A married couple return to their large house only to be brutally murdered by an intruder, the husband having his brains bashed out, the wife having her face smashed in. Very gory, very Fulci. After this promising start it's all down hill as an uncle and aunt come to live with the two (annoying) orphaned children. The actors are badly dubbed, in particular the girl, having been given a voice that sounds older. The kids are visited by two dancing, giggling flames, the spirits of their murdered parents! Not only is this very silly but the special effects are very poor looking. The dialogue is equally awful, "The flames don't like fat ugly men who do terrible things to them!". Added to the horror are attempts at comedy, in particular a scene involving a bulldozer. Not funny at all. The two kills from the start are repeated later on in flashback, this no doubt saved on more effects but at least they are worth seeing twice. Fulci had obviously seen Uli Lommels "The Bogeyman" as two pebbles glow to the sound of heartbeats, in Bogeyman shards of glass do this. Despite being under 80 minutes this film does outstay its welcome.
Fulci made this and another movie The House of Clocks for Italian TV in 1989, Clocks being by far the better of the two.