FilmPGPsychological Slasher

Four Flies on Grey Velvet1971

Name: Four Flies on Grey Velvet
Genre: Psychological, Slasher
Released: 1971-12-17
Rating: 6.5

“When the flies start to crawl, so will your flesh...”

Directed by Dario Argento

6.5

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IMDb 6.5Rotten Tomatoes 67%TMDB 6.5

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Year

1971

Runtime

104 min

The premise

Roberto, a drummer in a rock band, keeps receiving weird phone calls and being followed by a mysterious man. One night he manages to catch up with his persecutor and tries to get him to talk but in the ensuing struggle he accidentally stabs him. He runs away, but he understands his troubles have just begun when the following day he receives an envelope with photos of him killing the man. Someone is killing all his friends and trying to frame him for the murders.

Horror Vault's take

A rock musician's chance encounter with a shadowy stalker spirals into a nightmare of blackmail and bloodshed in this late-period Dario Argento giallo. Trapped by incriminating photographs and haunted by an unseen tormentor, he watches helplessly as those around him become targets. Argento brings his trademark visual flair and mounting dread to a whodunit that keeps its cards ruthlessly close to its chest. Fans of stylish Italian thriller filmmaking will find plenty to savour in its labyrinthine cat-and-mouse tension.

Content: Violence, Decapitation, Depictions Of Murder, Blackmail And Psychological Manipulation