Italian horror/thriller film genre from the 1960s-80s that the poster loves but which a woman with strict viewing criteria didn't recognize and condemned as problematically violent.
"Violence is extremely iffy for her and she condescendingly told me 'maybe you should unpack that' when I told her I love Italian horror films from the 60s - 80s. I initially said giallo, but she didn't know what that meant."
"Watched Zombie Flesh Eaters (aka Zombi 2) for the first time as a part of my 2021 Horrorfest month and holy shit. Overtook The Beyond as my favorite Fulci movie. Also re-watched Argento's Inferno. Argento, Fulci, and Bava, are the only directors I've encountered that use that pastel lighting to give"