovative storywise, and even Naschy admits on the disc’s extras that it was partly inspired by GASLIGHT and REBECCA, but he seems to just toss in a hodgepodge of exploitation and horror ingredients, while delivering a stylish and enjoyable effort with a number of twists and some genuinely chilling moments. The camera shots and lighting are both effective, and there's even does a cool set-up (much like what Freddie Francis did in THE SKULL and THE CREEPING FLESH) where we see the point of view of Marnac through his dark helmet as he stalks his female prey. Graphically, we are exposed to everything from a plate of bloody eyeballs, to victims being beaten relentlessly with the various Medieval weapons affixed on the house’s walls (for example, someone is axed in the stomach, followed by the soaked entrails oozing out!). Naschy’s most frequent 1980s leading lady, Julia Saly, is not given much to do, but with her offbeat looks, is a nice presence nonetheless. The prominent female star here is Silvia Miró who is seen in the buff frequently, and she certainly makes for some well-appreciated Euro starlet eye candy. Naschy himself is very good in the film, putting on conniving facades, carrying a number of women on a string, being a real malicious bastard, and for the umpteenth time in his career, playing two roles in a one film.http://www.dvddrive-in.com/reviews/n-s/panicbeats8283.htm
