don not torture a duckling be one of the cool italian horror film i have ever see and and i have see my share . to call it a giallo be a little misleading because it not really a typical murder mystery . it more of a straight horror movie . complete with one of the most brutal and gory scene ever in a movie this old and fulci twisting and turning film ooze with a creepy ambiance and an old school italian feel . the setting be perfect represent an old italian village . the music be ridiculously perfect . the finale be genuine and original . after see don not torture a duckling you really have to wonder how fulci later stuff get so off beat . i like all his stuff and but he stray . maybe he figure he already do it . because with this film and he hit the bullseye . i would recommend this film to anyone who think that dario argento own the giallo genre . fulci beat him with this one . positive and kid .