Death Walks at Midnight
La morte accarezza a mezzanotte
Valentina, a beautiful fashion model, takes an experimental drug as part of a scientific experiment. While influenced by the drug, Valentina has a vision of a young woman being brutally murdered with a viciously spiked glove. It turns out that a woman was killed in exactly the same way not long ago and soon Valentina finds herself stalked by the same killer.
Why it matters
A stylish slice of Italian giallo that fuses psychedelic drug paranoia with the genre’s signature slasher suspense.
- Early 70s giallo with slick fashion-world visuals and a killer glove straight out of a nightmare.
- The experimental drug angle adds a hallucinatory layer, blurring reality and premonition in classic Argento territory.
- Valentina’s haunting vulnerability anchors the film amidst its lurid set pieces and tense stalking sequences.
- For fans of giallo’s blend of art-house aesthetics and grindhouse thrills, this one’s a cult gem worth digging up.
Director
3 horror films in catalog
Cast
Horror DNA
Gore
0
Slow Burn
17
Psychological
43
Supernatural
0
Creature
18
Disturbing
0
Fun Factor
33
Cerebral
14
Survival
33
Slasher
