Review of Curse of the Black Widow

This film begins with three men having some drinks at a local nightclub when an attractive woman with a European accent asks one of them to help her with her car in a nearby parking lot. While at her car, she attempts to seduce him but, because he is married, he resists her advances. It's then that she changes into something horrifying and within seconds he is dead. Hearing his screams, the other two men go rushing out only to find their friend lying there with two large puncture wounds in his chest and no trace of the woman. It is then revealed that one of the men at the nightclub is a private detective by the name of "Mark Higbie" (Tony Franciosa) and--because of his connections with the Los Angeles Police Department--learns that there have been several other murders just like this and he is given strict orders to stay clear of this case. Not long afterward, a beautiful woman named "Leigh Lockwood" (Donna Mills) walks into his office and informs him that the police believe that she is somehow involved and wants him to investigate the case to clear her name. Needless to say, this immediately puts him at odds with the local investigator named "Lieutenant Conti" (Vic Morrow) who had warned him not to become involved. What neither of them realize, however, is just how bizarre their independent investigations will become. Now, rather than reveal any more, I will just say that this was one of those made-for-television horror movies which would have clearly benefited from better special effects or a bit more suspense. Even so, it was still worth the time spent and for that reason I have rated it accordingly. Average.