Jesse
Old Curmudgeon
- Joined
- Dec 4, 2014
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- Reaction score
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- 33
Dont Torture a Duckling (1972)
Pretty solid giallo with some genuinely disturbing moments and probably Fulci's earliest use of gore although it's more of a mystery thriller than a straight forward horror movie. In a rural Italian town a spree of child murders causes panic as the superstitious village is thrown into the spotlight. As the investigation goes on the mistrustful locals act out in violence brutally murdering an innocent woman who was suspected of the crimes. I think viewers might actually be surprised by the end reveal of the actual killer and their motives which also explores some interesting themes.

Pretty solid giallo with some genuinely disturbing moments and probably Fulci's earliest use of gore although it's more of a mystery thriller than a straight forward horror movie. In a rural Italian town a spree of child murders causes panic as the superstitious village is thrown into the spotlight. As the investigation goes on the mistrustful locals act out in violence brutally murdering an innocent woman who was suspected of the crimes. I think viewers might actually be surprised by the end reveal of the actual killer and their motives which also explores some interesting themes.