Giallo watchlist
by nickjoli | created - 27 Feb 2020 | updated - 21 Jan 2023 | Public- Instant Watch Options
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1. Short Night of Glass Dolls (1971)
Not Rated | 97 min | Horror, Mystery
An American journalist temporarily stationed in Central Europe searches for his new girlfriend, who has suddenly disappeared.
Director: Aldo Lado | Stars: Ingrid Thulin, Jean Sorel, Mario Adorf, Barbara Bach
Votes: 3,672
2. The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire (1971)
Not Rated | 96 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery
A corpse is found in the trunk of a car that belongs to the Swiss ambassador to the UK. Speculations run wild, as more people around the ambassador keep falling victim to the vicious killer. A former detective is hired to investigate.
Director: Riccardo Freda | Stars: Luigi Pistilli, Dagmar Lassander, Anton Diffring, Arthur O'Sullivan
Votes: 1,027
3. Spasmo (1974)
R | 94 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Christian (Robert Hoffman) and his girlfriend are taking a walk on a deserted beach when they discover a woman's body lying on the sand; a closer look proves that she's alive. The next day ... See full summary »
Director: Umberto Lenzi | Stars: Robert Hoffmann, Suzy Kendall, Ivan Rassimov, Adolfo Lastretti
Votes: 2,101
4. The Evil Eye (1963)
Not Rated | 86 min | Horror, Mystery, Romance
A mystery novel-loving American tourist witnesses a murder in Rome, and soon finds herself and her suitor caught up in a series of killings.
Director: Mario Bava | Stars: John Saxon, Letícia Román, Valentina Cortese, Titti Tomaino
Votes: 5,369
5. The House with Laughing Windows (1976)
110 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Stefano, a young restorer, is commissioned to save a controversial mural located in the church of a small, isolated village.
Director: Pupi Avati | Stars: Lino Capolicchio, Francesca Marciano, Gianni Cavina, Giulio Pizzirani
Votes: 5,974
6. Black Belly of the Tarantula (1971)
Not Rated | 89 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A series of victims are paralyzed while having their bellies ripped open, much in the same way tarantulas are killed by the black wasp. The victims all seem to have a connection with a spa.
Director: Paolo Cavara | Stars: Giancarlo Giannini, Claudine Auger, Barbara Bouchet, Rossella Falk
Votes: 3,631
7. The Red Queen Kills Seven Times (1972)
PG | 99 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery
Two sisters inherit their family castle, which is said to be haunted by their ancestor, a dark-haired, red-robed woman who is said to take seven lives every hundred years.
Director: Emilio Miraglia | Stars: Barbara Bouchet, Ugo Pagliai, Marina Malfatti, Marino Masé
Votes: 3,220
8. The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave (1971)
R | 103 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A rich, mentally-unstable man - with a penchant for playing deadly S&M games with women who resemble his dead wife - sparks off a chain of bizarre events after getting remarried.
Director: Emilio Miraglia | Stars: Anthony Steffen, Marina Malfatti, Enzo Tarascio, Giacomo Rossi Stuart
Votes: 2,924
9. The Pyjama Girl Case (1977)
Not Rated | 102 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery
In Australia, a retired police inspector is called to duty to solve the murder case of a young woman whose partially-burned body has been found on the beach.
Director: Flavio Mogherini | Stars: Ray Milland, Dalila Di Lazzaro, Michele Placido, Howard Ross
Votes: 1,391
10. The Laughing Woman (1969)
R | 90 min | Thriller
A rich man with a penchant for degrading women subjects a female journalist to unpleasant S&M games, but, unbeknownst to him, she's the one who's manipulating him.
Director: Piero Schivazappa | Stars: Philippe Leroy, Dagmar Lassander, Lorenza Guerrieri, Varo Soleri
Votes: 1,453
11. Psychout for Murder (1969)
R | 88 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
Shortly after her release from a mental hospital, a young woman begins a campaign of revenge against those who placed her there.
Director: Rossano Brazzi | Stars: Adrienne Larussa, Rossano Brazzi, Nino Castelnuovo, Paola Pitagora
Votes: 452
12. Footprints on the Moon (1975)
Not Rated | 90 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
After being tormented by dreams about astronauts on the moon, a translator visits a deserted seaside town whose inhabitants know her, although she does not know them.
Directors: Luigi Bazzoni, Mario Fanelli | Stars: Florinda Bolkan, Peter McEnery, Nicoletta Elmi, Caterina Boratto
Votes: 2,510
13. One on Top of the Other (1969)
R | 108 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
An unscrupulous doctor is accused of killing his asthmatic wife as part of an insurance scam, despite discovering that she has a doppelgänger who works as a stripper and call girl.
Director: Lucio Fulci | Stars: Jean Sorel, Marisa Mell, Elsa Martinelli, Alberto de Mendoza
Votes: 2,677
14. Hatchet for the Honeymoon (1970)
GP | 88 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A cleaver-wielding bridal designer murders various young brides-to-be in an attempt to unlock a repressed childhood trauma.
Director: Mario Bava | Stars: Stephen Forsyth, Dagmar Lassander, Laura Betti, Jesús Puente
Votes: 4,327
15. Seven Blood-Stained Orchids (1972)
Unrated | 92 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery
A woman, a survivor of a failed murder attempt by the so-called "Half-Moon Killer", and her husband try to find a connection between herself, six other women, and the killer.
Director: Umberto Lenzi | Stars: Antonio Sabato, Uschi Glas, Pier Paolo Capponi, Rossella Falk
Votes: 2,692
16. Paranoia (1969)
X | 91 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
A rich, alcoholic widow assuages her loneliness through a ménage à trois with two seductive step-siblings, whose true motives threaten her sanity and life.
Director: Umberto Lenzi | Stars: Carroll Baker, Lou Castel, Colette Descombes, Tino Carraro
Votes: 1,628
17. So Sweet... So Perverse (1969)
92 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A bored, married Parisian socialite is pulled into a web of lust and deception after he seemingly rescues a woman from her abusive boyfriend.
Director: Umberto Lenzi | Stars: Carroll Baker, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Erika Blanc, Horst Frank
Votes: 1,240
18. A Quiet Place to Kill (I) (1970)
Not Rated | 94 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
A troubled race-car driver plots to kill her ex-husband at the behest of his new wife, but their scheme quickly goes awry.
Director: Umberto Lenzi | Stars: Carroll Baker, Jean Sorel, Luis Dávila, Alberto Dalbés
Votes: 1,393
19. Knife of Ice (1972)
91 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A mute woman finds herself at the center of a series of murders in the mountains of Spain, which police suspect are being committed by a drug-addled Satanist.
Director: Umberto Lenzi | Stars: Carroll Baker, Alan Scott, Ida Galli, Eduardo Fajardo
Votes: 1,341
20. The Possessed (1965)
Not Rated | 95 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
While visiting his favorite resort town during the off-season, a novelist investigates the apparent suicide of a woman he was infatuated with.
Directors: Luigi Bazzoni, Franco Rossellini | Stars: Peter Baldwin, Salvo Randone, Valentina Cortese, Pia Lindström
Votes: 1,436
21. Death Occurred Last Night (1970)
TV-14 | 98 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A compassionate police captain searches for a mentally challenged 25 year old daughter of a widower, who's been kidnapped and forced into prostitution.
Director: Duccio Tessari | Stars: Raf Vallone, Frank Wolff, Gabriele Tinti, Gillian Bray
Votes: 727
22. My Dear Killer (1972)
100 min | Mystery, Thriller
A mysterious decapitation leads Inspector Peretti into a case of blackmail, deceit, and the unsolved kidnapping of a young girl.
Director: Tonino Valerii | Stars: George Hilton, Salvo Randone, William Berger, Manuel Zarzo
Votes: 1,661
23. L'assassino è costretto ad uccidere ancora (1975)
Not Rated | 90 min | Crime, Horror, Thriller
Giorgio is a greedy adulterer who makes a deal with a serial killer to dispose of his wealthy wife, Nora. Unfortunately, a thrill-seeking young couple steal the killer's car with Nora's ... See full summary »
Director: Luigi Cozzi | Stars: George Hilton, Antoine Saint-John, Femi Benussi, Cristina Galbó
Votes: 1,357
24. The Fan (1981)
R | 95 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
Douglas, a record salesman, is an obsessive fan of actress Sally Ross. When his letters are rejected, he strikes out at her and her loved ones.
Director: Ed Bianchi | Stars: Lauren Bacall, James Garner, Michael Biehn, Maureen Stapleton
Votes: 2,846
25. Visiting Hours (1982)
R | 103 min | Horror, Thriller
A deranged, misogynistic killer assaults a journalist. When he discovers that she survived the attack, he follows her to the hospital to finish her off.
Director: Jean-Claude Lord | Stars: Michael Ironside, Lee Grant, Linda Purl, William Shatner
Votes: 4,836 | Gross: $13.26M
26. Last Stop on the Night Train (1975)
R | 94 min | Horror, Thriller
A pair of psychotic hoodlums and an equally demented nymphomaniac woman terrorize two young girls on a train trip from Germany to Italy.
Director: Aldo Lado | Stars: Flavio Bucci, Macha Méril, Gianfranco De Grassi, Enrico Maria Salerno
Votes: 3,430
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