Building a bridge between noir and the then-nascent giallo genre, co-director Luigi Bazzoni’s innovative debut is an ominously atmospheric true-crime mystery. With liminal spaces reminiscent of Antonioni, The Possessed marries arthouse to grindhouse for a fevered tale of madness and murder.

He may not have the brand recognition of Dario Argento, but Luigi Bazzoni was every bit the giallo master. With a score by Ennio Morricone, cinematography by the legendary Vittorio Storaro, and a cast of genre stalwarts led by Franco Nero (Django), this alluring murder mystery has style to spare.