Bloodstained Narratives: The Giallo Film in Italy and Abroad

Included are deep dives into specific titles, an analysis of the genre?s roots in postwar Italy, and giallo?s influence on directors outside of Italy, from Canada to China. Written for an audience both knowledgeable in cult films and fluent in film theory, this title meets a niche need. Terry Busky, Library Journal

Very, very interesting stuff Giallo Ciao! Ciao! podcast

With Bloodstained Narratives, we get a useful update on neo-giallo with a transnational view and almost a manual for experiencing a new generation of genre pieces from various countries worth exploring. A. Ebert, PopCultureShelf.com

The sharp, passionate writing in Bloodstained Narratives highlights the genre?s connections to current cinema and shows the debt many writer-directors owe to the blood-drenched masterpieces of Italy. Christopher Schobert, The Film Stage

The library on the giallo film has yet another worthwhile addition. Barry Forshaw, Crime Time (UK)

Bloodstained Narratives wonderfully embodies the range of responses to and readings of the giallo, showing that much of the discourse rarely meets any comprehensive consensus, which is a particular advantage of this collection. Wickham Clayton, author of SEE! HEAR! CUT! KILL! Experiencing “Friday the 13th” and editor of Style and Form in the Hollywood Slasher Film

Edwards and Pagnoni Berns apply their critical tools to a genre that has been dissected innumerable times and yet manage to draw fresh blood from it. Bloodstained Narratives teems with ideas, speculations, and thought-provoking analyses on both well-known and obscure titles. It adds much-welcome new perspectives that no one had touched before and proves that the giallo is a field well worth investigating. Roberto Curti, film historian and author of several books on Italian genre cinema