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Films like Delirium.

Delirium (1972) reads as Heavy, steady, measured giallo / psycho, inventive in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, 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.

Death Smiles on a Murderer (1973) poster
1. Death Smiles on a Murderer1973

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

A White Dress for Marialé (1972) poster
2. A White Dress for Marialé1972

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Reincarnation of Isabel (1973) poster
3. The Reincarnation of Isabel1973

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Red Queen Kills Seven Times (1972) poster
4. The Red Queen Kills Seven Times1972

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Spasmo (1974) poster
5. Spasmo1974

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Diabolical Dr. Z (1966) poster
6. The Diabolical Dr. Z1966

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave (1971) poster
7. The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave1971

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness; trades toward a grounded, familiar shape.

The Blood Spattered Bride (1972) poster
8. The Blood Spattered Bride1972

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Dead & Buried (1981) poster
9. Dead & Buried1981

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

A Bell from Hell (1973) poster
10. A Bell from Hell1973

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

In the Folds of the Flesh (1970) poster
11. In the Folds of the Flesh1970

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

The Web of the Spider (1971) poster
12. The Web of the Spider1971

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

These are Delirium’s neighbours — where are yours?

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