‘Suspiria’ is My New Favorite Nightmare
Dario Argento’s visual stunner is a fever dream of shocks, melodrama, and sensory overload.
NOTE: For the month of October, I’ll be watching and reviewing classic horror movies that I somehow never made it around to seeing. Bring on your commentary in the comments — and happy Halloween!
There are a handful of horror movies I happily throw on to play in the background while I do Halloween-related stuff. It’s not because they’re not worth paying attention to, or that they’re not interesting, but because they excel in another area altogether: being, as the kids say, A Whole Vibe.
For me, that list includes Crimson Peak, The Haunting, Dead Silence — and now, without hesitation, Suspiria. If I still bought DVDs, I would’ve ordered that sucker halfway through my first watch.
Instead, I may or may not be building a Pinterest board based around the entire set design and lighting scheme of this film. Suspiria’s Whole Vibe is an aesthetic I’ve always been on board with: horror, but make it beautiful.
