Monster Chiller Horror Theatre: Whispers of the Wolf

Count Floyd rises from his coffin to introduce this week's Monster Chiller Horror Theatre feature, Whispers of the Wolf. He admits viewers have written in to say the show stinks, but assures them this one will scare them out of their clothes, even though he hasn't seen it himself. The film, credited to "Ingmar Burgman" and set in Stockholm in 1966, follows a woman who arrives at a hotel where the desk clerk warns that her sister is behind on the rent. Speaking in muttered mock-Swedish with English subtitles, the two sisters stare at ticking clocks, weep, swap bleak confessions about the men who failed them and press their faces together, finally deciding they have only each other. Back in the studio, Floyd concedes the movie wasn't scary, blames Mrs. Prickley for booking Bergman, argues that depression is frightening in its own way and retreats to his coffin promising a better film next week.

The SCTV Guide identifies the film as a parody of Ingmar Bergman's The Silence, Persona and Cries and Whispers. Its opening titles bill "Leave Ullman" and "Harriett Andersom", spoofing Bergman regulars Liv Ullmann and Harriet Andersson. It anchored an episode built loosely around occult-themed segments.