The Director....all his life he's been looking for the big break. It's tough to come by in an industry that seldom recognises true talent. So he's going to make his own breaks, follow his own artistic vision...and give his victims starring roles. Professor Kay Quinn knows the movies inside and out - from the first close-up to the last cut, she can analyse a director's technique, his style, even his motive. But in her midst is a movie maker whose work she cannot even begin to fathom - until it is far too late. Lieutenant Fred Santomassimo has never seen a weirder serial killer case - violence tinged with a sick sense of showmanship. He knows there must be a method to the killer's madness...but even he is not prepared for the shocking truth. Originally released as Funeral March Of The Marionettes.