[2] It stars Anna Mouglalis, Niels Schneider, Eric Godon, Sissi Duparc, André Wilms, Michel Fau.
The leading lady of Grand Guignol Theatre in Paris, Paula Maxa (Anna Mouglalis), is known for being murdered in every show on stage.
The theater director at the Grand Guignol is known for his gruesome stories and realistic gory special effects that often leave audience members shocked and disgusted.
The next morning, Paula awakes with a scream from a nightmare in which a man wearing a mask and using a cane has followed her to a café and killed her.
Although Jean wants to focus his story on the people of the theater, his boss reveals that he has been sent to investigate the link between numerous murders that have occurred in town recently and those portrayed on stage.
Paula arrives at work the next day and continues to have visions of the same girl from the bathtub, who is now on a beach, calling out to her by the name Marie-Therèse.
Paula receives a package that night containing the new dress she is to wear for her performance, with a note that reads "This is the end, I am going to kill you one final time!"
The man explains that he and Paul have a deal in which he delivers him dead bodies to use for the special effects in his plays, and in return he is allowed to admire Paula.
Paula reveals that her sister Aimee ran away from home when she was younger to become an actress, and they would meet in secret as to not alert their parents of her whereabouts.
She tells him that during this time she began courting with a man named Jean, who had a limp and used a cane, due to a case of polio when he was younger.
Paula reveals that she blames herself for not being able to save her sister or catch her killer, as she explains the man allegedly committed suicide before the police could arrest him.
He tells his boss that he is finished his story and uncovered the identity of the man behind the murders, but in exchange, wishes for three months salary, and two tickets to Los Angeles.
Jean is forced out into a cab by the jealous husband who swore to kill him in revenge, and he watches as Paula enters the theater, unknowingly to her death.
Jean De Lancry now roams the streets missing Paula, who he believes to have finally killed, and continues to murder women who resemble the actress.
The film's director, Franck Ribière explained that he wished to create an authentic story that captured francophone culture.
[7] Ribière also expressed his excitement to bring the arrival of color cinema and the first American horror films to screen.
Anna Mouglalis was specifically chosen for the role because of her deep voice and appearance, which Ribière said emulated the French Star Paula Maxa perfectly and helped bring the story to life.