Strange Vices and Bloody Blades is a two-day festival of Italian giallo films - stylish, sleazy, and shocking murder mysteries full of strange twists and turns. We'll have guest speakers to introduce several films, along with a zine full of interesting writing on the genre - and a giallo bingo card!

Day 2 of our festival kicks off with Death Carries a Cane (Maurizio Pradeaux, 1973), a film that’s sure to fill up your giallo bingo card. Nieves Navarro (a staple actor of the genre) stars as a photographer who accidentally witnesses a murder through a coin-operated tourist telescope. Along with her artist boyfriend Alberto, she investigates - but when other witnesses start turning up dead, she realises she may be closer to the murderer than she thought. A rare big-screen appearance of this classic giallo film!

Our final film will be Dario Argento’s Tenebrae (1982). A true maestro of the giallo, Argento presents a meta-take on the genre that brought him so much success. An American murder-mystery author finds himself caught up in a police investigation while on a book tour in Rome, after a serial killer claims to have been inspired by his novels. Featuring fantastic supporting performances from John Saxon and Daria Nicolodi and an absolute banger of a soundtrack from prog-rock band Goblin, Tenebrae is not to be missed! 

SUNDAY SCHEDULE

6:30pm - Death Carries a Cane (Maurizio Pradeaux, 1973)
8:30pm - Tenebrae (Dario Argento, 1982)
(with an introduction from Russ Hunter, co-editor of Italian Horror Cinema and author of a forthcoming book on Dario Argento)

Death Carries a Cane will be shown with its Italian-dub soundtrack and English subtitles. Tenebrae will be shown with its English-dub soundtrack.

NOTE: Saturday and Sunday tickets sold separately. Please buy a ticket for each day if you want to attend the full festival!

This event is rated 18. No-one under 18 will be admitted

Content notes for Death Carries a Cane: CLICK HERE
Content notes for Tenebrae: CLICK HERE