Don't Torture a Duckling1972

Horror Vault's take

In a superstition-soaked village deep in southern Italy, a string of brutal child murders sends shockwaves through a community quick to point fingers at outsiders and outcasts. A cynical big-city reporter teams up with an unlikely local woman to cut through the town's web of fear, folklore, and festering secrets. Director Lucio Fulci crafts a giallo that is as much an indictment of small-town prejudice as it is a whodunit thriller. Expect unrelenting tension and imagery that lingers long after the credits roll.

Content: Graphic Violence, Child Death, Depictions Of Murder, Scenes Of Mob Violence And Lynching, Disturbing Imagery