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Oct 18, 2021 · The more recent wave of giallo-influenced movies come pre-sorted for fans, taking the aesthetically impressive parts of the genre, and leaving out the exploitative dreck.
- The Case of The Scorpion’s Tail | 1971
- The New York Ripper | 1982
- Black Belly of The Tarantula | 1971
- Death Walks on High Heels | 1971
- Seven Deaths in The Cat’S Eye | 1972
- Stagefright: Aquarius | 1987
- A Lizard in A Woman’S Skin | 1971
- Tenebrae / Unsane | 1982
- The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh | 1971
- The House with Laughing Windows
Like all of Sergio Martino’s films, The Case Of The Scorpion’s Tale (La coda dello scorpione) is a visual treat. Martino always endeavored to do something interesting visually – here, prodigious zooming, a plethora of unconventional angles, strange compositions, and fluid camera work to help escalate the tension. Martino also uses innumerable colou...
In the hierarchy of Italian horror, Lucio Fulci usually doesn’t get his due. Many fans will place him below Argento and Bava, but I’d argue many of his films are far better. Fulci is admired for his onscreen appreciation of violence and brutality, but the man could also shoot a picture like nobody’s business. The New York Ripperis often targeted as...
Just as the wasp uses a deadly stinger to kill its arch-nemesis the tarantula, a psychotic murderer is mimicking the insect by inserting a poison-tipped acupuncture needle into the back of his victim’s neck. The venom paralyzes the victims and the killer forces them to watch their own death as he slices them up. The inventive killings in Black Bell...
Death Walks on High Heels (La morte cammina con i tacchi alti) and Death Walks at Midnight were Italian/Spanish co-production, and two of many Giallo films from director Luciano Ercoli. Made using most of the same main cast and crew, both High Heels and Midnight were vehicles for Spanish-born starlet Susan Scott (Ercoli’s wife), who stars in both f...
Seven Deaths in the Cat’s Eye (La morte negli occhi del gatto) seems like a case of the filmmakers going out of their way to distinguish themselves from the hundreds of other Giallo films released, with a very strong supernatural underpinning to the proceedings (including repeated mention of vampires) and a specific focus on would-be animal murdere...
Michele Soavi’s time spent assisting Dario Argento with Tenebre, Phenomena and Opera clearly prepared him to direct a feature of his own and with StageFright, Soavi proved himself as adept a director as any of his peers. StageFright is famous for two main reasons: donning an owl mask, the maniacal killer sets about his massacre via an assortment of...
After the success of Dario Argento’s The Bird with the Crystal Plumage, the Italian film industry set out to produce a slate of thrillers with animal-related titles. One of the first was Lucio Fulci’s A Lizard in a Woman’s Skin (Una lucertola con la pelle di donna). Despite its Giallo status, Fulci’s film is a distinct entity apart from those made ...
Generally considered Dario Argento’s last good film before a steep decline, Tenebrae was a return, after experiments with supernatural horror (Suspiria, Phenomena), to the classic Giallo formula: homicidal maniacs, black leather gloves, the killer’s point of view, convoluted plot twists, pulse-pounding music, and so on. Said to be Argento’s most pe...
Director Sergio Martino (also known as Italy’s Roger Corman) proves once again why he does Giallo better than most. Starring Giallo queen Edwige Fenech (Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key, and many more) and George Hilton (The Case of the Scorpion’s Tail), The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh is a carefully fashioned and engrossing thrill...
The House with Laughing Windows (La casa dalle finestre che ridon) opens and ends as a deathly serious meditation on suffering and art. This sense of dread begins with a series of highly disturbing images that play out in sepia tones, juxtaposed with the opening title cards – a man is chained, tortured and repeatedly stabbed by two hooded figures. ...
- Spasmo (1974) Umberto Lenzi is a name that looms large in Italian horror cinema. I’ve spent plenty of time singing the praises of Nightmare Beach, Nightmare City and Cannibal Ferox, among others.
- Death Walks On High Heels (1971) I’m obsessed with B-movie titles. (Here are a few from the classic era: The Creature With The Atom Brain, Fire Maidens From Outer Space and Terror From The Year 5000.)
- The Crimes Of Petiot (1973) Martin Scorsese talks about how, when they’d see old movies in the theatres when he was coming of age, the prints would often be really bad.
- What Have You Done To Solange (1972) Now, in the interest of fairness, Solange isn’t exactly an obscure giallo. In some circles, in fact, it’s regarded as one of the greatest of all time.
- Cheryl Eddy
- Blue Eyes of the Broken Doll (1974) List slides. The Paul Naschy Collection: Blue Eyes Of The Broken Doll (1973) - Official Trailer (HD)
- The Evil Eye (1963) List slides. The Evil Eye (1963) ORIGINAL TRAILER. Also known as The Girl Who Knew Too Much, this early giallo from Italian horror master Mario Bava (Black Sunday, Black Sabbath, Blood and Black Lace, A Bay of Blood) is distinguished by its stylish direction and clever mystery plot, as well as a cast led by the great John Saxon.
- Murder Mansion (1972) List slides. This Italian tale about a group of strangers who end up at an isolated house together after thick fog makes the roads impassable strays into horror with what appear to be supernatural elements—but Agatha Christie fans will especially enjoy the twists that unfold amid the betrayals, creepy backstories, and “hey, is that a zombie?”
- Footprints on the Moon (1975) List slides. Footprints on the Moon 1975 Trailer HD | ‘Le orme’ | Florinda Bolkan. This unusually surreal entry in the genre follows a Portuguese translator (Florinda Bolkan) struggling with recurring dreams and memory loss.
Oct 5, 2021 · So here are ten gialli, including a couple of unconventional picks to spice the stew, to get you started, with the only ground rule being that I’m avoiding repeating directors. You could make ...
- Walter Chaw
Nov 24, 2021 · For the giallo lovers, that fact isn't surprising, as the genre is known for its strange pacing and twisted narrative paths that don't always quite make sense. And yet, that's...
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Aug 18, 2024 · Giallo films are iconic for their mystery and gore, standing the test of time as some of the greatest horror movies ever made. Each giallo film brings something unique to the table, from mesmerizing camerawork to nail-biting suspenseful sequences.
