Italian Gothic Horror Films, 1970-1979

Italian Gothic Horror Films, 1970-1979 (McFarland, 2017) by Italian film historian Roberto Curti examines the evolution of Italian Gothic cinema during a decade when the genre absorbed influences from giallo thrillers, erotic horror, and increasingly graphic forms of storytelling. Drawing on archival research, production records, original scripts, and interviews, Curti provides detailed entries covering cast and crew information, plot summaries, production histories, and critical analysis for dozens of films from the period. Combining scholarly rigor with an extensive knowledge of Italian genre cinema, the book serves as both a comprehensive reference work and an in-depth study of one of horror cinema’s most inventive and distinctive national traditions.