An unconventional horror hidden under the disguise of a thrilling drama. First off, I have to talk about the perfect title. After seeing a lot of bad or fairly average titles, it's great to finally see such a thoughtful one that creates intrigue and awe in viewer's mind. The title is what got me interested in the film as it did exactly what it was supposed to do. The film has a long setup, almost an hour of building up the raw & masculine characters, the organic world and the sensitive & conflicting chemistry between the ensemble. And that drama leads to some of the very entertaining scenarios in the entire film. Especially when you have such a talented cast, namely the ever so lovely Vera Clouzot who just singlehandedly keeps the first act alive by lighting up the entire segment with her beauty and charm. And the long setup starts paying off only when the real job of tension starts. The contrast between any number of characters and even some characters' personality shakeups on and off the job is what keeps the tension very much authentic while also retaining audience's excitement and interest. To talk about the real horror in the film, it wasn't even a horror to begin with but it is very much on the lines of one. There are certain scenes where my jaw literally dropped with shock and fear. The tension is unbelievably great as the atmosphere and the world feels eerily sentient sometimes. The striking imagery allows for it as the pacing is necessarily slow. Climax however, as great and brilliant as the dancing is, it is somewhat of an odd decision. We can pretty much see it coming but I can't understand the reason behind the narrative. Maybe it was just me but the film definitely felt like it lacked a meaning towards the end. I don't know but Henry-Georges Clouzot loves his twists.