[2][1] Do this Avati developed his next film Tutti defunti...tranne i morti, which Italian film historian and critic Roberto Curti described as a combination of old dark house gothic, elements of Agatha Christie's Ten Little Indians, and tongue-in-cheek parodies of giallo.

[1] The story and screenwriting credits in the film are credited to Pupi Avati, his brother Antonio Avati, Gianni Cavina, and Maurizio Costanzo, Pupi Avati stated that "most ideas were mine" and that the screenwriters "did not follow a real method: we were trying to out do each other on who managed to reach the most absurd territory.

[3][4] While casting for the film, the role of Buster played by Michele Mirabella was originally planned for Luigi Montefiori.

[3] Tutti defunti...tranne i morti was distributed in Italy by Euro International film on 10 March 1977.

[1] The film grossed a total of 279,708,450 Italian lire on its domestic release.