Is Umberto Lenzi better known for his work in horror films than Pupi Avati?
Pupi Avati Giuseppe Avati, better known as Pupi Avati (born 3 November 1938), is an Italian film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is known to horror film fans for his two masterpieces of the macabre, "The House with Laughing Windows" (1976) and "Zeder" (1983).
Il mostro di Venezia The Embalmer (or Il mostro di Venezia / "The Monster of Venice") is a 1965 Italian giallo directed by Dino Tavella that was filmed in Trieste and Venice. The film was released in the USA in 1966 as "The Embalmer" on a double feature with "The She Beast". It was released in the UK in 1972 as "The Monster of Venice", and in France in 1966 as "Novices Libertines". The film is patterned after the German crimi films in style and structure, and is also an early giallo. It contains many travelogue-type sequences designed to show off the beauty of Venice, obviously to pay off the Venice tourist department for their help.