We close out Dario Argento’s Bloody October with this eerie yet unspeakably beautiful thriller steeped in unsettling architecture, ominous camera movement, and David Hemmings’s baffled investigation, all set to Goblin’s unforgettable score. Brace yourself for what might be the master’s finest hour.

Dario Argento united with his daughter for this unusual family giallo collaboration which finds Asia as a young policewoman afflicted by the titular disease: art’s masterpieces have a mesmeric, transportive effect on her. A rabbit hole of total ruin and horror ensues. Not for the faint of heart!

Cinema has seen its share of Phantom of the Opera adaptations, and yet Dario Argento’s cacophonous telling entirely renews the veracity of a classic tale. Released in the U.S. as Terror at the Opera, this revision moves to beyond the rules of 1980s horror to a realm of pure, ecstatic terror.

Following Suspiria, Argento invoked the power of witches once more with this loose continuation (and part of the “Three Mothers” trilogy)—a fever dream crosscut between haunting synchronicities in New York City and Rome. Like its illustrious predecessor, Inferno is another irresistible nightmare.

This October delve into the thrills and horror of maestro Dario Argento. A deeply influential disciple of Hitchcock, Argento’s run of gory, ingeniously orchestrated genre films in the 70s through early 90s capture the devilishly nightmarish side of cinema. His second film is giallo at its best.