Someone is murdering people associated with the estate of a wealthy philanthropist who died in an aviation accident (or was it an accident?). The killer seems to have a skull for a head, and he uses a nifty scorpion ring to poison his victims. The dead man’s brother is convinced his sibling has returned from the dead to stalk him, but if so, why? Inspector Higgins (Joachim Fuchsberger) investigates in this German Krimi based on a work of Edgar Wallace. The story itself is perhaps a bit slow, but overall the movie delivers some suspense and entertainment.

  Mildly recommended. Otto judiciously thinks this movie is OK, but not great.

Movie 129 for 2021.