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 …
A seance goes badly wrong when one of those involved, Mary, has a vision of events that happened in a place called Dunwich years before, when a priest hung himself. Mary freaks out and collapses to the floor. She is later found to have died. The police arrive and think that something underhanded has occurred. …
Continue reading Giallo in June- Day 4- City of the Living Dead (1980)
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)
The plot of Dario Argento's second film involves a blind crossword writer (!) teaming up with a reporter to investigate a series of murders connected to a medical facility specialising in eugenics-based research. After the audacious debut by Argento with the superb Bird With The Crystal Plumage the year before (this film will be reviewed …
Continue reading Giallo in June- Day 2- Cat O’Nine Tails (1971)
***Spoiler alert*** This review reveals vital details about the plot or should that be, the device used for the film. A strange series of murders occurs around a bay. This is one of Mario Bava's best known films and also one of his most violent. I first learn of it whilst studying film at university. …
Giallo in June is coming! Starting tomorrow I'll be reviewing a different Giallo movie each day for the month of June. Some films I've seen before but haven't watched in a long time and others will be films I've never seen before. There will be films that are Giallo but others that aren't but have …
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