The Mephisto Waltz
“...The Sound of Terror”
Horror
A frustrated pianist himself, music journalist Myles Clarkson is thrilled to interview virtuoso Duncan Ely. Duncan, however, is terminally ill and not much interested in Myles until noticing that Myles' hands are ideally suited for piano. Suddenly, he can't get enough of his new friend, and Myles' wife, Paula, becomes suspicious of Duncan's intentions. Her suspicions grow when Duncan dies and Myles mysteriously becomes a virtuoso overnight.
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A creeping dread permeates this tale of a musician's Faustian bargain. It's a slow descent into the occult, where ambition curdles into obsession and the air grows thick with sinister intent. The film feels like a dark, whispered secret.
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