42 Days to Halloween- 1977 Suspiria

Over the next 100 days, I will present one movie of significances in horror, suspense or thrillers for each year from 1919 to 2018. The next film presented here is 1977 Italian supernatural horror "Suspiria" starring Jessica Harper, Stefania Casini, Flavio Bucci, Miguel Bose, Udo Kier and directed by Dario Argento.

Suspiria (1977)

Dir- Dario Argento

One of the biggest outrages in the horror genre is that the genius of Dario Argento has gone mostly unnoticed in this country, what a shame. Dario Argento injects a unique style into his movies, using great camera angles and some powerful elements to create movies that are very scary and stylish in their look. Set in Germany at an exclusive ballet academy, Suspiria is the story of a young American dance student who arrives and discovers a series of brutal murders that befalling on her fellow students. With a little investigation, she realizes that the school is the haven for a witches coven, led by the mysterious Black Queen. As with most Argento movies, Suspiria is not so much a horror movie but an exercise in style. The unique Argento touch is highlighted with a great rock and roll score by his favorite band Goblin. What we expect from Argento is very graphic violence, incredible camera work, stylish settings and titles that are meaningless. This movie delivers all of this from the intense double murder in the opening scene to the fiery showdown we have what has to be Argento's masterpiece. I highly recommend this film as well as many others by the Italian Hitchcock; you will not be disappointed