I'll put my view on them.
Films such as Suspiria, Inferno and Phenomena aren't gialli. The latter as it's a supernatural film and the two others as they are films about witchcraft.
The main aspect, in my opinion, regarding giallo or not, is a giallo is Italian in origin. Therefore films like Scream, Friday the 13th are American and purely slasher films. The American film nearest a gialli is probably Basic Instinct as that ticks every single giallo box except being Italian made.
You never actually see the killer, apart from their hands or body shape in giallo cinema. In the American slashers and indeed Stagefright you see the mask constantly.
Going back to it's roots the giallo was a crime, mystery or thriller with horror and erotic aspects.
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