Despite owning Fulci's other Gialli i've yet to watch them so i'll reserve judgement on how
DTAD measures up against these fellow efforts until i've viewed all of the relevant murder mysteries.
However, i do admit to preferring the Italian gore guru when he indulged in zombie outings. Personally, i don't think Fulci would ever escape from the shadow of his flesh-tearing forays even though he proved himself capable in different genres of cinema.