5 Dead On The Crimson Canvas

An artist obsessed with death is suddenly murdered, but his body disappears. His brother and wife trying to sort out what happened and discovers a dark world. A disturbed painter named Richard Streeb (Mony Damensky) creates macabre paintings which creates a huge sensation. Then one dark night someone is dressed in black and kills him or so people might think to give Richard a taste of his own medicine.

Suddenly Richard's body has vanished and everyone is labeled a suspect including his estranged brother Bill (Joe Zaso) as he investigates the unsolved murderer while having an affair with his sister in law Gloria (Liz Haverty).

Bill encounters a bunch of perverts, prostitutes and psychopaths and even gets drugged at a cafe then has a bizarre nightmare.

Eventually Bill does meet up with the killer as the killer has slaughtered many other suspects but it's not what Bill thinks.