dont torture a duckling be one of fulci earlier ( and honestly and in term of story line and good . ) film and although not the typical bloodbath that fulci be know for this be still a very unique and enjoyable film . the story surround a small town where a series of child murder be occur . some of the colorful character involve in the investigation either a suspect and or those help the investigation ( or in some case both ) include the towns police force and a small time reporter and a beautiful and rich ex drug addict and a young priest and his mother and an old man who practice witchcraft and his female protégé and a mentally handicapped townsman and and a deaf or mute little girl . all of these people be interweave into the plot to create several twist and turn and until the actual killer be reveal . dont torture a duckling be neither a classical giallo or a typical fulci gore film . although it do contain element of both it be more of an old fashioned murder mystery and with darker subject matter and a few scene of graphic violence ( although nothing nearly as strong a some of fulci later work ) . this be a well write film with lot of twist that keep me guess up until the end . recommend for giallo or murder mystery fan and or anyone look to check out some of fulci non splatter film but do not despair and dont torture still have more than it fair share of violence and sleaze . some may be put off by the subject of the child killing and and one main female character have a strange habit of hit on very young boy and which be also kind of disconcert but if that type of material doesn not bother you and then definitely give this one a look . 8 . 5/10 .