Top Ten Tuesdays

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

I'll post a couple of alternate lists when the discussion starts to dry up.

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

So quick question.

Is Stage Fright a giallo or a slasher?

[Inspector Abberline]

Originally Posted by Nordicdusk

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well done nord,a fellow Slaughter High fan,we salute you.

[J Harker]

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

So quick question.

Is Stage Fright a giallo or a slasher?

Are they not essentially the same thing Dem?

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Nordicdusk

Its ruined already

Whoever thought the thread would reach 60 pages and still be going strong after you began the top 10's with incest as the subject.

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by J Harker

Are they not essentially the same thing Dem?

Well yes and no. A giallo is a type of crime film from one country (mainly) and usually deals with catching the killer and general mystery rather than just cutting up randy teens.

The term 'Giallo' is derived from the yellow pulp thriller paperbacks published in Italy. So for example Death Laid an Egg and Footprints are definitely giallo but they'd never be classed as slasher.

Besides some of us want Gialli as a category in it's own right on this thread, not lumped in with A Nightmare on bloody Elm Street.

Please feel free to argue and moan about this post.

[Nordicdusk]

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

Whoever thought the thread would reach 60 pages and still be going strong after you began the top 10's with incest as the subject.

Well thats all down to the great people we have here taking part and staying interested like i say every week thanks a million to everyone i really appreciate everyone taking the time to join in and keep it running.

[bizarre_eye@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

So quick question.

Is Stage Fright a giallo or a slasher?

Due to the killer being known and him basically just spending the running time killing people and the people trying to escape I personally consider it a slasher. It's Italian though so it often gets tarred with the gialli brush. That said, it certainly contains some gialli stylistic flourishes, but I think a lot of that is down to Soavi himself transposing a lot of that style into his film.

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

Well yes and no. A giallo is a type of crime film from one country (mainly) and usually deals with catching the killer and general mystery rather than just cutting up randy teens.

The term 'Giallo' is derived from the yellow pulp thriller paperbacks published in Italy. So for example Death Laid an Egg and Footprints are definitely giallo but they'd never be classed as slasher.

Besides some of us want Gialli as a category in it's own right on this thread, not lumped in with A Nightmare on bloody Elm Street.

Please feel free to argue and moan about this post.

No argument from me.

[Inspector Abberline]

I fancy a slash

The New York Ripper.
Funhouse.
Friday the 13th pt 2.
Slaughter High.
THe Burning.
My Bloody Valentine.(1981)
Twitch of the Death Nerve.
Maniac (1980)
The Prowler.
Bloody Moon.

ahh feel better now

[Susan Foreman]

Originally Posted by Inspector Abberline

I fancy a slash

Have this one on me!

Oh - that came out all wrong!!

Oh - so did that!!!