A sullen, suspicious figure lurking in the shadows. A jealous knife-thrower and a secretive ringmaster. Critical Highlights

A menacing, hooded lion tamer with a mysterious past.

Unlike many of the television-style Edgar Wallace adaptations of the era, this film was shot in color, which helps capture the "twistedness" and surreal nature of the circus setting. Community Perspectives

The circus provides a rich, "fog-soaked" backdrop filled with suspicious characters, including:

While it’s not considered a masterpiece, the presence of horror icons Christopher Lee and Klaus Kinski elevates the production. Lee, in particular, is praised for his "grim and imposing" performance despite being masked for most of the film.

“The cast is headed by Christopher Lee who is grim and imposing... the film presents a lot of suspects and it soon becomes easier to just watch it rather than try and guess who the killer is.” IMDb