by Andrea LeVasseur
synopsis
Giallo filmmaker Umberto Lenzi directs the exploitative thriller Hitcher in the Dark under the pseudonym of Humphrey Humbert. Mark (Joe Balogh) is a psychopath who is obsessed with his late mother. He drives around Venice Beach, CA, looking for young women to abduct for his fantasies. He picks up the hitchhicker Daniela (Josie Bissett).
characteristics
moods
themes
keywords
psychopath
maniac
torture
psychosis
rape
mother
hitchhiker

