Psychological study of a psycho-slayer traveling from Manhattan to Cocoa Beach

This is serious psychological horror, like "Don't Go in the House" (1979), except that this is a slasher. The psycho escaping the sanitarium with the ultimate goal of killing former relatives recalls "Halloween," but this is way bloodier and has superior women, including Danny Ronan (Kathy), Sharon Smith (Susan) and a few others.

It's a little tedious here and there, but I thought it was generally entertaining for this type of flick. Some people criticize if for being confusing, but this is due to the artsy style, written/directed by an Italian filmmaker. The plot is actually pretty simple. Everything makes sense by the end with a little filling-in the blanks.

It was shot at Manhattan and Times Square, but mostly in Florida, including Cape Canaveral and Cocoa Beach, nearby Merritt Island and Cocoa, not to mention the Orlando Airport.