An up-and-coming film composer named Bruno moves into a secluded villa in hopes of getting some extra creative inspiration for the horror movie he’s just been hired to write the score for. However, life soon starts to imitate art when a vicious killer begins bumping off anyone and everyone who happens to pay him a visit! As each death leaves more and more clues and the pool of suspects begins to grow, Bruno begins to suspect that the film he’s been working on may itself be the key to unlocking the mystery and stopping the carnage. The first major international hit from director Lamberto Bava (DEMONS), A BLADE IN THE DARK is a classically structured giallo with a gory slasher twist.