A wealthy man invites nine friends to an abandoned theatre he owns but doesn't use. They quickly discover they are locked in and that a killer is picking them off one by one. This giallo movie feels like part Agatha Christie (particularly And Then There Were None) and a proto-slasher movie. It also features a …
Continue reading Giallo in June- Day 25- The Killer Reserved Nine Seats (1974)
As a young girl, Virginia has a psychic vision of her mother ending her own life. Years later, Virginia is married to a successful socialite, Francesco. He leaves on a business trip and leaves Virginia in the property they are due to start renovating. She starts to feel uneasy, however, as she recognises the building …
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)
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 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)
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 …
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)
Sam is an American author on holiday in Rome with his girlfriend. One night, when out for a stroll, he witnesses a graphic attempted murder. The killer gets away, and the police who arrive decide to confiscate Sam's passport so that he can't leave until their investigations are concluded. He decides to try and crack …
Continue reading Giallo in June- Day 3- The Bird with the Crystal Plumage (1970)
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