PANIC BEATS begins with a totally nude woman with welts on her body, running through a misty forest full of decayed skeletons. A knight on horseback is chasing her, and we soon learn that he is Alaric de Marnac (a wicked character Naschy first created for
Four short stories by W. Somerset Maugham. 'The Facts Of Life', 'The Alien Corn', 'The Kite' and 'The Colonel's Lady'.