seasoned fan italian thrillers directors dario argento mario bava sergio martino aldo lado thought lucio fulci overrated hack seen beyond think totally overrated found new york ripper simply appalling particularly like house cemetery three movies left conclude fulci least interesting italian filmmakers stubbornness prevailed check films city living dead film found interesting torture duckling nearly masterpiecebr br set small town italian countryside repressive religious community young boys murdered authorities clueless whos behind crimes especially prime suspect cleared eager young reporter along rather slutty girl who seduces young boys investigate eventually get bottom itbr br brilliant atmosphere combined good story good cast not always case s italian thrillers make torture duckling crackling good thriller plot well constructed easily figured end conclusion satisfying fulci creates dynamic atmosphere repression guilt unforgiving ignorant community creates strong visuals particularly scene woman gets beaten death local townsfolk fulcis social commentary concerning religion innocence quite edgy every aspect well handled thinking zombie flicks ultra violent giallo new york ripper amazing well balances critique explicit violence makes even stronger point far seen fulci film made professionally onebr br while traditional giallo film duckling many genres trademarks fulci displays complete control format going overboard unconvincing goremoment overall seems even better making mysteries full blown gore epics extreme scenes much powerful really pack punchbr br so far torture duckling fulcis best film far opinion edgy social commentary combined explicit scenes violence crackling good mystery boot