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Originally Posted by bizarre_eye@Cult Labs  An under-rated entry into the genre... Seven Blood-Stained Orchids (Sette orchidee macchiate di rosso) (1972) - Umberto Lenzi 
Like Fulci, Lenzi also directed some seminal gialli before the Italo-cannibal and zombie cycles started to dominate the directors' work throughout the '80s. 'Orchids' benefits from the influence of Edgar Wallace, who provided the bones of the story to which this giallo was moulded around. Add to this tight and tense plot some of the usual trappings including bloody kills and buxom maidens and you have the makings of a great little giallo Whilst Lenzi will unlikely be remembered for this particular film, it is certainly one of his best, in my opinion, and a fine giallo where the genre is concerned. 
Out of print (?) but still available for fairly reasonable prices, the US Shriek Show DVD is the best way to go for this one. However, this is definitely a film that could do with a re-release due to its availability. |
Great choice, Bizarre Eye - you can actually get this as part of the German Edgar Wallace Vol 8 krimi box, but it's English dub only.
I have to give a shout out to So Sweet, So dead - just watched it last night. It's not a premier division giallo - I found it very predictable, perhaps unforgivably so but I also enjoyed the hell out of it and Camera Obscura deserves props for releasing it as well as doing a sterling job on it.