Horror Movies

‘Suspiria’ (1977): Style, sounds, Suzy … and a slice of story

Due to its title and reputation for being an unusual breed, I suspected “Suspiria” (1977) would be a tough watch, but it’s actually a dark

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‘Deep Red’ (1975) not deeply profound, but it gets Argento noticed

“Deep Red” (1975) often tops rankings of Dario Argento films, or even all giallo films. I suppose this makes sense if “Suspiria” (1977) is shunted

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‘Four Flies on Grey Velvet’ (1971) completes ‘animal trilogy’ with buzz

Dario Argento’s giallo films are starting to become like tasty snacks three entries in – good for energy, not necessarily nutrition. After “The Bird with

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‘The Gorge’ can’t clear the gap to greatness

Scott Derrickson has developed a reputation as a fine filmmaker, but for me he’s leaning toward safe filmmaker. Though his resume includes the excellent “Exorcism

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‘Cat o’ Nine Tails’ (1971) a few whiskers short of Argento’s debut

After the twist ending in his directorial debut, “The Bird with the Crystal Plumage” (1970), Dario Argento’s follow-up “The Cat o’ Nine Tails” (1971) was

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Enter giallo gallery in ‘Bird with the Crystal Plumage’ (1970)

Thank goodness for film historians and geeks. I now enter the third phase of a journey taken by many Gen X and millennial slasher fans.

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‘My Bloody Valentine’ (2009) adds dimension to the franchise

“My Bloody Valentine” (2009) – as endemic to 2009 as the original is to 1981 — is a generic, gory slasher movie, but it embraces

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‘My Bloody Valentine’ (1981) joins lineup of holiday slashers

Christmas had “Black Christmas” (1974) and Halloween had “Halloween” (1978), so amid cinema’s first slasher boom it was inevitable that Valentine’s Day would get “My

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Heavy-handed cut-and-shunt celluloid: ‘Curse of the Stone Hand’ (1965)

“Curse of the Stone Hand” (1965) concerns an A-frame Kentish mansion with a curse spanning two successive families of inhabitants. Yes, there is a stone

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‘Haunt’ (2019) a decent slasher romp through a Halloween attraction

Before the director duo of Scott Beck and Bryan Woods established themselves as top-shelf horror helmers with 2024’s “Heretic,” they demonstrated their genre bona fides

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