Ha! I didn't pick up on the telegraphing at all--I thought Favorite or one of his pals were going around doing the murders. But I didn't read the book either. Agree about Lisa -- everyone wanted her to be Denise Huxtable, to the point where it hurt the film's reception and box office. Oh PS -- I found another Sabotsky anthology film I'd never heard of before -- called The Uncanny (1977). Not Amicus -- but Amicus-like since it was produced by Sabotsky. It's got Pleasence and Cushing in it. It's on YouTube, so I'm gonna watch it this week and will probably do a review.