The same year that "Black Christmas" was released, Tobe Hooper's classic " The Texas Chain Saw Massacre" came along and redefined fright films forever. Another auteur whose contributions to the giallo genre can't be overstated is Dario Argento, who earned the nickname "Master of the Thrill" with gory films like "Deep Red" and "Opera," which is considered one of the best slasher movies ever made. The movie centers on a murderer who targets models, and its use of color and creative killing sequences is still shocking today. Bava's next film, 1964's "Blood and Black Lace," was especially influential. Bava's 1963 picture "The Girl Who Knew Too Much" is less graphic than some of its successors, but clearly establishes the genre's structure, as a protagonist attempting to unmask an at-large murderer all by her lonesome. Mario Bava's films in particular are essential giallo fare. The Italian giallo films of the '60s and '70s, for example, were directly influenced by the "krimi" pics. In fact, some of the movies that are credited with belonging to the giallo tradition are actually partly German productions, like 1972's "What Have You Done To Solange?" Like the "krimi" pictures, giallo films often focus on a murder investigation featuring a masked killer, but they ratchet the gore and sexuality up significantly, creating a distinct new vein of horror film. Though the "krimi" movies weren't beholden to a specific genre, they were highly influential in the development of the slasher.
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