For Day 17 this year, we’ll be jumping right into the “Giallo” film world with Dario Argento’s Deep Red!! Now, I suspect many of you aren’t familiar with the “Giallo” style. To be honest, I wasn’t either. But it seemed that everytime I began doing serious research into horror film history, certain movies kept popping up again and again. Suspiria is one of those films, as well as Blood and Black Lace and Deep Red. And they’re all attributed to this Italian “Giallo” genre. So, what were these films from Italy? And why are they constantly cited? Well, “giallo” means “yellow” in Italian, and it refers to the color of …
1970s Horror Cinema Overview
Here’s a brief overview of horror cinema from the 1970s as part of our series during this year’s 31 Days of Horror!!