Tenebre (1982)

Italian horror stylist, Dario Argento presents this incredibly well orchestrated, inventive, suspense thriller about Peter Neal (Franciosa), an American mystery novelist who comes to Rome to promote his latest release, Tenebre. Soon after his arrival, a bizarre sequence of shocking homicides occur which strangely resemble the murders in his book, and he himself becomes the subject of horrifying death threats. Although the police are stunned and confused, Neal decides to take charge of an investigation with the help of his agent (Saxon) and his staff. Tenebre was released as Unsane in the U.S., cut by more than 10

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With Tenebre we have Argento at his best, giving us plenty of gory axe murders, some of his best and most complex camera work, a complex and mysterious plot that keeps you glued to the screen, characters you are actcually interisted in and care about, and another brilliant score by Goblin. And I still think Tenebre has one of the most surprising and shocking endings i've ever seen in a horror film, I really didn't see it coming.

Directed by

Dario Argento Suspiria, Deep Red, Sleepless

Written by

Dario Argento Once Upon a Time in the West, Demons, Demons 2

Cast

John Saxon From Dusk Till Dawn, A Nightmare On Elm Street, Enter the Dragon Anthony Franciosa City Hall, A Face in the Crowd, The Long, Hot Summer Christian Borromeo The House on the Edge of the Park, Intervista, Murder Rock - Dancing Death Mirella D'Angelo Caligula, Apartment Zero, Hercules Veronica Lario Ania Pieroni Inferno, The House by the Cemetery, Così come sei Eva Robins Hercules, Cattive inclinazioni [more]

The ending is a bit silly and confusing, but Argento, as usual, delivers the proceedings with plenty of style—and gore. This film features what is easily the bloodiest axe murder ever filmed. -- (eSplatter.com)