Does fiction influence real life? It’s a question many artists have to reckon with, especially if they depict darker themes and have detractors as a result. More so if they’re considered the Master of Italian Horror. This makes Tenebre quite interesting. Through a murder mystery where a serial killer seems to take their playbook from a visiting horror author, auteur Dario Argento returns to the giallo genre with a self-reflexive narrative, seemingly crafting each scene as response to some of his critics. And of course, he does so with the freaky fascination toward the macabre that his films are known for.
A razor-wielding serial killer is on the loose, murdering those around Peter Neal, an American mystery author in Italy to promote his newest novel.
A razor-wielding serial killer is on the loose, murdering those around Peter Neal, an American mystery author in Italy to promote his newest novel.
