A young man, Peter, visiting Austria for the first time, learns that his great-grandfather was a sadistic killer who killed over 100 locals. He asks to visit the castle where his relative lived, and then he and a friend decide to read an incantation that, when read at midnight, could resurrect him from the dead. …
Another horror film set in the world of fashion, as a killer is trying to retrieve the diary of a murdered model. Mario Bava's 1964 has a massive reputation among those who know a thing or two about the horror genre. And it fully deserves it. Why can't more horror movies look and feel as …
Continue reading Giallo in June- Day 19- Blood and Black Lace (1964)
A woman who is mute after a train crash that killed her parents, is stalked in the Spanish hills by a man with demonic eyes. This Umberto Lenzi film is excellent. Carroll Baker is fantastic in the lead. Why is it that everything Ms Baker stars in though has a high quotient of camp?! Not …
Continue reading Giallo in June- Day 18- Knife of Ice (1972)
Nora flies from America to Rome. She happens to get attacked and knocked out and then on regaining consciousness, witness a murder. There are other murders after this and they seem to follow a pattern- the surnames of the victims are alphabetical. The Girl Who Knew Too Much was re-cut and released as The Evil …
Continue reading Giallo in June- Day 17- The Girl Who Knew Too Much (1963)
A young man travels from Rome to New York to investigate his sister's disappearance after she was living in the same apartment building where an ancient witch resided. This was Argento's second instalment of his much lauded 'Three Mothers' trilogy. All of the Giallo elements are here, as are Argento's striking visuals as a backdrop …
If you don't know the plot for Dawn of the Dead because you haven't seen it, please do me a favour. Stop reading this review, go onto YouTube (it's free!) and watch the film. It's a milestone of not just horror cinema, but cinema in general. I actually researched Dawn as I wrote about it …
Continue reading Giallo in June- Day 15- Zombi (Dario Argento Cut) (1978)
The Crimes of the Black Cat takes place in the world of fashion. A killer is bumping off models in a very original way - he gifts them a shawl doused in catnip that attracts a cat placed at the scene of the crime, whose claws have been poisoned with the noxious substance curare. It's …
Continue reading Giallo in June- Day 14- The Crimes of the Black Cat (1972)
Suzy Bannion has travelled from America to a very prestigious dance academy in Germany. Bizarre events happen right from the get-go, and Suzy is sure that there is more than meets the eye at the academy. Where do I even begin with Dario Argento's Suspiria? Maybe by saying that it's perfect. Every aspect of it …
A mysterious death in a Carpathian village prompts a coroner and a medical student to try and investigate what is behind it. Meanwhile, a ghostly little girl haunts the village as some kind of portent of impending doom Firstly, as a film, it's beautiful to behold (it's as if every frame has been individually painted) …
Continue reading Giallo in June- Day 12- Kill, Baby, Kill (1966)
A rock drummer (played by Michael Brandon from the 80s TV show Dempsey and Makepeace) notices that he's being watched by a mysterious stranger. He confronts this person in an abandoned opera house and, after disarming him of a knife, accidentally stabs him. This is all witnessed and photographed by an onlooker who wears a …
Continue reading Giallo in June- Day 11- Four Flies On Grey Velvet (1971)
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