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Pulling inspiration from the yellow covers of Agatha Christie’s mystery books that were translated and imported into Italy, creating the Giallo (yellow horror) film genre.
La femenina orrore: a feminist perspective of horror in film
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Giallo
What is giallo?
Giallo is a horror film genre orginated in Italy in the 1960s. A combination of arthouse and horror, giallo is known for its striking cinematic shots and over-the-top plot lines. Most giallo films center a mysterious anonymous killer and a helpless woman trying to solve the myster with enduring extreme levels of paranoia.
Everything is not what it seems.
Slasher
A slasher film is a subgenre of horror films involving a killer stalking and murdering a group of people.
Critics cite the Italian giallo films and psychological horror films such as Peeping Tom (1960) and Psycho (1960) as early influences.
Some slasher tropes include:
- A “final girl”
- Gory kill scenes
- Teenage victims
- Small-town or isolated-location setting
- A revenge-driven backstory for the killer
- The killer is masked or facially disfigured/deformed
- Sexualcharacters die while a virgin character survives or dies last
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