[LATEST ARCHIVE UPDATES]
[LONG-FORM KRIMI REVIEWS]
For me, special mention goes to what I’ve identified as the holy trinity of Krimis—ROOM 13, PHANTOM OF SOHO, and THE MONSTER OF LONDON CITY—three Krimis from 1964. Without these three films, the Giallo genre as we know it simply wouldn’t exist. Also, my vote for best unknown / unseen Krimi, Alfred Vohrer’s sublime SIEBEN TAGE FRIST, from 1969 (which happens to be available on a decent, English-friendly German DVD at the moment). And two other top-tier reviews of top-tier Krimis: 1960's THE TERRIBLE PEOPLE and 1961's THE FORGER OF LONDON. As always, watch more Krimis!
22. THE FORGER OF LONDON aka DER FÄLSCHER VON LONDON (1961)
21. NYLON NOOSE aka DIE NYLONSCHLINGE (1963)
20. THE ZOMBIE WALKS aka IM BANNE DES UNHEIMLICHEN (1968)
19. Bumper Edition: JERRY COTTON x 2
18. THE AVENGER aka DER RÄCHER (1960)
17. MARK OF THE TORTOISE aka WARTEZIMMER ZUM JENSEITS (1964)
16. THE COLLEGE GIRL MURDERS aka DER MÖNCH MIT DER PEITSCHE (1967)
15. THE TERRIBLE PEOPLE aka DIE BANDE DES SCHRECKENS (1960)
14. THE SQUEAKER aka DER ZINKER (1963)
13. SCHOOL OF FEAR aka SIEBEN TAGE FRIST (1969): Currently has my vote for best unknown / unseen Krimi; also solidly in my Top 5 All-Time Krimis
12. THE SINISTER MONK aka DER UMHEIMLICHE MONCH (1965)
11. CIRCUS OF FEAR aka PSYCHO-CIRCUS (1966)
10. THE HUNCHBACK OF SOHO aka DER BUCKLIGE VON SOHO (1966)
09. THE MAN WITH THE GLASS EYE aka DER MANN MIT DEM GLASAUGE aka TERROR ON HALF MOON STREET (1969)
08. THE MONSTER OF LONDON CITY aka DAS UNGEHEUER VON LONDON CITY (1964): One of the most striking progenitors of the Giallo. Along with two other Krimis from 1964—the same year as Bava’s seminal BLOOD AND BLACK LACE—MONSTER OF LONDON CITY shows, pretty definitively, that the Giallo as we know it simply would not exist without the market / creative / production forces that grew out of the German Krimi. Full stop.
07. THE INDIAN SCARF aka DAS INDISCHE TUCH (1963)
06. THE SECRET OF THE BLACK WIDOW aka DAS GEHEIMNIS DER SCHWARZEN WITWE (1963)
05. ROOM 13 aka ZIMMER 13 (1964): Another of the *KEY* “texts” when it comes to the origins of the Italian Giallo; see my note above re: THE MONSTER OF LONDON CITY.
04. THE MYSTERIOUS MAGICIAN aka DER HEXER (1964)
03. THE BLACK ABBOT aka EDGAR WALLACE: DER SCHWARZE ABT (1963)
02. PHANTOM OF SOHO aka DAS PHANTOM VON SOHO (1964): One of three Krimis from 1964 that form a holy trinity in regards to the origin of the Italian Giallo; in short, without this film, ROOM 13, and THE MONSTER OF LONDON CITY, the Giallo as we’ve come to know it wouldn’t exist.
01. CREATURE WITH THE BLUE HAND aka DIE BLAUE HAND (1967)
[SPECIAL SERIES & STANDALONE ENTRIES]
03. What Makes a Giallo?
02. What I’m Talking About Whenever I’m Talking About the Best Gialli and Krimis
01. The Question of Happy Endings; the Question of Closure
[GIALLO SOURCE CODE SERIES]
01. THE SPIRAL STAIRCASE & TENEBRAE (a much more extensive comparison of these films is here)
[REVIEW-CAST SERIES]
[LONG-FORM GIALLO REVIEWS]
Special mention goes to maybe the most exciting Giallo discovery I’ve made in recent years, Manfred Purzer’s DAS NETZ (aka THE NET, 1975). Not only have I not been able to find mention of it in the various Giallo listings I’ve collected, I’ve yet to find any substantial writing on it in English. It is most definitely a Giallo, and an incredibly experimental one that deserves to be seen far and wide ... also my write-up of Martino’s ALL THE COLORS OF THE DARK and Argento's still-misunderstood OPERA ... and two entries in my ongoing Giallo manifesto: What Makes a Giallo? and Busting Giallo Myths.
10. Bumper Edition: DOLL OF SATAN (1969) & DEATH HAUNTS MONICA (1976)
03. YELLOW (2012)
