Dario Argento is the poster boy for Italian horror and while his latest efforts, and by latest we’re talking about the last dozen films, his stature as one of the world’s greatest visionaries is next to none.

‘Tenebrae’ was made at the resurgence of the Giallo genre owned by Argento and there is good reason for a return. Following the success of ‘Susperia’ and ‘Inferno’, ‘Tenebrae’ revolves around writer Peter Neal (Anthony Franciosa) and a mysterious killer replicating the story of his book, also called ‘Tenebrae’.

There are deaths aplenty and the book itself serves much more than a copycat killer and while this strays away from some of Argento’s supernatural tales, the complexity of suspense of the whodunit is unrivalled until the very end.

However the complexities of his life go further than the killer as his ex-wife (Veronica Lario) and assistant (Daria Nicolodi) are dragged into the bloodshed with everyone around them falling to the killers fatal blows.

‘Tenebrae’ is everything that makes a perfect Giallo. Suspence, Anglo-Italian relations and blood, guts and plenty of sex. It’s difficult to suggest how anything made circa 2000 can even relate to a genre that has 1970 written all over it but these masterclasses in film making stand to test the age of time.

And it is thankful that Arrow Films have rereleased a feature filled package (once again) that comes  complete with flashbacks to the filming with the cast and showing why this cat-and-mouse thriller is still a classic today over 30 years from it’s original, and banned, release.

Once again, Arrow have done a fantastic transfer in making yet another classic feel as crisp and clear in a new age. Accompanied by a high definition sound transfer that brings all of the greatness from the Giallo genre in what is the complete package.