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)
A cruel prank enacted between the mean girls of a private boarding school and their male gym teacher on a pupil called Kathy ends in disaster as she is run over and left in a coma. Through the power of her mind, her vengeful spirit possesses another girl called Eva who joins the school and …
Dora moves into her old house with her young son, Marco and her new husband, Bruno. This is her first time in the house since her first husband, Carlo, committed suicide. Freaky shit starts to happen. Shock is Mario Bava's last film. He would die of a heart attack three years later. The film is …
Manhattan Baby starts in Egypt and concerns the Hacker family from New York. George is an archaeologist. His daughter, Susie, is given an amulet by a mysterious old woman. George goes to look inside a tomb and out of nowhere is blinded by blue lasers fired from inside the tomb. Because of this, George is …
Continue reading Giallo in June- Day 8- Manhattan Baby (1982)
Andrea, a washed-up, alcoholic journalist, turns detective as he finds that his friends are being bumped off. As he is connected to all of the dead, the police think he may be the killer. He must investigate to clear his name and find the murderer. Luigi Bazzoni's film is a masterclass in deft direction, perfect …
Continue reading Giallo in June- Day 7- The Fifth Cord (1971)
From IMDB- ‘A young man has mysterious encounters with an unknown woman, an ominous hearse, and other supernatural events on the road during an aimless drive around Louisiana after the funeral of his father.’ This is Lucio Fulci’s final film from 1991. It’s also a million miles away from Zombie Flesh Eaters and The New …
Continue reading Giallo in June- Day 6- Door Into Silence (1991)
This sequel to Zombie Flesh Eaters is a sequel in name only. A terrorist robbing a research facility is contaminated with an experimental new serum, which turns the living into zombies but also resurrects the dead. Let the fun begin! Zombi 3 had a troubled production. Director Lucio Fulci found the script to be terrible …
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