Greatest Giallo films

 Greatest Giallo films of all time (March 2014)

Giallo films got their name because they are inspired by murder mystery novels that had yellow covers in Italy. They are Italian murder mystery films. They follow a similar format most of the time. There is a murder that is committed. The murderer is unknown. They usually cover their faces. Everything has been used from clothes, to motorcycle helmets to masks. They usually make threatening phone calls in hushed tones. The murders are usually committed with sharp objects such as daggers, knives, ice picks, razors or scissors. They are usually brutal murders. There is usually set piece murder scenes involving elaborate deaths.. The blood and gore is usually a lurid unrealistically garish color. In most of the films there is a protagonist either a friend or family member of a victim, a reporter, a detective, a witness or a wrongly accused suspect who has to investigate to discover who the murderer is before they are murdered themselves. These films were originated and perfected by Mario Bava. They were popularized  by Dario Argento. There were then hundreds of copycats made to various effect. Giallo films also have some of the best titles ever. You will notice that there are certain stars that pop up repeatedly as well as directors in these films.

50. the Card Player
49. Hatchet for the Honeymoon
48.Sleepless
47. Iguana with the tongue of fire
46. Murderrock
45. Phenomenon
44. Perversion Story
43. Bloodstained Butterfly
42. Seven deaths in the cat’s eye
41. Five dolls for an August Moon
40. Death walks on high heels
39. All the colours of the dark
38. Bloodstained Shadow
37. Night Evelyn Came out of her grave
36. Red Queen Kills Seven Times

35. Fifth Cord
34. Killer must kill again
33. Case of the Scorpion’s Tail
32. Seven Bloodstained Orchids
31. Your vice is a locked door and only I have the key
30. Spasmo
29. Death Laid an egg
28. Watch me when I kill
27. Belly of the black tarantula
26. Who saw her die
25. Stagefright
24. Short night of the glass dolls
23. What have they done to our daughters
22. My dear killer
21. Cat O’ nine tails

20. Death walks at Midnight
19. What have you do to Solange
18. Four flies on grey velvet
17. Knife of ice
16. Case of the bloody Iris
15. Torso
14. Eyeball
13. Blade in the dark
12. Strange vice of Mrs. Wardah
11. Tenebrae

10. Lizard in a woman’s skin
9. House with the laughing windows
8. Don’t torture a duckling
7. Strip nude for your killer
6. Girl who knew too much
5. Terror at the Opera
4. Bay of Blood
3. Deep Red
2. Blood and Black Lace
1. Bird with the crystal plumage