It's the stuff of nightmares - two specifically:
the giallo within the film, with its witchcraft and butchery; and Gilderoy's personal cultural nightmare, a nightmare of intimidation and embarrassment, the ordeal of a painfully innocent Brit thousands of miles outside of his comfort zone, working in a small space with hostile, emotionally volatile strangers.
Not exact matches
Two early Dario Argento gialli (that's plural for
giallo) debut on Blu - ray, neither of them among his masterpieces but both showing a young director exploring the possibilities of play
within genre filmmaking and perfecting his technical skills and expressive talents.
What makes these two distinctive from most of the other
Giallo pictures is that they feature gothic settings
within a modern world.