Films like A Dragonfly for Each Corpse.

A Dragonfly for Each Corpse (1975) reads as Sombre, kinetic, measured giallo / serial-killer, inventive in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, cold. Every film below is ranked by distance across the same twelve hand-scored axes — with what it keeps, and where it walks away. Not a genre dump.

Enigma rosso (1978) poster
1. Enigma rosso1978

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire (1971) poster
2. The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire1971

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Crimes of the Black Cat (1972) poster
3. The Crimes of the Black Cat1972

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Naked Girl Killed in the Park (1972) poster
4. Naked Girl Killed in the Park1972

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Nine Guests for a Crime (1977) poster
5. Nine Guests for a Crime1977

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Eyeball (1975) poster
6. Eyeball1975

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Seven Blood-Stained Orchids (1972) poster
7. Seven Blood-Stained Orchids1972

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Watch Me When I Kill (1977) poster
8. Watch Me When I Kill1977

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Killer Must Kill Again (1975) poster
9. The Killer Must Kill Again1975

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The French Sex Murders (1972) poster
10. The French Sex Murders1972

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Dead Are Alive (1972) poster
11. The Dead Are Alive1972

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

A Blade in the Dark (1983) poster
12. A Blade in the Dark1983

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

These are A Dragonfly for Each Corpse’s neighbours — where are yours?

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