Ep786: Accademia Giallo: THE HOUSE WITH LAUGHING WINDOWS (1976)
After a brief summer vacation, the Accademia Giallo crew returns with a no-laughing-matter look at The House with Laughing Windows!
In Pupi Avati's 1976 thriller, Stefano, a young restorer, is commissioned to save a controversial mural located in the church of a small, isolated village. Of course, this synopsis from IMDb leaves out all the tawdry details of the village’s history with torture, sex, and murder--but we'll give them an "A" for effort!
In today’s lesson, your fearsome faculty looks at the many ways in which Laughing Windows breaks the gialli mold, while also expanding the genre’s potential in its later stages. Ian calls it “the Last Jedi of giallo”—but don’t let that scare you away from this unique and ultra-disturbing slice of pastoral horror.
"Accademia Giallo" is Kicking the Seat's monthly deep dive into Italian Horror's "giallo" sub-genre. Join us LIVE in the chat for laughs, lessons, and lots of bad accents!
Show Links
Watch the House with Laughing Windows trailer.
Check out Aaron's written Laughing Windows review at Horror101 with Dr. AC!
Follow Jon down into Kitley's Krypt!
And listen to Jon's great new podcast, Discover the Horror!
Check out Bryan Martinez's YouTube show, The Giallo Room!
And follow The Giallo Room on Instagram for your daily gialli fix!
…And catch up with classic episodes of his Saturday Night Movie Sleepovers podcast!
Catch up on past lessons with our "Accademia Giallo" YouTube Playlist!
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