Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube
    HORRORSCREAMS VIDEOVAULT – SUPPORTING INDEPENDENT HORROR
    • Home
    • Film Reviews
      • Films Beginning With Numbers or Symbols
      • A – C
      • D – F
      • G – I
      • J – L
      • M – O
      • P – R
      • S – U
      • V – X
      • Y – Z
    • Book Reviews
    • Franchise Corner
    • Competitions
    • Horror Screams Podcast
    • Contact Us
    Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube
    HORRORSCREAMS VIDEOVAULT – SUPPORTING INDEPENDENT HORROR

    Peter 'Witchfinder' HopkinsBy Peter 'Witchfinder' Hopkins21st July 2019Updated:21st July 2019No Comments2 Mins Read
    BLACK BELLY OF THE TARANTULA **** Italy / France 1971 98 mins Dir: Paolo Carvini.


    Ennio Morricone’s lush, erotic, breathy themes are at the core of this well made, compelling early 70’s giallo, in which the beautiful, adulterous ex-wife of an insurance salesman is killed at home by a mysterious figure in familiar giallo garb, who injects her with a long acupuncturists needle before tearing open her abdomen with a knife. Handsome detective Giancarlo Giannini is on the case, facing a typical array of eccentric giallo characters, including someone referred to as “The Catapult” anda wonderfully camp health spa employee who reassures his hirsute lady customers that “the moustache is in”.
    Barbara Bach, one of three former Bond girls enhancing the eye candy of the movie, is among the victims (her body ends up literally in the trash) in a movie offering various red herrings en route to a guessable climactic reveal that offers a PSYCHO-style laboured explanation for the actions of the impotent, cuckolded killer. It’s the set pieces, however, that have ensured this film’s enduring reputation in the giallo world. The brilliant, brutal assault on a woman in a fur shop, during which the killer emerges from a disorientating sea of mannequins, and a well done foot chase are stand-outs in a film that confidently employs the camera and knows how to turn the thriller screws effectively.

    Review by Steven West

    Facebook0Like0Share0Tweet0Pin0
    Black Belly Of The Tarantula Giallo

    Related Posts

    Nucleus Films releasing two Giallo films this Spring

    2nd May 202204 Mins Read
    Read More

    Film Review: SLEEPLESS (2001)

    11th September 202102 Mins Read
    Read More

    Film Review: SOUND OF VIOLENCE (2021)

    30th August 2021203 Mins Read
    Read More

    The wickedly scary neo-giallo CRYSTAL EYES available on the Arrow Video Channel – for fans of Dario Argento and Nicolas Winding Refn

    25th September 202002 Mins Read
    Read More

    Leave A Reply Cancel Reply

    You must be logged in to post a comment.

    Search The Website
    Recent Posts
    • North American Trailer Released For ‘Hollow’ Ahead Of Its Release on VOD & DVD
    • Wyrmwood: Apocalypse the Zombie thrill-ride sequel gets Home Entertainment release this May
    • HORROR SCREAMS PODCAST: Episode 29 – I Walked With ROB ZOMBIE
    • Film Review: ENDANGERED SPECIES (2021)
    • Film Review: JAKOB’S WIFE (2021)
    Archives
    Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube

    Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.