r/Giallo

Hello Evil Dead fans! My name is Chris, from Italy. A couple days ago I asked in the group the best way to share a horror short I made inspired by Evil Dead and Bruce Campbell’s performance and I got some great advices on how Reddit works and good feedback and I was encouraged to post the film in this group. I am respectfully doing so and I want to say that the video is not monetised and I am not looking for anything other than share my passion with other fans like me. I hope you enjoy my best Bruce Campbell impression in the film and please let me know if I shouldn’t have posted the link! I am learning Reddit as I go. Thank you all so much and viva Evil Dead!

Escalation | Horror Short Film

https://youtu.be/RCqvvA82di0

I’ve noticed that there’s been an interest in people looking for giallo books, so I figured I’d bring up this novel I’ve spent the past few years writing.

The whole idea was to write a giallo and literary fiction hybrid and translate the over the top style and tropes of giallo movies into prose with social commentary mixed in. I’d say that it’s like a blend of Solange and The New York Ripper, but in a modern setting if I had to describe it.

It’s available (and currently discounted) on Amazon right now, but it’s also available on Apple Books, Kobo and Barnes & Noble too.

Here’s the link to the Amazon page:
https://www.amazon.com/Maid-Four-Parts-Giallo-Time-ebook/dp/B0GX38K62G/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?crid=311LV4KS7ZEXH&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.iN08lQmxKEZ69TiWQN8s8H8Hp0HO7lxAfzxnLHurFtaY5zTtoGl8H-LsE2ERaE-eANT0jQ2P_NFkLrdExoI31WFAvoWY5T-TixSoPWigJsx0AGhLmJQdvDoKWOkDF2nhAftuKZB3xc6t3EfolSb2WzEfMxwLPh30ohvL1EYlWgyCG9u-Q1-AXFvQPf5MHSXlUA1LgToPwgt79Lc0rMnZmw.XAoCmIB7GZ2TRuiR-u8bUCxNIy9g6eW-QjqnmvTwxrg&dib_tag=se&keywords=a+maid+in+four+parts&qid=1778362640&sprefix=a+maid+in+f%2Caps%2C235&sr=8-1

Slowly ticking off my list of Bava Blu-rays

Dei um start aqui agora. Pensamentos? Depois digo o que achei!

I went to the Popular Culture Conference of America a couple months ago and picked up this little number. Lots of info on dubbing, economic system of giallos, etc.

This one feels so matter of fact and grounded which makes it all the more unsettling. It’s also so poetic with the reveal and how Solange couldn’t speak and all the girls ending up with tape on their mouths. And you’d think it would come off more exploitative with the subject matter but it instead actually feels kinda classy. Very interesting one.

Mater Lachrymarum, the secundary antagonist in Dario Argento movie "Inferno" and main antagonist in it's sequel "The Mother of Tears" was portrayed by two different actresses in the two films, being Ania Pieroni in Inferno and Moran Atias on TMoT.

And while in theory both are meant to be the same characters because Ania Pieroni couldn't reprise her role for the final movie in the trilogy, I have the theory of the change of actress being something that actually has an in universe explanation.

Because besides of the different look, the character portrayed by Ania is fundamentally different to the one portrayed by Moran in the 3rd film.

"The Musical Student" as is named in Inferno, is a quiet and almost esoteric presence, a mysterious woman which intentions aren't directly revealed to the audience. She stared and observes, always accompanied by her cat, as she stalks the main character without taking direct action.

"Mater Lachrymarum" as she presents herself, on the other hand is a very sadistic and evil witch much more cruel and agressive than we previously seen. Her personality takes a sudden shift and is unrecognizable from her previous appearence.

But here's the thing, what if both of them aren't the same person and "the musical student" is the *true* Mater Lachrymarum?

Keep in mind, Mater is a title for an all powerful an ancient which, but taking inspiration from the Suspiria remake, it woulnd't be crazy to think any which could claim to be a Mater due her powers, despite this not being necesssrily the case at all (spoiler for the Suspiria remake if you haven't seen it)

And to this there's an important idea to keep in mind: The Mother of Tears isn't the vision of Daria Nicolodi, the original writer of Suspiria/Inferno.

And to which Daria herself said this: "The real third mother isn't really dead"

So in theory is interesting to imagine that the musical student played by Ania Pieroni is secrectly the real Mater Lachrymarum who stayed offscreen all this time, while the witch played by Moran Atias who was killed in TMoT by Sarah was just taken her name. And as such the evil still continues existing in the world.

It's funny to picture how after all the craziness of the Mother of Tears, the main characters celebrate thinking all is over and the witches are finally all dead, while Mater Lachrymarum is probably watching while she pets her cat, knowing her moment is about to come.

Um dos meus favoritos. Silvio Amadio. 1972.

As discussed, and a lot of you were interested in merch, I’m going to try out tee public for this one design. Let me know if the link works

https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/92144876-edwige-fenech

What games did you play that had the spirit of those movies, or references? What kind of games would you call a giallo? Would you like to see a game made entirely in this genre?

Haven’t seen anything about this movie on the sub and wanted to put it on people’s radar.

To preface, I’m a huge giallo fan, they were my introduction to horror movies as a teenager growing up partially in Italy. This started with a very scarring experience watching DEEP RED in a rural house (a lot like the one with the bathtub kill) and I’ve been hooked on them ever since.

I recently co-wrote and produced my first movie: EUGENE THE MARINE starring the legend Scott Glenn. It is heavily giallo-influenced - someone on Letterboxd described it as a blend of giallo and Hallmark movie (there’s a lot of John Hughes in there as well).

We shot it on 16mm to match that classic look and the score is unbelievable - you may think we licensed a Bruno Nicolai score but the themes are completely original and yes, a J&B bottle makes an appearance.

Here is our trailer, which is heavily inspired by Fulci’s masterpiece THE PSYCHIC and features an original track by Angela Aki, our composer.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-gTbjgFzzGk&ra=m

The film does not currently have distribution but is available now until May 28th through an experimental 30 day release in the Letterboxd Video Store. We’re hoping to find a distributor for a larger release soon.

https://letterboxd.com/video-store/unreleased-gems/eugene-the-marine/

Love this sub and reading about all the obscure giallos everyone is discovering. Please keep posting!

Bruno Mattei's Giallo Madness (Occhi Senza Volto) from 1994 is available on YouTube in its entirety, in HD 1080p and with English dubbing. It's terrifying.

Link: https://youtu.be/0JrTkrssCmE?si=TN2NCBzGSSopFOWp