Episode 28: Four Flies on Grey Velvet

Who is the mysterious masked figure terrorizing TV's Michael Brandon? And what is the strange connection between Dario Argento and Thomas the Tank Engine? All will be revealed as Dave and Jon tackle 1971's Four Flies on Grey Velvet/4 mosche di velluto grigio.

CW: Gendered violence, mental illness, homophobic portrayals of LGBTIQ+ characters.

Copyright © 2023 David Thomas and Jon Dear

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Giallo Reading List
La Dolce Morte: Vernacular Cinema and the Italian Giallo Film by Mikel J. Koven

So Deadly, So Perverse: 50 Years of Italian Giallo Films by Troy Howarth
Volume 1: 1963-1973
Volume 2: 1974-2013
Volume 3: Giallo-Style Films From Around the World

Mario Bava: All the Colours of the Dark By Tim Lucas

Dario Argento: The Man, the Myths & the Magic by Alan Jones

All the Colours of Sergio Martino by Kat Ellinger

Beyond Terror: The Films of Lucio Fulci by Stephen Thrower

Human Beasts: The Films of Paul Naschy by Troy Howarth

Italian Horrors: Cannibals, Zombies, Strange Vices and Guilty Pleasures! edited by Allan Bryce

Make Them Die Slowly: The Kinetic Cinema of Umberto Lenzi by Troy Howarth