#and also that giallo red...

[geosaurus]

Fadeaway Girl

[spookiesloop]

parallels between Saw films and Dario Argento films

[bitterlyromantic]

can we have an au of werewolf hannigram. can we. i think we should.

[acapelladitty]

My Year In Horror 😈🔪

Top 5 Horror Films of the Year

The Substance. Possibly my film of the year? An absolute powerhouse of satire and deliciously nasty body horror. Demi Moore really sold the tragedy of Elizabeth Sparkle and the whole film just worked beautifully.

Cuckoo. A very fun and odd film that both creeped me out and also made me belly laugh at certain points. I went into this knowing NOTHING about it and that really benefitted it I think.

Terrifier 3. Definitely the strongest of the trilogy thus far as it struck a balance between quality and efficiency. A proper gorefest which had me cringing and giggling in equal measure.

The First Omen. One of the first horrors I saw this year and still one of the best. It wears its references on its sleeves (Possession, 1981 my beloved) and I had NO expectations for a Omen prequel and yet it was fantastic.

Longlegs. A film with a great premise and some incredible set-up that only kinda lost its way towards the end of the third act. However, it was still incredibly good and deserves a place in my top 5.

Top 5 Horrorable Mentions (films which skirt the horror genre but don't fully fit)

Godzilla Minus One. My other contender for film of the year. I even went back to the cinema just to watch this in black and white like a classic film. Amazing and epic and deserving of all it's flowers.

I Saw The TV Glow. A film I had no idea what to expect from and it was so utterly beautiful and thought-provoking that I left with a nasty sense of existential dread in my chest.

Maxxxine. Again, the third act kinda went a wee bit wobbly but I really loved this entry into the series. Very enjoyable and a good few iconic moments littered throughout.

Joker: Folie A Deux. The words "fucking brilliant" and "absolute dogshit" can and should co-exist lmao. Prime example.

Abigail. Dan Stevens making a second appearance on this list today! This film is a great mixture of fun gore, genuinely funny moment, and an overall good time. Also Dan Stevens 🫠🫠🫠

Top 5 Scares of the Year

First Omen - Burnt Nun. A fantastic build-up of tension.

Cuckoo - Bike Scene. Just nasty and slow and fucking LOUD.

I Saw The TV Glow - Final scene. More of a visceral horror and genuinely upsetting.

Stopmotion - Ash Man. Rancid and wicked little beast.

Oddity - Golem. Get that thing in the fucking sea.

Top 5 Musical Moments

Immaculate - "The Red Queen Kills 7 Times". When the theme from this iconic giallo film kicked in it had me PUMPED.

Maxxxine - "Welcome to the Pleasure Dome". The use of this in the club scene made me genuinely grin because I adore this bop.

Godzilla Minus One - "Godzilla Theme". Not gonna lie, when this iconic theme finally dropped in the film I felt that shit in my fucking bones.

The Substance - "Pump It Up". This remix worked so well with the film and it's been a brainworm since I first heard it.

Terrifier 3 - "Art's Xmas Song". Just stupid shite and a fun Christmas banger.

[goddessofwisdom18]

recently watched deep red by dario argento, a giallo film from 1976, and was reminded of 1. how much i love his films and 2. how much i need to really get into giallo. giallo is an italian film genre largely produced in the 60s, 70s, and 80s that combines horror, thriller, erotica, and sometimes supernatural elements. its vibe, and also specifically the dynamic between the two main characters in deep red, reminds me a lot of nesta and cassian… so i reimagined acosf as a giallo poster :’)

[belphegor1982]

Something about Don Camillo and Pepone, if you please.

They were how I found you, and I haven't thought about them in too long <3<3<3

You know what? Same here! I went back to my WIP chapter of Between the Mountains and the Plains for this ask and boy, do I wish I knew how to continue it. In the meantime, you didn't specify anything in your ask, so I'm just gonna let my mouth run. Or, y'know. Fingers.

I found something in my Don Camillo notes file: "WW2, German occupation, in the mountains. Peppone and a pocket protector." That's literally all there is. I don't remember whether I was going somewhere specific with this or just jotting down a random idea. But okay, let's work with that!

First off, "pocket protector" is that trope when a character is shot, only the bullet is stopped (at least partly) by an object the character has in their chest pocket. Of course the likely candidate for this is a book, but metallic hip flasks can also work! But I do want it to be a book, because picture this -

The partisans have lived in the mountains for a while now. And wouldn't you know it, it's not as glamorous as novels might make it look like - some of them can't help but be bored in the long lulls between operations and camp moving. So any book they can get their mitts on, they keep, if they can. Between the dozen of them they have quite a little library (of maybe ten books?). Of course someone has a Bible, and maybe someone else (from the city, probably) got hold of Das Kapital, but the majority of the books are novels.

Now Peppone isn't really into books. He can read, but not well, and he's not used to writing. But let's say there hasn't been many almost-dead cars for him to tinker on lately, so he's been carrying a book just in case there's quiet time enough for him to get bored. (And thinking he can always fob it off on someone actually interested)

Except his band meet either blackshirts or fascists and there's a firefight. And if this happens after Don Camillo joins the partisans full-time, then picture Don Camillo turning his head and seeing Peppone get hit by a bullet square in the chest and collapse.

Turns out you can still move even if your heart stops and the breath leaves your lungs in a rush.

Since both men are more or less the same size (half an elephant, roughly :P), Don Camillo is pretty much the only one who can pick him up and load him on his shoulder. He used to be a stretcher bearer when he was a chaplain during WW1, some things you just don't forget. Once things calm down and everyone is safe, he lays Peppone on the ground against a tree and goes to check if he's still alive, with most of the usual gang holding their breath over his shoulder -

- only to stumble back and fall on their butts as Peppone gasps awake, shaken but inexplicably unhurt.

While Don Camillo closes his eyes for a second and sends a quick but fervent prayer of thanks to his Jesus, Peppone unzips his jacket with a trembling hand a pulls out a book.

Is it the Bible? The works of Karl Marx?

Neither! It's a cheap giallo (a crime novel), dog-eared and faded, but thick enough that the bullet barely nicked the skin behind it.

(I kinda want to have Smilzo make a red/yellow pun (because "giallo" also means "yellow", like "you've got red on your [yellow]) but I have no idea how that'd work in English!)

"Saved by literature, boss," says Brusco, and Don Camillo shakes his head.

(I know it's quick and it's been a while since I visited the little world so I'm rather unsure, but I hope you like 💜)

[marswasnothere]

hello court coming back here with an incomprehensible idea

so after fp1 where max wasn't driving there's a lot of pictures of him in a headset and obviously engineer Max aus came back so my brain concocted a mix of bedwetter baby badger au where Max is Daniel's engineer and Max knows about Daniel's weak bladder and they maybe have a code word/phrase when Daniel can't hold it anymore (except races because like you said Daniel's too focused on the racing)

also not really tied to bladder thing, but I feel like baby badger would have bad luck and be in the same situation as Isack and his ball torture (my poor penis situation) and Daniel keeps radio-ing being like Max I have a problem, and Max is like oh Danyul is it... are you.. about to say leaked or something and Daniel being quick to correct like no it's a different problem.

but also I feel like Daniel would be far more bold than Isack with his problem so he would straight us say Mate I'm getting cock and ball tortured right now I need to box. And Max would be like awh Danyul your poor balls ok box box

so yeah. I know we obviously don't have enough aus so here's one more ahahah

Relatively new race engineer Max Verstappen assigned to the up and coming red bull star Daniel Ricciardo after a mid season swap. A lot of work needed to be done to get a steady driver-engineer relationship going, to know the ins-and-outs of one another........

Tight suit combined with tight seatbelt...

"Problem, Danyul? Is it.. code giallo?" "Max, no, mate, my nuts are in an industrial clamp right now, get me OUTTA HERE!!!"

And Max turns to the rest of the team like "danyuls balls hurt :( we box him :("

Prime time au right here, needing to hear more now

[insertsomthinawesome]

Last year I did the Color Wheel challenge. I decided I wanted to do it again, but with some of my own modifications.

DISCLAIMER: I will be taking this at my own pace, so results/art might be very slow depending on my mood. Also if at any point I decide to, I will completely drop the challenge and not finish any art.

Also While the pole is arbitrarily set to run for a day, I will ultimately make the call on when it "ends". ie could be an hour. could be 4 hours. Could be till the actual end of the day timer. Its my choice so I don't have to wait 24 hours.

That clarified, Lets vote!

[pokemanix]

Welcome to POKEMANIX

Enjoy your stay. I like reblogging pkmn stuff of all kinds! That includes fanart and official stuff

I also post pkmn card posts for every pkmn character. If your favourite isn't up yet, they either don't have a card or theyre in the queue.

Official Pokemon Trainer Cards Easy List;

Gen 1

Red, Blue, Green, Leaf, Ash Ketchum, Mom, Professor Oak, Imposter Professor Oak, Daisy Oak, Bill, Celio, Mr. Fuji, Copycat, Giovanni, Jessie and James, Butch and Cassidy, Sird, Team Rocket Grunts, Brock, Misty, Lt. Surge, Erika, Koga, Sabrina, Blaine, Lorelei, Bruno, Agatha, Lance

Gen 2

Ethan, Kris, Lyra, Mom, Professor Elm, Silver, Eusine, Mary, Mr. Pokemon, Kurt, Buena, Archer, Ariana, Proton, Petrel, Falkner, Bugsy, Whitney, Morty, Chuck, Jasmine, Pryce, Clair, Janine, Will, Karen

Gen 3

Brendan, May, Mom, Professor Birch, Wally, Zinnia, Scott, Mr. Briney, Mr. Stone, Gabby and Ty, Lanette, Brigette, Professor Cozmo, Captain Stern, Aarune, Lisia, Archie, Matt, Shelly, Maxie, Tabitha, Courtney, Team Aqua Grunts, Team Magma Grunts, Roxanne, Brawly, Wattson, Flannery, Norman, Winona, Tate, Liza, Wallace, Juan, Sidney, Phoebe, Glacia, Drake, Steven Stone, Noland, Greta, Tucker, Lucy, Spenser, Brandon, Anabel

Gen 4

Lucas, Dawn, Johanna (Mom), Professor Rowan, Barry, Felicity, Looker, Roxy and Oli, Cheryl, Riley, Mira, Buck, Marley, Bebe, Roseanne, Cyrus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Team Galactic Grunts, Charon, Roark, Gardenia, Maylene, Crasher Wake, Fantina, Byron, Candice, Volkner, Aaron, Bertha, Flint, Lucian, Cynthia, Palmer, Thorton, Dahlia, Darach, Argenta

Gen 5

Hilbert, Hilda, Nate, Rosa, Mom (BW), Mom (B2W2), Professor Juniper, Cedric Juniper, Fennel, Cheren, Bianca, Hugh, N, Colress, Ghetsis, Zinzolin, Gorm, Bronius, Giallo, Ryoku, Rood, Anthea, Concordia, Shadow Triad, Team Plasma Grunts, Cilan, Chili, Cress, Lenora, Burgh, Elesa, Clay, Skyla, Brycen, Drayden, Iris, Roxie, Marlon, Shauntal, Marshal, Grimsley, Caitlin, Alder, Benga, Ingo, Emmet

Gen 6

Calem, Serena, Grace (Mom), Professor Augustine Sycamore, Shauna, Tierno, Trevor, Alexa, Cassius, Inver, Sina, Dexio, Gurkinn, Bonnie, Emma, AZ, Lysandre, Chalmers, Aliana, Bryony, Celosia, Marie, Xerosic, Team Flare Grunts, Viola, Grant, Korrina, Ramos, Clemont, Valerie, Olympia, Wulfric, Malva, Siebold, Wikstrom, Drasna, Diantha, Dana, Evelyn, Morgan, Nita, Kali, Katherine

Gen 7

Elio, Selene, Mom, Professor Kukui, Professor Burnet, Lillie, Hau, Samson Oak, Guzma, Plumeria, Gladion, Team Skull Grunts, Lusamine, Wicke, Faba, Aether Paradise Employees, Phyco, Dulse, Soliera, Zossie, Ilima, Lana, Kiawe, Mallow, Sophocles, Acerola, Mina, Hala, Olivia, Nanu, Hapu, Kahili, Molayne, Mohn, Ryuki

Gen 8

Victor, Gloria, Mum, Professor Magnolia, Sonia, Hop, Bede, Marnie, Sordward, Shielbert, Ball Guy, Team Yell Grunts, Rose, Oleana, Milo, Nessa, Kabu, Bea, Allister, Opal, Gordie, Melony, Piers, Raihan, Leon, Cara Liss, Jack, Dan, Mustard, Klara, Avery, Honey, Hyde, Peony, Peonia, Digging Duo, Koko

Hisui

Rei, Akari, Professor Laventon, Kamado, Cyllene, Zisu, Pesselle, Tao Hua, Sanqua, Colza, Beni, Ress, Rye, Cogita, Choy, Anthe, Charm, Clover, Coin, Vessa, Adaman, Mai, Arezu, Iscan, Melli, Sabi, Irida, Lian, Calaba, Palina, Gaeric, Pearl Clan Members, Diamond Clan Members, Ginter, Volo, Tuli, Mani

Gen 9

Florian, Juliana, Professor Sada, Professor Turo, Nemona, Arven, Penny, Clavell, Jacq, Dendra, Miriam, Raifort, Saguaro, Salvatore, Tyme, Katy, Brassius, Iono, Kofu, Larry, Ryme, Tulip, Grusha, Rika, Poppy, Hassel, Geeta, Giacomo, Mela, Atticus, Ortega, Eri, Carmen, Youssef, Team Star Grunts, Carmine, Kieran, Perrin, Kitakami Caretaker, Billy and O'Nare, Briar, Cyrano, Drayton, Lacey, Crispin, Amarys, Liko, Roy, Friede, Dot

Go

Professor Willow, Candela, Blanche, Spark

Other

Imakuni?, Holon, Trainer Classes (1, 2, 3, 4, 5), Pokemon Center Ladies, NPCs (1, 2, 3, 4)

[f1-stuff]

Is it just me or is Charles in addition to the forza Ferrari bracelet also wearing another one with red and yellow beads? Which also kinda looks like the team 55 bracelet that some fans gave Carlos in Spain 👀

aw if this is true, it's really cute 🥹 but it's more likely giallo modena for Charles than the spanish flag. They're still matchy matchy tho

[giallofever2]

Il prato macchiato di rosso

Director/Regista: Ricardo Ghione

Release Date Italy March 2, 1973

Also Known As (AKA)

Canada

The Bloodstained Lawn(English)

Italy

Il prato macchiato di rosso

Soviet Union

Окровавленная лужайка(Russian)

United Kingdom

The Bloodstained Lawn

World-wide

The Bloodstained Lawn(English, literal

English title)

World-wide

Red Stained Lawn(English, altern transliteration) #ilpratomacchiatodirosso #riccardoghione #marinamalfatti #ninocastelnuovo #luciodalla #giallofever #italianhorror #italiangiallo #gialloallitaliana #horrormovies #giallomovies #gialloitaliano #giallofilm #giallodrama #italianhorrorfilms #italianhorrormovies #spaghettigiallo #filmhorror #spaghettihorror #giallohorror #giallo #italianactress #horror #gialli #attriciitaliane #italianactor #filmhorreur #italiancrimefilm #italiancrimemovies

[icarus-suraki]

1, 7, and 9 for the movie ask!

It occurs to me that I could just answer Goncharov (1972) for all of these…

Movie Questions Ask Bait!

->what is your favorite film of all time? Very possibly Mad Max: Fury Road. That movie rewired my brain. That movie scraped the rust off my soul. That movie sneaked up behind me and stole my spine. And it was great.

I literally went to see it in the theater seven (7) times. Seven. If you dig back in my blog here to June 2015, you'll see that this place was full of Fury Road. Stills, gifs, music, meta, fic, shitposts, all of it. All of it.

Sidebar: I think my absolute love of Fury Road is what's keeping me from wanting to see the new Furiosa prequel: Fury Road didn't explain everything to death so we, the fandom, had a great time imagining explanations or making things up. We dissected that movie and we also left it alone. I don't want to know too much. I like that world being left a partial mystery. We, like Max, get thrown into it and we're both figuring out how it works as the story progresses. I love that.

I can't exactly explain why I love it so much. The colors, the action, the fight scenes, the music (holy shit the music), the characters, the weirdness, the story itself, the callbacks and parallels, the newness and the oldness of it (it really is a train robbery movie at its core), the sense (ultimately) of hope, the presences of women (old women even!) in action roles… Something about it, maybe everything about it, were just perfect for me at that time and in that place.

Yeah. Favorite movie ever.

->name a movie you’re emotionally attached to? There's so many ways I could take this. Positive attachment? Negative attachment? Very Strange Time in My Life attachment?

Like, I know I can never watch L'Illusionniste, Les Triplettes de Belleville, or Grave of the Fireflies again because I cried just too fucking hard at each of them, which I think is an emotional attachment.

Or I could say the Lord of the Rings movies (all of them). They came out when I was in college and a handful of us were counting down the days to the premiere, watching this miniscule clip of video taken by a fan from a train that showed a glimpse of the Minas Tirith set endlessly, gobbling up any news or leak or rumor about production on Livejournal, engaging in the fandom of that era (which was a whole thing in and of itself), even going to midnight local premiers. So while I'm not a huge fan of the movies, they certainly were a constant presence in my undergrad days.

Or it could be the other movies that rewired my brain: Mad Max: Fury Road (see above), Princess Mononoke (baby's first Studio Ghibli film in 1999 at the local art house theater), Star Wars (only episodes 4, 5, and 6 though; I kind of deny that any others exist), Kiki's Delivery Service (which I had on VHS in college and would watch when I was stressed and depressed because I love the city), Voices of a Distant Star (the concept really got me)…

Or it could be the kids' movies from my own childhood, you know? Robin Hood (1973) is very near and dear to my heart. And Panda and the Magic Serpent is what started me down the weaboo road way back when I was 6 years old.

There's so many possible answers here. But that's a few movies I have emotional attachments to. How's that?

->guilty pleasure movie? Do I have to? Okay, okay, okay: I like a good cheesy, gory giallo movie, red tempra paint blood and all. Spaghetti westerns are amazing with their half-understandings or misunderstandings of USAmerican history to the point that it becomes something different, something bigger and more epic (I love The Good, The Bad and the Ugly so much). Martial arts movies full of dramatic scenes and wire-fu are so much fun (and I get to practice my Mandarin or my Japanese). Gothic drama, especially from the 1990s, is great like the original IwtV, Crimson Peak, The Crow…

But I paid actual, real, hard-earned money for a (digital) copy of Bloodsport and it's so bad. It's so bad! But I love it--maybe as much for meta reasons as anything.

Like, the whole thing is based on this Canadian-American guy Frank Dux's memoirs about being trained in ninjutsu by a mysterious Senzo "Tiger" Tanaka (who probably didn't exist at all and has the same name as a character in You Only Live Twice) and then going on to compete in this international full-contact underground martial arts competition in Hong King (the "Kumite"). Oh and he was also in the military at the time, doing covert missions, so he had to go AWOL to fight in this competition of course. Which he does without being caught. And he keeps outsmarting the CID officers (one of whom is played by a young Forest Whitaker) when they chase him to Hong Kong, meanwhile picking up an April O'Neill-style beautiful American journalist ("reporter" because it's the 1980s).

The whole thing is so clearly ridiculous bullshit but it's marketed as being based on a true story because Frank Dux insisted his bullshit was true. And it was produced by Cannon Films, which is another can of worms entirely (I highly recommend the documentary Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films for more backstory on the company; it is bonkers). And did I mention that Frank Dux is played by Jean-Claude van Damme? And yes he does do the most epic of splits.

And the whole thing is simultaneously so deep in meta layers (self-proclaimed martial arts masters, which ties into Count Dante and the dojo wars, Frank Dux's amazing bullshit and stolen valor, Cannon Films) and yet so incredibly shallow at the same time.

There's minimal plot, zero depth to the characters, massively long flashback sequences, even longer training montages, a totally ridiculous amalgamation of Chinese, Japanese, and Korean cultures into just "Asian Culture," the dubbing in some scenes is practically criminal, there's minimal exploration of the location (Hong fucking Kong!!!) outside of a chase and a throwaway scene about bad restaurant food, and even the fight scenes during the tournament aren't really all that great.

But the Kowloon Walled City gets some screentime (except that it's just a set sometimes). And there are tons of locally-hired extras and bit players, along with a slew of international actors and/or actual martial artists, even if a lot of them have been cast as nationalities other than their own???--like Bernard Mariano, who is Filipino by descent but was born in Hong Kong, had no martial arts experience but got scouted while he was working out, was cast as a "Middle Eastern" fighter named Hossein, but used his pay from the movie for university classes to go on to be an English teacher in Hong Kong. Meanwhile, Jean-Claude van Damme is busy taking his shirt off and wearing super tight spandex underwear (he snaps them in one scene; you're welcome). Leah Ayres is a "reporter," which is really "journalist" and one of the few adventurous jobs acceptable for women in 1980s movies to have, who maybe lives in Hong Kong or maybe doesn't but she's super cute and deserves better than she got in the script; she's The Girl (Leah Ayres is now into pseudoscience). And Donald Gibb is playing this American bar brawler who somehow got invited to this elite fighting tournament and he looks like Kurt Russell in The Thing if he were still infected by the Thing and living out on the ice alone.

Like, I could just keep going. I love this shit. There is so little that's "good" in terms of filmmaking, scriptwriting, cinematography, anything in this movie and yet it entertains the fuck out of me.

Hence: guilty pleasure film.

[diyasgarden]

not to like self project onto patrick but…

pat being a giallo fan. he loves to show you the 70s, 80s italian schlock with bad dubbing, red paint as blood, and pov shots of gloved hands.

i don’t think he’d be too into the ones with paranormal elements? mostly bc he feels like a slasher kind if guy to me

I support all forms of self projection here!!! Never stop!!!

He ADORES slashers. He pokes holes in movies that deal with the paranormal. You put on The Poltergeist and he is complaining about every little detail that doesn't make sense. He just doesn't understand what's interesting if everything seems so obviously fake to him. He loves how slashers are grounded in reality. This realism makes them more exciting. Regardless of how you feel about slashers, he drags you to the theater to watch any new slasher. And yeah, he's been ghostface for Halloween multiple times.

I don't know much about giallo films (although I have to say I'm intrigued now, so I'm going to check it out), but I think it would be cute if maybe he got into it as a pre teen due to one of his au pairs. an elderly Italian woman who's son were into those films growing up. He likes this au pair because she treats him like a grown up, which is part of the reason why she gives Patrick some of cds and casette tapes for these films because her son doesn't watch them anymore. It's a simple gesture, but he keeps these films with him for the rest of his life. He will literally carry it with him. If Art was forcing him to watch musicals, he was forcing Art to watch these films when he brought the tapes and cds to the academy. If you're doing a movie night with him, best believe he is pulling out one of these cds/tapes to watch. You've probably seen them enough to have it engrained in your brain, but it's clear he adores them. So regardless how you feel about it, you end up watching it with him anyway.

Also anon, I'm working on a longer fic right now. Could I integrate this into the fic? No worries if you don't want me to!

[secretgarden]

any recommendations for books or movies?

not asking for favourites, as that's a reeeeally hard one

omgggg i’m not much of a reader honestly but i am a huge film nerd LOL i tend to gravitate to movies about sex and/or violence i fear so keep that in mind with all of these recommendations

some movies that have been on my mind lately are exotica (1994, dir. atom egoyan), o fantasma (2000, dir. joão pedro rodrigues), sauvage (2018, dir. camille vidal-naquet), belle de jour (1967, dir. luis buñuel), the in crowd (2000, dir. mary lambert), frisk (1995, dir. todd verow), variety (1983, dir. bette gordon), and andrea arnold’s entire filmography (but especially fish tank, american honey, and red road)

i know who killed me (2007, dir. chris sivertson) is a misunderstood 2000s horror masterpiece - it’s basically american giallo (lindsay lohan is also the star of it btw)

open cam (2005, dir. robert gatson) is more of a niche pick but i think it’s really underrated and actually quite good - it’s a low-budget horror/thriller about gay cam boys

[mediamixs]

Top 10 Giallo Horror Movies

Giallo is a unique Italian film genre that blends horror, mystery, and thriller elements, often characterized by stylish cinematography, intricate plots, and a focus on psychological terror. Here’s a look at ten of the most iconic giallo films that have left a lasting impact on the genre.

1. Deep Red (Profondo Rosso) - 1975 Directed by Dario Argento, Deep Red is frequently hailed as the quintessential giallo film. It follows Marcus Daly, a musician who witnesses a murder and becomes embroiled in the investigation. The film is renowned for its striking visuals, intense score by Goblin, and its intricate narrative that keeps viewers guessing until the end.

2. The Bird with the Crystal Plumage (L'uccello dalle piume di cristallo) - 1970 Also directed by Argento, this film centers on an American writer in Italy who becomes involved in a series of brutal murders. It is notable for its innovative use of suspense and visual storytelling, influencing countless films in the slasher genre.

3. Blood and Black Lace (Sei donne per l'assassino) - 1964 Mario Bava's Blood and Black Lace is a landmark film in the giallo genre, featuring a masked killer targeting models in a fashion house. Its bold use of color and stylish cinematography helped define the aesthetic of giallo films[3][4].

4. Don't Torture a Duckling (Non si sevizia un paperino) - 1972 Lucio Fulci's film shifts the giallo setting to a rural village where children are being murdered. This film explores themes of superstition and societal decay, making it one of the more disturbing entries in the genre.

5. Tenebrae - 1982 In this meta-giallo, Argento tells the story of a writer who becomes embroiled in a series of murders that mirror his own novels. Tenebrae is known for its commentary on violence in media and features some of Argento's most elaborate set pieces.

6. Torso (I corpi presentano tracce di violenza carnale) - 1973 Directed by Sergio Martino, Torso follows a group of university students who become targets of a serial killer. The film is notorious for its graphic violence and has garnered attention for pushing the boundaries of body horror within the genre.

7. The Evil Eye (La ragazza che sapeva troppo) - 1963 Often considered the first giallo film, Bava's The Evil Eye tells the story of an American tourist who witnesses a murder in Rome. Its blend of suspense and psychological intrigue laid the groundwork for future giallo films.

8. The Psychic (Sette note in nero) - 1977 Lucio Fulci's The Psychic features a clairvoyant woman who uncovers dark secrets tied to her husband's past. Unlike many gialli, it relies more on psychological tension than gore, showcasing Fulci's ability to craft an engaging mystery.

9. A Bay of Blood (Reazione a catena) - 1971 Another classic from Bava, this film is known for its complex plot involving greed and murder among family members vying for inheritance. Its brutal killings influenced many slasher films that followe.

10. Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key (Il tuo vizio è una stanza chiusa e solo io ne ho la chiave) - 1972 Sergio Martino's film combines elements of Edgar Allan Poe's stories with giallo conventions to create a tale filled with suspense and betrayal. The narrative twists keep viewers engaged until the shocking conclusion.

These films not only showcase the unique style and storytelling techniques characteristic of giallo but also highlight its significant influence on the horror genre as a whole.

[charlespecco]

ducaticorse: Giallo Ducati is back! 💛Today we are racing at the #SanMarinoGP with our #DesmosediciGP dressed in a special livery. A way to honour our history and recall an important tradition in Italian Motorsport. Ducati is Red, but Yellow also belongs to us.