After watching Lamberto Bava's Demoni 1 and 2 followed by Soavi's La Chiesa (indended as Demoni 3) and La Setta, it is clear that these four films have substantial continuity between them and are worth viewing together, despite an intentional shift in style on Soavi’s part away from shock/nausea-style demon horror.
Some authors and list-makers seem to extend this further. See The Convoluted Dèmoni (Demons) series, So what’s up with all the Demons sequels?, and The Demons Series as examples.
I have not watched several of the others so I will not list them, and they sound like marketing choices (eg I'm unconvinced that DellaMorte DellAmore has any meaningful relation to the other films—every detail is different). If any are…
After watching Lamberto Bava's Demoni 1 and 2 followed by Soavi's La Chiesa (indended as Demoni 3) and La Setta, it is clear that these four films have substantial continuity between them and are worth viewing together, despite an intentional shift in style on Soavi’s part away from shock/nausea-style demon horror.
Some authors and list-makers seem to extend this further. See The Convoluted Dèmoni (Demons) series, So what’s up with all the Demons sequels?, and The Demons Series as examples.
I have not watched several of the others so I will not list them, and they sound like marketing choices (eg I'm unconvinced that DellaMorte DellAmore has any meaningful relation to the other films—every detail is different). If any are interesting to view in conversation with these four, I will add them later.
Lists:
🇮🇹☠️ Italian Horror/Giallo Master List (Ranked)
Subgenres:
🇮🇹 Italian Horror
🪬 Giallo
Directors:
🎬 Dario Argento
🎬 Lamberto Bava
🎬 Lucio Fulci
🎬 Sergio Martino
🎬 Michele Soavi
Series:
🪜 Demoni (Demons) Series—Argento, Bava, Soavi
🪜 Le tre madri series (The Three Mothers) [Argento, Cozzi, Guadagnino]
