Books Comics Magazines Soundtracks

Profondo Thrilling,
Dario Argento, 1975 Argento's personal view on horror.

Dario Argento:Il Brivido, Il Sangue, Il Thrilling, Fabio Giovannini, Dedalo, Bari, 1986
A book about Argento.

Re/Search #10: Incredibly Strange Films, Publishers/Editors: Andrea Juno & V. Vale, 1986
Great book on cult films. In a section called Film Personalities, by Jim Morton, there is a few paragraphs on Argento calling him "the most talented of the recent crop of Italian horror directors. He even says that Inferno is one of the closest film interpretation of a dream (or nightmare) in the history of cinema.

The Deep Red Horror Handbook, edited by Chas. Balun, 1989
The first chapter (22 pages) is dedicated to Argento only, whereas the other chapters include related foreign and domestic horror flicks.

Umori Maligni, by Francesco Costa, 1990
An Italian book that is a career retrospective essay. There is a filmography at the back, and it's illustrated with some black and white stills.

Broken Mirrors/Broken Minds: The Dark Dreams of Dario Argento, by Maitland McDonagh, 1991
The book is adapted from McDonagh's master's thesis. The book breaks down Argento's movies from The Bird With the Crystal Plumage to Trauma. It also contains an interview with Argento, a filmography and a biblography.

Dario Argento: il suo cinema i suoi personaggi i suoi miti, Luigi Cozzi, Fanucci, Roma 1991
Includes an essay about Argento, titled L'occhio nella lama, by Fabio Giovannini.

Cut! Horror Writers On Horror Film, Opera of Violence: The Films of Dario Argento, by Douglas E. Winter, 19??
Twenty-one page overview of Argento's career up to Two Evil Eyes.

The Fearmakers: The Screen's Directorial Masters of Suspense and Terror, by John McCarty, 1994
This book contains twenty chapters about twenty different directors. There is ten pages on Argento, covering The Bird With the Crystal Plumage to Trauma. It also contains a filmography.

Serial Killer - I grandi assassini nella storia del cinema, by Fabio Giovannini, Datanews, Roma, 1994
This book includes a chapter on Argento.

Shock Masters of the Cinema, by Loris Curci 1996
Overview of horror with interviews of Argento, George Romero, Sergio Stivaletti and others.

Spaghetti Nightmares, by Luca M. Palmerini and Gaetano Mistretta, 1996
Overview of Italian horror with interviews and filmographies of Argento, his brother Claudio, Stefania Casini, Mimsy Farmer, Daria Nicolodi, Tom Savini and others.

La sindrome, Dario Argento, 1996
Novelisation of The Stendhal Syndrome.

Mondo Argento, by Alan Jones, 1996
The book breaks down Argento's movies from The Bird With the Crystal Plumage to The Stendhal Syndrome. It also contains an interview with Argento, a filmography, a biblography and lots of color and black and white pictures.

Nightmare Movies, by Kim Newman, 19??
The book is a study of post-1968 horror films. The author claims that Inferno is Argento's masterpiece.

Terrore Profondo, a cura di Dario Argento Newton Compton, Roma, 1997
Novelisations of Suspiria, Inferno, Phenomena La porta sul buio Demoni and Opera. Opera is written by Ivo Scanner (Fabio Giovannini).

Deep Red Diva, by John Martin and Caroline Vie, 1997
The book contains a profile, interview and filmography of Daria Nicolodi, and has reference of Dario.

Euro-Trash Ad-Mat Apocalypse, by John Martin, 1997
I am very disapointed with this. I paid $13 sight unseen for this which is nothing more that 8 xeroxed pages (badly done) folded in half of various European film posters. It sounded great when I ordered it. Does contain some posters of Dario's films.

Inferno Italia: The Definitive Guide To The Italian Horror Film , by Louis Paul, 1998
The book contains extensive profiles, and filmographies of the ten most influential directors of Italian horror films (Dario Argento, Lamberto Bava, Mario Bava, Ruggero Deodato, Lucio Fulci, Umberto Lenzi, Antonio Margheritti, Aristede Massaccesi (Joe D'Amato), Bruno Mattei & Michele Soavi). See Blood Times Video for more information.

Comics

Profondo Rosso #1, 1991

Profondo Rosso #2, 1991

Profondo Rosso #3, 1991

Profondo Rosso #4, 1991

Profondo Rosso #5, 1991

Profondo Rosso #8, 1991

Profondo Rosso #10, 1991

Profondo Rosso #13, 1991

Profondo Rosso Special #2, 1991

Magazines

Fangoria #66, Aug. 1987-The Unseen Argento
The article is about the cuts in the domestic videos of Argento's films.

Deep Red #1, Dec. 1987-Argento's Inferno, by Todd French
Two page review and analysis of Inferno.

Video Watchdog #8,
A few Argento films are covered, an excellent piece on Opera.

Blood and Black Lace #2, 1991-The Blood, Shit and Sperm of Dario Argento, by John Martin. Due Occi Diabolici, Two Evil Eyes, review by Kim Newman
The interview of Dario by Martin is 2 pages. There is a 2 page review of Two Evil Eyes. There is also an article on Michele Soavi, Mario Bava and Mariano Baino.

Fantasy Film Memory #4/5, 1991-Dario Argento, A Deep Red Opera, by John Martin
Every film up to and including Two Evil Eyes is reviewed. There is also a interview by Swedish journalist Thomas Nilsson and loads of pictures. There also are stills from the films as well as posters. There were only 4000 copies printed and it was published by Gothic, Paris.

Gorezone #21, Spring 1992-Sect's & Violence, by Maitland McDonagh
Five page preview of The Devil's Daughter (directed by Michael Soavi). Brief preview of Aura's Enigma (early title of Trauma). Also includes fold-out poster of The Devil's Daughter.

Shivers #1, June 1992-Shake & Quake News, by Alan Jones
Three paragraphs on Argento working with Lamberto Bava on The Returners and his own Trauma. Also a paragraph on what Dario thinks of Silence of the Lambs.

Fangoria #118, Nov. 1992-Tom Savini Lives, by David Kuehls
Savini tells of working with Argento on Two Evil Eyes and Trauma. He also mentions that Dario comes over to his house to play video games and watch movies.

Film Threat #8, Feb. 1993
Article/interview with Argento during the filming of Trauma.

Fangoria #124, July 1993-Trauma: It's All in the Head, by Maitland McDonagh
Six page preview of Trauma. Alot of actors talking about their experience with Argento.

Fangoria #128, Nov. 1993-Dario Argento: At The Head of the Class, by Maitland McDonagh
Five page preview of Trauma, and interview with Argento.

Trauma #1, 1993-The Edgar Allan Poe in Argento, by Kristian Molgaard
Three page article in which Argento talks of his movies and his shop, Profondo Rosso.

Scream Magazine #4, 1994-Dario Argento: Transcriber of Dreams, by Karim Hussain
Four page interview with Argento.

Psychotronic Video #18, Summer 1994-Profondo Rosso, by Dennis Daniel and Michael Will
Eight page interview with Argento. A good interview that covers his career up to Trauma. Talks of favorite movies and actor.

Fangoria #149, Jan. 1996-The Stendhal Syndrome, by Loris Curci One page pre-filming interview with Argento.

Cinefantastique vol. 27 #8, April 1996-The Stendhal Syndrome & Sergio Stivaletti, by Alan Jones. The Art of Argento, by Patricia Moir. Filmography by Steve Biodrowski
Twelve page preview of The Stendhal Syndrome, plus a look back at the aesthetics of Argento's earlier movies. Also a nice article on Sergio Stivaletti, special effects wizard from The Stendhal Syndrome and other Argento films.

Fangoria #153, June 1996-The Stendhal Syndrome Paints it Red, by Loris Curci
Five page preview of The Stendhal Syndrome.

Lacunae #8, Aug./Sept. 1996-Steven R. Bissette
Interview Life as an artist, writer, researcher, publisher and father..., by Hart D, Fisher During an interview with Steven Bissette (of Swamp Thing and Tyrant fame and one of my favorite artists) Suspiria and the soundtrack pop up. He mentions showing Suspiria to his 13-year-old daughter who loved it.

Sight and Sound vol. 6 #9, Sept. 1996-Private View: Murder in the dark
A one page review of The Cat O'Nine Tails by Dario himself, it is an interesting article. He mentions that it is a loose sequel to The Bird With The Crystal Plumage (as Tenebrae is to Deep Red). Dario also says "Many of my murders are filmed not just to scare, but to provoke laughter."

Giallo Pages #1, Oct. 1996-Profondo Argento, by John Martin
Three page interview with Dario before Trauma. There also is a review of Broken Mirrors/Broken Minds and Testimone Occulare (Eye Witness), which is an episode from Door To Darkness.

Cinefantastique vol. 28 #8, Feb. 1997-Gaston Leroux's Wax Mask, by Alan Jones.
Four page preview of Gaston Leroux's Wax Mask. Discussion with Dario Argento and Sergio Stivaletti (his name translates as "ankle boots").

Fangoria #162, May 1997-The Stendhal Syndrome, Reviewd by Daniel Schweiger
Two page review of The Stendhal Syndrome. Plus a five page preview of The Wax Mask. Also in an article titled Weird Wide Web this web site is listed.

Diabolik #1, 1997-Psyching the Gist of it Dario Argento, Interviewd by Marcelle Perks
Three page interview of Dario Argento. Alos includes a very nice article on the progressive rock group Goblin by Ian Zapczynski, the creator of the Goblin web page.

Cinefantastique vol. 29 #2, August 1997-The Phantom Returns, by Alan Jones
One page notice of The Phantom of the Opera, Dario's next film. There is also a little blurb about Argento producing Sergio Stivaletti's next film, either a remake of The Golem or The Mummy.

Guilty Pleasures vol. 1 #3, Winter 1997/98-Visions of Madness and Beauty: The Films of Dario Argento, by Brian Puterman. Dario Argento: Dreaming the Darkness, by Karim Hussain
Visions of Madness contains reviews of all of Dario's films, and Dreaming the Darkness was presented in Scream Magazine #4 in 1994.

Shivers #49, January 1998-News, by Alan Jones
A paragraph on Phantom of the Opera and mention of Dario running of political office in Rome.

Shivers #54, June 1998-Dario Argento's Phantom of the Opera, by Alan Jones
Four page article on the filming of The Phantom of the Opera.

Fangoria #178, Nov. 1998-Laser & DVD Spotlight, Reviewd by Michael Gingold & Matthew Kiernan
A review of the new DVD, Dario Argento's World of Horror.

The Darkside #74, Choice Cuts, Reviewd by Brad Stevens
A review of the showing of Deep Red on Bravo in England. Plus part three in a review of Fant-Asia '97 by Martin Coxhead.

Variety, Oct. 26-Nov. 1 1998 Vendors & Product
Phantom of the Opera is listed in the Vendors & Product section.

The Darkside #75, A Fright at the Opera, by Loris Curci
A four page interview with Dario and Sergio Stivaletti about Phantom of the Opera.

Geceyarisi Sinemasi #1, Yaz 1998 Kara Eldivenli Yonetmen Dario Argento, by Kaya Ozkaracalar
A seven page article on Argento.

Geceyarisi Sinemasi #2, Sonbahar 1998 Beden veSosyal Konumu: Canavar Anne Imgesi, by Serhat Gunaydin. Muzigin Calmasi Bitince Bicagini Cek: Goblin, by Sadi Konuralp. Argento'nun Genc Takipcisi: Michele Soavi, by Kaya Ozkaracalar
A four page article that mentions Tenebrae, a six page article on the band Goblin and a two page article on Michele Soavi.

Cinefantastique vol. 31 #1/2, February 1999-Phantom of the Opera, by Alan Jones.
Eight page preview of Phantom of the Opera, with an article on Julian Sands (the Phantom) and Gaston Leroux (the author of the 1911 classic novel).

Femme Fatales vol. 7 #13, March 1999-Asia Argento, by Alan Jones. Asia Argento, Phantom of the Opera, by Alan Jones. Asia Argento, New Rose Hotel, by Alan Jones, Asia Argento, B. Monkey, by Alan Jones
Six page article on Asia Argento, plus previews of Phantom of the Opera, New Rose Hotel and B. Monkey, all starring Asia.

The Phantom of the Movies' VideoScope #30, Spring 1999-Filmmakers in Focus! Mondo Argento, by Simon Drax
A two page interview with Dario about Phantom of the Opera and other things.

Entertainment Weekly #495, July 23, 1999-25 Scariest Movies of All Time
A six page listing of the so-called 25 scariest movies. Suspiria comes in at number 18. Here's what they had to say: Survive the first 10 minutes and you're home free. The opening act of Italian horror maestro Argento's ultra-stylized screamer-about a ballet student (Pennies from Heaven's Jessica Harper) who suspects that her dance academy is actually a witches' coven-contains what gets our vote for the most vicious murder scene ever filmed, complete with a close-up of the knife puncturing the victim's beating heart. Fortunately, Harper fared considerably better. "When those maggots were crawling around in my hair, they were actually grains of rice." she recalls. "They were the stunt doubles for the maggots."

Fangoria #187, Oct. 1999-Brother of Horror, by Martin Coxhead
A six page article on Claudio Argento, Dario's producing brother.

Fangoria #188, Nov. 1999-A New Face for the Phantom of the Opera, by Maitland McDonagh
A four page article on Phantom of the Opera.

Shivers #73, January 2000-News, by Alan Jones
A paragraph on I Can't Sleep and mention of Dario helping Asia with her directorial debut Scarlet Diva.

Geceyarisi Sinemasi #7, Bahar 2000 Gostermek ya da Ima Etmek: Butun Mesele Bu Degil, by Kaya Ozkaracalar. Argento Sinemasi ve Suspiria, by Orhan Anafarta
Two articles on Argento, Suspiria and others (ten and twelve pages).

Rolling Stone #904, September 5, 2002 Exploring Asia, by Erik Hedegaard. Scarlet Diva
Two articles on Asia Argento, with one of them being about Scarlet Diva (four pages). Dario is mentioned and there is a picture of the two.

Soundtracks

L'uccello dalle piume di cristallo/Quttro mosche di velluto grigio, 197? Cinevox CD CIA 5087
Ennio Morricone.

Il gatto a nove code, 197? Point PRCD 101
Ennio Morricone.

Profondo Rosso, 1975 Cinevox CD CIA 5004 (Italy), EMI/Odeon and Nexus (Japan)
Goblin and Giorgio Gastini - 7 tracks.

Suspiria, 1977 Cinevox CD CIA 5005 (Italy), Attic (Canada) and Nexus (Japan)
Goblin - 8 tracks.

Dawn of the Dead, 1978 Varese Sarabande VCD 47106
Goblin.

Inferno, 1980 Cinevox CD CIA 5022 (Italy)
Keith Emerson - 15 tracks.

Zombie/Tenebre, 1982 Cinevox CD CIA 5035 (Italy), That's Entertainment Records (UK) and Crime (Japan)
Simonetti - Pignatelli - Morante - 8 tracks.

Phenomena, 1984 Cinevox CD CIA 5062 (Italy), SLC (Japan)
Various artists - 12 tracks.

Demons, 1985 Victor VDP 1087 (Japan)
Various artists.

Demons 2, 1986 VApollon BY 3240
Various artists.

Opera, 1987 Cinevox CD MDF 184
Various artists including Classical tracks.

The Church (La chiesa), 1989 Jimco JICK 89036
Keith Emerson, Pignatelli, Philip Glass.

La setta, 1991 Cinevox CD MDF 198
Pino Donnagio.

Trauma, 1993 Cinevox CD MDF 204
Pino Donnagio.

Argento Vivo, 199? Cinevox CD MDF 170
It contains a Morricone piece from Four Flies On Grey Velvet and the main themes from all of Dario's films up to Phenomena. There is also the Goblin march from Dawn of the Dead.

Argento Vivo 2, 199? Cinevox CD MDF 185
Various artists.

I films di Dario Argento, 199? Cinevox CD CIA 5009
Various tracks.

An Ennio Morricone - Dario Argento Trilogy, 1995 DRG Records 32911
The Bird With the Crystal Plumage-6 tracks, The Cat O'Nine Tails-6 tracks, Four Flies on Grey Velvet-3 tracks. Also includes an interview with Dario Argento in Italian that is translated in English in the booklet inside.

Music From Dario Argento's Horror Movies, 199? ViViMusica VCDS 7002
Simonetti.

The Goblin Greatest Hits, 199? Cinevox CD F002
Geatest hits.

The Goblin Collection 1975-1989, 1995 DRG Records 32904
It contains the best known pieces from all the Argento films and some new stuff.

The Complete Edition Profondo Rosso, 1996 Cinevox CD MCF-301
Made up of Simonetti's Horror Project CDs, which featured themes from Argento's films among others. Here is a picture of the CD and a picture of the songlist from the back of the jewel box.