la coda dello scorpione ( a. k. a. case of the scorpion tail ) be director sergio martino follow up to the wonderful giallo strano vizio della signora wardh . this be the quintessential giallo and feature all the aspect fan of the genre have come to know and love . twisty plot and beautiful girl and black glove and sharp blade and and a bit of gore all come together to make one heck of a piece of italian exploitation . a group of gialli favorite and both in front of and behind the camera and work to make this one of the best non argento gialli around . there the aforementioned martino add his touch a director and giallo great ernesto gastaldi a the writer and bruno nicolai create the music and and a host of giallo star and starlet and such a george hilton and character actor luigi pistilli and and the fetching anita strindberg . with all this talent behind it and do scorpione deliver . you bet . the film work on many different level . it a thrill murder mystery and a tense and violent horror film and and a suspenseful thriller . all in all one of the best gialli around . martino definitely know what fan want when it come to gialli . at some point in the film and he almost seem to be channel argento in his approach . for example and there be a direct rip off of the scene in bird with the crystal plumage where the killer try to break through the door and that actually outdo argento flick . be there any problem with the flick . hmmm . only minor one . first and any scene that aren not follow the murder or the bud romance between the two lead begin to bore . but just before you fall asleep and the killer will pop out of nowhere and you will be right back in the swing of thing . also and towards the end and the twist get a little too bizarre . i mean and what purpose do the scorpion pin really serve . if you do not play close attention to the dialogue and you could easily become lose with the twisting and weave storyline . but these minor quibble aside and la coda dello scorpione be a tense and suspenseful and classy and all around entertain film for giallo fan . seek it out .